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The Katowice urban area (Konurbacja katowicka), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Konurbacja górnośląska), is an urban area/conurbation in southern Poland, centered on Katowice.[1]

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  1. 45 relations: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Świętochłowice, Będzin, Bytom, Chorzów, Conurbation, Częstochowa University of Technology, Czeladź, Dąbrowa Górnicza, European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, Eurostat, Gliwice, Highways in Poland, Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry, Jaworzno, Katowice, Katowice Airport, Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area, Knurów, Kraków metropolitan area, KTW (Katowice), List of metropolitan areas in Europe, List of urban areas in the European Union, Metropolis GZM, Mikołów, Mysłowice, Piekary Śląskie, Poland, Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, Ruda Śląska, Rybnik Coal Area, Siemianowice Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Sosnowiec, Statistics Poland, Tarnowskie Góry, Tychy, United Nations, University of Warsaw, Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Urban area, Wendell Cox, Zabrze.

  2. Demographics of Poland
  3. Geography of Silesian Voivodeship
  4. Katowice
  5. Metropolitan areas of Poland
  6. Upper Silesia
  7. Urban areas in Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

The Adam Mickiewicz University (Uniwersytet im.; Latin: Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis) is a research university in Poznań, Poland.

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Świętochłowice

Świętochłowice (Schwientochlowitz; Świyntochłowice) is a city with powiat rights in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice.

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Będzin

Będzin (also Bendzin in English; Bendin) is a city in the Dąbrowa Basin, in southern Poland.

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Bytom

Bytom (Polish pronunciation:; Silesian: Bytōm, Bytōń, Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland.

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Chorzów

Chorzów (Königshütte; Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice.

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Conurbation

A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area.

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Częstochowa University of Technology

Częstochowa University of Technology (Politechnika Częstochowska, PCz) is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Częstochowa, Poland.

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Czeladź

Czeladź (Chelodz) is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (part of historic Lesser Poland), in southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec.

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Dąbrowa Górnicza

Dąbrowa Górnicza (German: Dombrowa) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec.

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European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion

The European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, often shortened as ESPON, is a European funded programme under the objective of "European Territorial Cooperation" of the Cohesion Policy of the European Union.

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Eurostat

Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

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Gliwice

Gliwice (Gleiwitz,; Gliwicy) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland.

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Highways in Poland

Controlled-access highways in Poland are part of the national roads network and they are divided into motorways and expressways.

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Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry

The Historic Silver Mine (Zabytkowa Kopalnia Srebra) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 2017) in Tarnowskie Góry, Silesia, Poland.

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Jaworzno

Jaworzno is a city in southern Poland, near Katowice.

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Katowice

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of around 5 million people, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the European Union.

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Katowice Airport

Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport (Katowice Airport im.) is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, north of Katowice, Poland.

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Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area

The Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan areaBrookings Institution (2016), p. 16. Katowice urban area and Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area are Geography of Silesian Voivodeship and metropolitan areas of Poland.

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Knurów

Knurów (Knurow; Knurōw) is a city near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland.

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Kraków metropolitan area

Kraków Metropolitan Area (pl. Metropolia Krakowska) is a peculiar functional region including a big city - Kraków and neighbouring complex of settling units, connected with the metropolis by different interactive relations. Katowice urban area and Kraków metropolitan area are metropolitan areas of Poland.

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KTW (Katowice)

KTW (also.KTW) is a complex of two high-rise buildings in Katowice, Poland.

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List of metropolitan areas in Europe

This list ranks metropolitan areas in Europe by their population according to three different sources; it includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1 million.

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List of urban areas in the European Union

This is a list of urban areas in the European Union with over 500,000 inhabitants as of 2022.

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Metropolis GZM

The Metropolis GZM (Metropolia GZM, formally in Polish Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia) is a metropolitan unit composed of 41 contiguous municipalities in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. Katowice urban area and metropolis GZM are Katowice.

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Mikołów

Mikołów (Nikolai, Mikołōw) is a town in Silesia, in southern Poland, near the city of Katowice.

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Mysłowice

Mysłowice (Myslowitz; Myslowicy) is a city in Silesia in Poland, bordering Katowice.

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Piekary Śląskie

Piekary Śląskie (Piekary) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Polish Academy of Sciences

The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.

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Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (Polish Scientific Publishers PWN; until 1991 Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe - National Scientific Publishers PWN, PWN) is a Polish book publisher, founded in 1951, when it split from the Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne.

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Ruda Śląska

Ruda Śląska (Ruda O.S.) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice.

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Rybnik Coal Area

The Rybnik Coal Area (Rybnicki Okręg Węglowy, ROW) is an industrial region in southern Poland. Katowice urban area and Rybnik Coal Area are metropolitan areas of Poland.

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Siemianowice Śląskie

Siemianowice Śląskie (Siemianowitz-Laurahütte; Śymjanowice Ślůnskje) also known as Siemianowice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in the core of the Metropolis GZM - a metropolis with a population of 2 million people and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).

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Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship (województwo śląskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), with Katowice serving as its capital. Katowice urban area and Silesian Voivodeship are Upper Silesia.

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Sosnowiec

Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association.

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Statistics Poland

Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, popularly called GUS), formerly known in English as the Central Statistical Office, is the Polish government's chief executive agency charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population, and society in Poland, at the national and local levels. Katowice urban area and statistics Poland are Demographics of Poland.

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Tarnowskie Góry

Tarnowskie Góry (Tarnowitz; Tarnowske Gōry) is a town in Silesia, southern Poland, located in the Silesian Highlands near Katowice.

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Tychy

Tychy (Polish pronunciation:; Tichau; Tychy) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately south of Katowice.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland.

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Upper Silesian Coal Basin

The Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB; Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, GZW, Hornoslezská uhelná pánev) is a coal basin in Silesia, in Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Upper Silesian Industrial Region

The Upper Silesian Industrial Region (Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy,, Polish abbreviation: GOP; Oberschlesisches Industriegebiet) is a large industrial region in Poland.

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Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment.

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Wendell Cox

Wendell Cox is an American urban policy analyst and proponent of the use of the private car over rail projects.

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Zabrze

Zabrze (German: 1915–1945: Hindenburg O.S., full form: Hindenburg in Oberschlesien, Silesian: Zŏbrze, Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice.

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See also

Demographics of Poland

Geography of Silesian Voivodeship

Katowice

Metropolitan areas of Poland

Upper Silesia

Urban areas in Poland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice_urban_area

Also known as Aglomeracja górnośląska, Aglomeracja katowicka, Górnośląski obszar metropolitalny, Katowice agglomeration, Katowice conurbation, Katowice metropolitan area, Konurbacja górnośląska, Konurbacja katowicka, Silesian agglomeration, Silesian conurbation, Upper Silesian Conurbation, Upper Silesian agglomeration, Upper Silesian urban area.