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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.17,Lat: 50.0272
Elevation	247 meter above sea level
Local time	1:30:06am
Name province/region	Małopolskie
Name Subregion	Oświęcimski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Oświęcim

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Harmęże	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Brzezinka	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Rajsko	2.3 km	SouthEast
4 Jedlina	3 km	NorthWest
5 Wola	3.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	258 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Warszawa	Poland	278 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Budapest	Hungary	281 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 467 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 Maleckie (2.2 km² at a distance of 9.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 44.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 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 44 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 50 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

46.6 km2

59.4%

Urban area

15.2 km2

19.3%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

9.7 km2

12.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pławy in country Poland

Pławy 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	1.3 km	North
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	40 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	52 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Stawy w Brzeszczach	PL	0.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brzezinka

Type of weather in Brzezinka	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	05:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:58 Europe/Amsterdam