Piekary Śląskie
Piekary Śląskie
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| Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°57′E / 50.383°N 18.950°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian Voivodeship |
| County | city county |
| Established | 12th century |
| City rights | 1939/1947 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Sława Umińska-Duraj |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 54,226 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41–940 to 41–949 |
| Area code | +48 32 |
| Car plates | SPI |
| Website | http://www.piekary.pl/ |
Piekary Śląskie ([pʲɛˈkarɨ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]) (Silesian: Piekary) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. One of the core cities of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship. Piekary Śląskie is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 54,226 (2021).
Piekary is a spiritual center of Upper Silesia, a Marian shrine which is a pilgrimage site for thousands of the faithful, and a mining town.