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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.9483,Lat: 50.4318
Elevation	256 meter above sea level
Local time	1:11:40am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Tarnogórski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Świerklaniec

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Orzech	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Nakło Śląskie	2.8 km	West
3 Nowe Chechło	2.9 km	NorthWest
4 Niezdara	3.6 km	NorthEast
5 Ossy	3.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Warszawa	Poland	247 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	287 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Wien	Austria	311 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 423 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 Kozłowa Góra (4.7 km² at a distance of 1.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 62.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 88 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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
Pozaalpejska Europa Srodkowa - Niziny Srodkowopolskie - Nizina Slaska - Równina Opolska

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 10 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.6 km2

31.3%

Nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

35.4 km2

45.1%

Urban area

10.7 km2

13.7%

Water - Lakes

4.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Świerklaniec in country Poland

Świerklaniec 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	7 km	West
2 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	47 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	81 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Podziemia Tarnogórsko-Bytomskie	PL	4.5 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Świerklaniec

Type of weather in Świerklaniec	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	05:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:05 Europe/Amsterdam