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Bochnia

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Also known as Bohņa, Bohna, Bohnja, Bokhnya

Bochnia is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland, administrative seat of Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built in the 13th century, a World Heritage Site and a Historic Monument of Poland.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Bochnia
Settlement.image_shield
Herb Bochni.svg
Settlement.image_flag
POL Bochnia flag.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lesser Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bochnia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Bochnia (urban gmina)
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1198
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
1253
Settlement.leader_party
PO
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
Bochnia
Country
Poland
Located in
Bochnia County
Continent
Europe
Population
30187
Area
29.9
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Capital of
Gmina Bochnia
Official website
www.bochnia.pl
Image
Widok układu urbanistycznego Bochni z wieży kościoła farnego.jpg
Licence plate code
KBC
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topic's main category
Category:Bochnia
Commons gallery
Bochnia
twinned administrative body
Borshchiv
Commons category
Bochnia
category of associated people
Category:People from Bochnia
postal code
32-700 — 32-701
vocalized name
בּוֹכְנִיָה
native label
Bochnia
male population
13844
female population
15102
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • World War II
  • Recent period
  • Landmarks
  • Salt mine
  • Other landmarks
  • Transport
  • Road transport
  • Rail transport
  • Education
  • Sports
  • International relations
  • Twin towns - sister cities
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bochnia is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland, administrative seat of Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built in the 13th century, a World Heritage Site and a Historic Monument of Poland.

As of December 2021, Bochnia has a population of 29,317 and an area of .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bochnia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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