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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.2294,Lat: 50.0397
Elevation	253 meter above sea level
Local time	17:03:32pm
Name province/region (Województwo)	Małopolskie
Wiki-website Subregion (Powiat)	Oświęcimski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Oświęcim
Other place with same name 1	Oświęcim Wielkopolskie - Ostrzeszowski

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Babice	1.7 km	NorthWest
2 Broszkowice	1.8 km	North
3 Brzezinka	2.8 km	West
4 Zaborze	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Bobrek	2.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	262 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Warszawa	Poland	274 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Budapest	Hungary	283 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 466 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 7.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 48.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 68 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Region karpacki - Podkarpacie Pólnocne - Kotlina Oswiecimska - Dolina Górnej Wisly

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 40 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 50 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.3 km2

5.4%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

45.3 km2

57.6%

Urban area

18.6 km2

23.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oświęcim in country Poland

Oświęcim 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	3.9 km	West
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	37 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Kraków	Poland	51 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolina Dolnej Soly	PL	2.4 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Powiat oświęcimski

Type of weather in Powiat oświęcimski	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	07:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:52 Europe/Amsterdam