Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Czerwionka-Leszczyny [t͡ʂɛrˈvʲɔŋka lɛʂˈt͡ʂɨnɨ] (German: Czerwionka-Leschczin) is a town in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the only town in Rybnik county (which is separate from Rybnik city) and the seat of the larger Czerwionka-Leszczyny municipality which also includes 6 villages. Czerwionka-Leszczyny was created by a merger of two towns (Czerwionka and Leszczyny) and two villages (Czuchów and Dębieńsko), which to this day maintain their separate identities. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 27,683.
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Public Library in Czerwionka | |
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| Coordinates: 50°11′N 18°41′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Rybnik |
| Gmina | Czerwionka-Leszczyny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wiesław Janiszewski |
| Area | |
| • City | 37.63 km2 (14.53 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • City | 27,683 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 |
| • Metro | 5,294,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44-230 |
| Area code | +48 32 |
| Car plates | SRB |
| Website | https://www.czerwionka-leszczyny.pl |
A former mining town, it has transformed into a commuter town for the nearby cities of Rybnik, Gliwice and Katowice.
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