Wojkowice
Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wojkowice [vɔi̯kɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Woikowize) is a small town in województwo śląskie, located in so-called Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Wojkowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula), and historically belongs to Lesser Poland. Its name comes from ancient Polish given name Wojek, which might have been a diminutive of Wojslaw. Several other locations in Poland have been named in a similar fashion – Wojslawice, Wojkowo, Wojkow, Wojkowa.
Wojkowice | |
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Coordinates: 50°22′N 19°3′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Będzin |
Gmina | Wojkowice (urban gmina) |
First mentioned | 1271 |
Area | |
• City | 12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• City | 8,927 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,746,000 |
• Metro | 5,294,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 42-580 |
Vehicle registration | SBE |
Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
Website | http://www.wojkowice.pl |
The town used to be in Katowice Voivodeship, but has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its the formation of the voivodeship in 1999. Wojkowice is one of the cities of the 2,7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2] The population of the town is 8,927 (2019).