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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.141,Lat: 50.2784
Elevation	284 meter above sea level
Local time	22:52:17pm
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	M. Sosnowiec
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	M. Sosnowiec

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mysłowice	4.5 km	South
2 Będzin	5.2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Czeladź	6.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Dąbrowa Górnicza	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Grodków	10 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Warszawa	Poland	254 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	280 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Wien	Austria	306 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 439 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 is Zbiornik Pogoria III (2.4 km² 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 56.8 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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 51 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 22 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.6%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

11.2 km2

14.3%

Urban area

50.9 km2

64.8%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sosnowiec in country Poland

Sosnowiec 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	27 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	28 km	NorthWest
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	59 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Torfowisko Sosnowiec-Bory	PL	8.9 km	East

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sosnowiec

Type of weather in Sosnowiec	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	05:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:11 Europe/Amsterdam