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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.5719,Lat: 50.0175
Elevation	272 meter above sea level
Local time	11:00:36am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Rybnicki
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Świerklany

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Połomia	3.4 km	South
2 Marklowice	3.4 km	West
3 Jankowice	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Gogołowa	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Mszana	6.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	234 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Wien	Austria	258 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Budapest	Hungary	283 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 471 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 12.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 10.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 - Wyzyna Slasko-Krakowska - Wyzyna Slaska - Plaskowyz Rybnicki

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 87 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostrava Leos Janácek Airport (at a distance of 49 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.4 km2

9.4%

Agriculture

56.9 km2

72.4%

Urban area

14.3 km2

18.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Świerklany in country Poland

Świerklany 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	43 km	East
2 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	51 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	80 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Doln Marklovice	CZ	13 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Świerklany Dolne

Type of weather in Świerklany Dolne	few clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	05:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:05 Europe/Amsterdam