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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.9909,Lat: 50.1905
Elevation	304 meter above sea level
Local time	3:14:43am
Population	299000 (10th largest city in country)
Name province/region (Województwo)	Śląskie
Wiki-website Subregion (Powiat)	M. Katowice
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	M. Katowice

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mikołów	7.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tychy	8.5 km	South
3 Wyry	9 km	SouthWest
4 Chorzów	10.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mysłowice	11.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	266 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Warszawa	Poland	268 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Wien	Austria	292 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 450 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 Dziećkowice (7.8 km² at a height of around 16 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 42.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 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 forest.

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 58 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 32 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.9 km2

53.3%

Agriculture

14.1 km2

17.9%

Urban area

21.7 km2

27.7%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Katowice in country Poland

Katowice 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	21 km	SouthEast
2 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	30 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	60 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Stawy w Brzeszczach	PL	18 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Murcki

Type of weather in Murcki	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	07:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:42 Europe/Amsterdam