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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.9469,Lat: 50.0111
Elevation	264 meter above sea level
Local time	13:11:58pm
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Pszczyński
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Pszczyna

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Studzienice	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Czarków	2.9 km	West
3 Jankowice	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Pszczyna	3.9 km	South
5 Radostowice	5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	247 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Wien	Austria	275 km	SouthWest
3 Budapest	Hungary	280 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 470 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 Łąka (3.6 km² at a distance of 5.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 28.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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
Region karpacki - Podkarpacie Pólnocne - Kotlina Oswiecimska - Równina Pszczynska

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 52 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.4 km2

36.1%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.5%

Urban area

11.8 km2

15%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Piasek in country Poland

Piasek 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	17 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	49 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	54 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolina Górnej Wisly	PL	6.9 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Piasek

Type of weather in Piasek	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:17 Europe/Amsterdam