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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.7934,Lat: 49.7961
Elevation	308 meter above sea level
Local time	6:34:41am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Cieszyński
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Skoczów

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Harbutowice	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Międzyświeć	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Wilamowice	2.6 km	West
4 Bładnice Dolne	2.8 km	South
5 Simoradz	2.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	221 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Wien	Austria	250 km	SouthWest
3 Budapest	Hungary	256 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 494 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 13 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 11.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 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 agriculture.

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

Name
Outer Western Carpathians
Region karpacki - Zewnetrzne Karpaty Zachodnie - Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie - Pogórze Slaskie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostrava Leos Janácek Airport (at a distance of 50 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.6 km2

11%

Agriculture

61 km2

77.7%

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.9%

Water - Lakes

2.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skoczów in country Poland

Skoczów 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	39 km	NorthEast
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	63 km	EastNorthEast
3 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System	Poland	72 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolina Górnej Wisly	PL	0.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skoczów

Type of weather in Skoczów	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	04:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:27 Europe/Amsterdam