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Sosnowiec

Also known as Sosnovets, Sosnovitze, Sosnovice, Sosnovits, Sosnovitz, Sosnovyets, Sosnowez

Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association. Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Sosnowiec is one of the cities of the Katowice urban area, which is a conurbation with a total population of 2.7 million people; as well as the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5.3 million people. The population of the city is 189,178 as of December 2022.

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Sosnowiec is an industrial city in southern Poland's Silesian region, located within one of Europe's largest urban areas centered around Katowice with millions of residents. With a population of roughly 189,000 people, it serves as part of the broader Upper Silesian Industrial Region and is connected to nearby cities through a regional municipal association.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sosnowiec
Settlement.native_name: Sosnowjec
Settlement.native_name_lang: szl
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.image_flag: POL Sosnowiec flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Sosnowiec COA.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: SOSNOWIEC_LOGO.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: city county
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Arkadiusz Chęciński (KO)
Settlement.established_title3: City rights
Settlement.established_date3: 1902

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sosnowitz
Demonym: sosnowiczanin
Population: 185930
Area: 91.06
Elevation: 250
Official website: www.sosnowiec.pl
Image: TPS - rozdawanie plakatów Sosnowca 22 czerwiec 2024 225.jpg
Dialing code: 32
Licence plate code: SO

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Commons category: Sosnowiec
postal code: 41-200
Commons gallery: Sosnowiec
inception: 1902-00-00
native label: Sosnowiec
hashtag: sosnowiec
P6482: Sosnowiec
short name: SC
social media followers: 1732
P8168: Otto Lueger
male population: 91333
female population: 102327
P12749: 2006

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Contents

Geography
History
Early history
City rights
World War II
Post-war
Economy
Demographics
Districts
Points of interest
Parks and gardens
Rivers and water bodies
Education and science
Sports
Notable people
International relations
Consulates
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
External links

==Geography== thumb|left|Sosnowiec within the Metropolis GZM It is believed that the name Sosnowiec originates from the Polish word sosna, referring to the pine forests growing in the area prior to 1830. The village was originally known as Sosnowice. Other variations of the name include Sosnowietz, Sosnowitz, Sosnovitz (Yiddish), Sosnovyts, Sosnowyts, Sosnovytz, Sosnowytz, and Sosnovetz. There are five other smaller settlements in Poland also called Sosnowiec, located in the Kielce Voivodship, Łódź Voivodship, and Opole Voivodship.