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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.6679,Lat: 50.2228
Elevation	249 meter above sea level
Local time	3:03:42am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Gliwicki
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Knurów

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kuźnia Nieborowska	4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Gierałtowice	4.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nieborowice	4.3 km	West
4 Żernica	4.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Przyszowice	5.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	257 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Warszawa	Poland	277 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Wien	Austria	280 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 448 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oder main - Upper - Nysa Klodzka, part of the larger catchment area Oder. The nearest bigger lake is Zalew Rybnicki (4.6 km² at a height of around 17 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 34.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Pozaalpejska Europa Srodkowa - Wyzyna Slasko-Krakowska - Wyzyna Slaska - Wyzyna Katowicka

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 81 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 41 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.3 km2

22%

Agriculture

36.9 km2

47%

Urban area

21.5 km2

27.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Knurów in country Poland

Knurów at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	28 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	42 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	82 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Podziemia Tarnogórsko-Bytomskie	PL	20 km	NorthNorthEast

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Filming Location	IMDB Knurów
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Knurów

Type of weather in Knurów	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	05:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:07 Europe/Amsterdam