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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.5679,Lat: 50.2643
Elevation	396 meter above sea level
Local time	13:52:19pm
Name province/region	Małopolskie
Name Subregion	Olkuski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Olkusz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Witeradów	1.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Żurada	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Olewin	3 km	NorthEast
4 Osiek	3.1 km	SouthEast
5 Sieniczno	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Warszawa	Poland	242 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	296 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Budapest	Hungary	310 km	South

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 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 26.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 72.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 102 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Kraków-Czestochowa Upland
Pozaalpejska Europa Srodkowa - Wyzyna Slasko-Krakowska - Wyzyna Krakowsko-Czestochowska - Wyzyna Olkuska

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 42 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.6 km2

40.2%

Nature

7.5 km2

9.5%

Agriculture

25.6 km2

32.6%

Urban area

12.8 km2

16.3%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Olkusz in country Poland

Olkusz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Kraków	Poland	35 km	EastSouthEast
2 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	38 km	SouthWest
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	45 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jaroszowiec	PL	5.7 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Powiat olkuski

Type of weather in Powiat olkuski	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	05:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:14 Europe/Amsterdam