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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.4964,Lat: 50.2992
Elevation	246 meter above sea level
Local time	0:46:44am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Gliwicki
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sośnicowice

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sierakowice	2.9 km	SouthWest
2 Łany Wielkie	3.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sośnicowice	3.8 km	SouthEast
4 Bojszów	4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Kozłów	4.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	260 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 441 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 Zbiornik Dzierżno Duże (6.3 km² at a height of around 16 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 39.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Pozaalpejska Europa Srodkowa - Niziny Srodkowopolskie - Nizina Slaska - Kotlina Raciborska

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 46 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.6 km2

51.8%

Nature

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

29.4 km2

37.5%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rachowice in country Poland

Rachowice 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	30 km	NorthEast
2 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	56 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	96 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Góra Swietej Anny	PL	17 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Łany Wielkie

Type of weather in Łany Wielkie	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	05:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam