Places in Śląskie - The Śląskie Voivodeship, Silesian Province, or by its Polish name of Województwo Śląskie, is situated in the southern part of Poland. Almost 79% of the population inhabits the region’s 71 towns and about 2,100 villages. The Śląskie region is 14th in Poland in terms of area occupied and 2nd in terms of the overall population per region. Within this relatively small area, covering 12,300 sq km, 3,9% of Poland’s territory, there are 4,900,000 inhabitants, 12,3% of the total population in the country, making it the highest population density in Poland at 382 people/km2 versus 122 people/km2 for the whole of Poland and 116 people/km2 in the EU.
The Silesian Province is divided into 36 districts (powiats). These include 19 city districts which are far more than any other province, and 17 rural districts. The rural districts are further divided into 167 gminas.
Name & Link | Population |
Będzin | 58,659 |
Bielsko-Biała | 176,678 |
Bieruń | 19,642 |
Blachownia | 9,863 |
Bytom | 187,205 |
Chorzów | 114,434 |
Cieszyn | 36,014 |
Czechowice-Dziedzice | 34,811 |
Czeladź | 34,173 |
Czerwionka-Leszczyny | 28,486 |
Częstochowa | 246,129 |
Dąbrowa Górnicza | 129,753 |
Gliwice | 199,099 |
Imielin | 7,887 |
Jastrzębie-Zdrój | 95,149 |
Jaworzno | 96,051 |
Kalety | 8,657 |
Katowice | 315,996 |
Kłobuck | 13,193 |
Knurów | 39,823 |
Koniecpol | 6,303 |
Koziegłowy | 2,505 |
Krzanowice | 2,207 |
Krzepice | 4,524 |
Name & Link | Population |
Kuźnia Raciborska | 5,517 |
Łaziska Górne | 21,906 |
Łazy | 7,139 |
Lędziny | 16,156 |
Lubliniec | 24,229 |
Miasteczko Śląskie | 7,368 |
Mikołów | 38,392 |
Mysłowice | 74,988 |
Myszków | 32,830 |
Ogrodzieniec | 4,465 |
Orzesze | 18,830 |
Piekary Śląskie | 59,494 |
Pilica | 1,971 |
Poręba | 8,784 |
Pszczyna | 25,621 |
Pszów | 14,012 |
Pyskowice | 19,127 |
Racibórz | 57,352 |
Radlin | 17,673 |
Radzionków | 17,220 |
Ruda Śląska | 145,929 |
Rybnik | 141,382 |
Rydułtowy | 21,950 |
Siemianowice Śląskie | 72,451 |
Name & Link | Population |
Siewierz | 5,528 |
Skoczów | 14,641 |
Sławków | 6,833 |
Sośnicowice | 1,747 |
Sosnowiec | 225,202 |
Strumień | 3,397 |
Świętochłowice | 55,172 |
Szczekociny | 3,912 |
Szczyrk | 5,860 |
Tarnowskie Góry | 61,107 |
Toszek | 3,822 |
Tychy | 130,842 |
Ustroń | 15,420 |
Wilamowice | 2,818 |
Wisła | 11,453 |
Wodzisław Śląski | 49,319 |
Wojkowice | 9,434 |
Woźniki | 4,410 |
Zabrze | 190,610 |
Żarki | 4,419 |
Zawiercie | 52,926 |
Żory | 62,625 |
Żywiec | 32,078 |
The Śląskie region has every type of accommodation available from simple rooms to the grand hotels and everything in between.
Accommodation
One of the delights of travelling is to sample the food of the part of the world you are visiting. Śląskie will not be a disappointment to your palette.
Regional Food Województwo Śląskie