Sławków
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 Sławków
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| Coordinates: 50°19′N 19°23′E / 50.317°N 19.383°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Silesian
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| County | Będzin | ||
| Gmina | Sławków (urban gmina) | ||
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| • City | 36.6 km2 (14.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • City | 7,124 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| • Metro | 5,294,000 | ||
| Postal code | 41-260 | ||
| Website | http://www.slawkow.pl | ||
Sławków [ˈswafkuf] is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (part of historic province of Lesser Poland), near Katowice. It borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of around 2 million. Sławków is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship, previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship. The population of the town is 6,866 (2008). From 1999 to 2001, Sławków was part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. When it was transferred to Silesian Voivodeship in 2002, it was assigned to Będzin County (powiat), despite being separated from the rest of that county by the cities of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec. It is the western terminus of the Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line.
Sławków is located in western Lesser Poland, 29 kilometres (18 miles) from Katowice, and 56 km (35 mi) from Kraków, in Kraków-Silesia Upland (part of Lesser Poland Upland), on the Biała Przemsza river. The town borders Dąbrowa Górnicza, Sosnowiec, Jaworzno and Bukowno. Apart from its historic center, Sławków has 25 smaller districts, and as much as 35% of the town is covered by forests. The name of the town comes from ancient Slavic given name Sławomir (Sławko, Sławek), and can be translated as The settlement of Sławko.
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