Poruba

Poruba is a municipal part of Orlová in the of of . It was a separate municipality but became a part of in 1946. It has about 5,000 inhabitants.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,280 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Orlová
  • Also known as: “Porçoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Důl Žofie and Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Orlová.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Church
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Memorial
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Monument to fallen for Těšín Silesia is a monument in commemorating Czech victims of the Polish–Czechoslovak War and the following plebiscite period during the Polish–Czechoslovak dispute over Cieszyn Silesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Město and Orlová.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a town in in the of the . It has about 28,000 inhabitants. The city was heavily damaged by coal mining.

Suburb
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is a municipal part of in , , . It was a separate municipality, historically prior to World War II known as Polská , and later as Horní .

Poruba

Latitude
49.8495° or 49° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
18.41412° or 18° 24′ 51″ east
Population
5,280
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
8FXWRCX7+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1601422824
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3067776
Wiki­data ID
Q3506316
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Poruba” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “波伦巴”
  • Czech: “Poruba u Orlové”
  • Czech: “Poruba”
  • Esperanto: “Poruba (Orlová)”
  • Esperanto: “Poruba”
  • French: “Poruba”
  • German: “Poremba”
  • German: “Poruba”
  • Polish: “Poręba”

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