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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.0425,Lat: 49.935
Elevation	241 meter above sea level
Local time	1:18:14am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Bielski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bestwina

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bestwinka	2 km	SouthEast
2 Grzawa	3.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Miedźna	3.7 km	North
4 Bestwina	4.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Dankowice	4.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	244 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Budapest	Hungary	271 km	South
3 Wien	Austria	274 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 478 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Wisla main - Upper - Dunajec, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Stawy Bestwińskie (1.8 km² at a distance of 2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 32.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Region karpacki - Podkarpacie Pólnocne - Kotlina Oswiecimska - Dolina Górnej Wisly

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 60 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

57.1 km2

72.7%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.7%

Water - Lakes

6.2 km2

7.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kaniów in country Poland

Kaniów at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	15 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	45 km	East
3 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	58 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Stawy w Brzeszczach	PL	2.4 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kaniów

Type of weather in Kaniów	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	05:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:03 Europe/Amsterdam