Mysłowice
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Freedom Square
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 Mysłowice
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| Coordinates: 50°14′N 19°8′E / 50.233°N 19.133°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Silesian
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| County | city county | |
| Established | 14th century | |
| Town rights | 1360 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Edward Lasok | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 65.75 km2 (25.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • City | 75,428 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | |
| • Metro | 4,620,624 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 41-400 to 41-412 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 32 | |
| Car plates | SM | |
| Website | http://www.myslowice.pl | |
Mysłowice [mɨswɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German Myslowitz) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The population of the city as of 2008[update] is 74,912.
It is located in the south district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza and Brynica rivers (tributaries of the Vistula). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in the Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Mysłowice is one of the cities comprising the 2.7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area with a population of about 5,294,000.
Mysłowice is one of the oldest towns in Upper Silesia. Located at the confluence of the White and Black Przemsza rivers, it is situated on an important trading route from Wrocław to Kraków. The earliest traces of the modern settlement date back to the 12th and 13th century. The first mention of a parish priest is found in a document from 1306. In 1360, Mysłowice was already referred to as a town.
Over the centuries the ownership of the town changed frequently, as did the borders between different countries. After the foundation of the German Empire in 1871 the area became known as Dreikaisereck ("triangle of the three emperors"), as it was situated at the point where the Austrian, German and Russian Empires adjoined. After World War I and a plebiscite in 1922 Mysłowice and a part of Upper Silesia became part of the newly restored Poland.
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