Dąbrowa Górnicza

Dąbrowa Górnicza ([dɔ̃mˈbrɔva ɡurʲˈɲiʧ̑a], German: Dombrowa) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. It is located in eastern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, on the Czarna Przemsza and Biała Przemsza rivers (tributaries of the Vistula, see Przemsza).

Dąbrowa Górnicza
Palace of Culture
Dąbrowa Górnicza
Coordinates: 50°19′17″N 19°11′14″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Countycity county
City rights1916
Government
  City mayorMarcin Bazylak (L)
Area
  City188 km2 (73 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  City116,971 (31st)
  Density622.2/km2 (1,611/sq mi)
  Urban
2,746,000
  Metro
4,620,624
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41–300 to 42–530
Area code+48 32
Car platesSD
Primary airportKatowice Airport
Websitehttp://www.dabrowa-gornicza.pl/

Even though Dąbrowa Górnicza belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland, it now is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), and previously (1975–1998) it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Dąbrowa Górnicza is one of the cities of the Katowice urban area (2.7 million people), and within the greater Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area (5.2 million people). The population of the city itself as of December 2021 is 116,971.

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