Duchy of Loslau
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Wodzisław Śląski Old Town Square
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 Wodzisław Śląski
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| Coordinates: 50°0′N 18°27′E / 50.000°N 18.450°E | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Wodzisław Śląski | ||
| Gmina | Wodzisław Śląski (urban gmina) | ||
| Town rights | 1257 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mieczysław Kieca | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 49.62 km2 (19.16 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 290 m (950 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 210 m (690 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • City | 49,353 | ||
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 650,000 | ||
| Postal code | 44-286 to 44-373 | ||
| Website | http://www.wodzislaw-slaski.pl/ | ||
Wodzisław Śląski [vɔˈd͡ʑiswaf ˈɕlɔ̃ski] (German: Loslau, Latin: Vladislavia, Czech: Vladislav, Silesian: Władźisłůw) is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 50,493 inhabitants (2007). It is the seat of Wodzisław County.
It was previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998); close to the border with the Czech Republic, about 290 kilometres (180 miles) south of Warsaw and about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Kraków, on the southern outskirts of the metropolitan area known as the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Polish: Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, GZW).
In administrative terms, Wodzisław Śląski is an urban in the south-eastern part of Upper Silesia, now in Silesian Voivodeship in south Poland, within the south portion of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. It borders the towns of Pszów, Radlin and villages Marklowice, Mszana, Godów, Gorzyce and Lubomia. In geographical terms, it lies between the Vistula and Oder rivers, near Czech border in the foreground Moravian Gate. Several rivers flow through the city, the major two being the Leśnica and "Zawadka" rivers. Within 600 km (373 mi) of Wodzisław Śląski are the capital cities of six countries: Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Warsaw.
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