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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.8222,Lat: 49.8377
Elevation	300 meter above sea level
Local time	15:52:18pm
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Cieszyński
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Skoczów

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kowale	1.9 km	SouthEast
2 Roztropice	2.1 km	East
3 Kiczyce	2.3 km	SouthWest
4 Iłownica	3 km	NorthEast
5 Wieszczęta	3.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	226 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Wien	Austria	255 km	SouthWest
3 Budapest	Hungary	261 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 490 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 (reservoir) is Zbiornik Goczałkowice (27.3 km² at a distance of 8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 15.8 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Outer Western Carpathians
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 74 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostrava Leos Janácek Airport (at a distance of 54 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.9 km2

15.1%

Agriculture

54.8 km2

69.8%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.4%

Water - Lakes

9.2 km2

11.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pierściec in country Poland

Pierściec 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	34 km	NorthEast
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	61 km	East
3 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	67 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolina Górnej Wisly	PL	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pierściec

Type of weather in Pierściec	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	04:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:26 Europe/Amsterdam