Orzesze
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For the village of the same name, see Orzesze, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Orzesze [ɔˈʐɛʂɛ] (German: Orzesche, Silesian: Ôrzeszŏ) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
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Orzesze | |
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Coordinates: 50°9′N 18°45′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Mikołów |
Gmina | Orzesze (urban gmina) |
Town rights | 1962 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mirosław Blaski |
Area | |
• City | 83.79 km2 (32.35 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• City | 21,043 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,746,000 |
• Metro | 5,294,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 43-180 |
Area code | +48 32 |
Car plates | SMI |
Website | http://www.orzesze.pl |
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It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Orzesze is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2] The population of the town is 21,043 (2019).