Będzin
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Będzin Castle
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| Motto: Civitas Regi Bendzinensis | |||
 Będzin
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| Coordinates: 50°20′N 19°7′E / 50.333°N 19.117°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Silesian
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| County | Będzin County | ||
| Gmina | Będzin (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 9th century | ||
| Town rights | 1358 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Łukasz Komoniewski | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 37.08 km2 (14.32 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • City | 59,023 | ||
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| • Metro | 4,620,624 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 42-500 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 32 | ||
| Car plates | SBE | ||
| Website | http://www.bedzin.pl | ||
Będzin [ˈbɛnd͡ʑin] (also Bendzin; German: Bendzin, Yiddish: בענדין Bendin) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river (a tributary of the Vistula). Even though part of Silesian Voivodeship, Będzin belongs to historic Lesser Poland, and it is one of the oldest towns of this province. Będzin is regarded as the capital of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie.
It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Before 1999, it was located in Katowice Voivodeship (1975 - 1999). Będzin is one of the cities of the 2.7 million person conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city itself is 58,639 (2008).
Będzin is located 12 km (7 mi) from Katowice and 4 km (2 mi) from the center of Sosnowiec. Together with Sosnowiec, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Czeladź, Wojkowice, Sławków and Siewierz it makes Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, a highly industrialized and densely populated part of western Lesser Poland. Będzin borders the cities of Sosnowiec, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Czeladź, Siemianowice Śląskie, and Wojkowice, as well as the village of Psary. The highest point of the town is St. Dorthy Mountain 382 metres (1,253 feet) above sea level, and the area of Będzin is 37.08 square kilometres (14.32 square miles).
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