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Bieruń

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Also known as Berun

Bieruń (, ) is a town in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, seat of the Bieruń-Lędziny County in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is located about south of Katowice.

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Settlement.area_code
+48 32
Settlement.name
Bieruń
Settlement.image_skyline
Pomnik Powstańców Śląskich w Bieruniu.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Market square in Bieruń
Settlement.image_shield
POL Bieruń COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland#Poland Silesian Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
22px Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bieruń-Lędziny
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Bieruń (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Krystian Grzesica
Settlement.established_title
Town rights
Settlement.established_date
1387
Settlement.area_total_km2
40.49

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Wikidata facts

Population
19100
Area
40.49
Official website
www.bierun.pl
Image
Rynek w Bieruniu.JPG
Licence plate code
SBL
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Commons category
Bieruń
inception
1290-00-00
native label
Bieruń
postal code
43-150
male population
9460
female population
9640
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Bieruń (, ) is a town in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, seat of the Bieruń-Lędziny County in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is located about south of Katowice.

==Geography== It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Gostynia river, a tributary of the Vistula. It is located in the southern part of the Metropolis GZM - metropolis with a population of about 2 million. Bieruń is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – the Katowice urban area, and within the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town itself is 19,334 (December 2021). Bieruń includes dzielnicas Bieruń Stary, Bieruń Nowy, Ściernie, Jajosty, Bijasowice and Czarnuchowice and is bordered with Lędziny, Tychy, Chełm Śląski, Bojszowy and Oświęcim.

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