Będzin County
Będzin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: powiat with 149,000 residents
- Description: powiat of Poland
- Also known as: “Powiat bedzinski”
- Neighbors: Dąbrowa Górnicza, Katowice, and Sosnowiec
Places of Interest
Highlights include Będzin Castle and Cukerman Synagogue in Będzin.
Będzin Castle
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The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century.
Cukerman Synagogue in Będzin
Museum
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Cukerman Synagogue in Będzin is a museum.
Mieroszewski Palace in Będzin
Castle
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Mieroszewski Palace in Będzin is a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sosnowiec and Będzin.
Sosnowiec
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Sosnowiec is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, with a population of 189,178 in 2022. It's industrial, and part of the GZM metropolis centred on Katowice 10 km west.
Będzin
Town
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Będzin is a city in the Dąbrowa Basin, in southern Poland. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza River. Even though part of Silesian Voivodeship, Będzin belongs to historic Lesser Poland, and it is one of the oldest towns of this region.
Czeladź
Town
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Czeladź is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, in southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river, it is the oldest urban center of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie.
Będzin County
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Będzin County” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Będzin barrutia”
- Belarusian: “Бэндзінскі павет”
- Bulgarian: “Бенджински окръг”
- Catalan: “Districte de Będzin”
- Cebuano: “Powiat będziński”
- Chinese: “Będzin Kūn”
- Chinese: “本津縣”
- Czech: “Okres Będzin”
- Dutch: “Będzin”
- Dutch: “Powiat Będziński”
- Esperanto: “distrikto Będzin”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Będzin”
- Esperanto: “powiat Będziński”
- Estonian: “Będzini maakond”
- Finnish: “Będzinin piirikunta”
- French: “Będzin”
- French: “Powiat de Będzin”
- German: “Powiat Będziński”
- Hebrew: “בנדין”
- Irish: “Contae Będzin”
- Italian: “distretto di Będzin”
- Italian: “Distretto di Będzin”
- Japanese: “ベンジン郡”
- Javanese: “Powiat Będzin”
- Korean: “벵진군”
- Latvian: “Beņdzinas apriņķis”
- Lithuanian: “Bendzino apskritis”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Będziński Kūn”
- Persian: “شهرستان بنجن”
- Polish: “powiat będziński”
- Polish: “Powiat będziński”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Będzin”
- Russian: “Бендзинский повет”
- Russian: “Бендзинский повят”
- Sardinian: “distretto de Będzin”
- Slovak: “Powiat będziński”
- South Azerbaijani: “بنجن”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Będzin”
- Turkish: “Bedzin ilçesi”
- Turkish: “Bedzin İlçesi”
- Turkish: “Będzin ilçesi”
- Turkish: “Będzin İlçesi”
- Turkish: “Będzin”
- Ukrainian: “Бендзинський повіт”
- Upper Sorbian: “Powiat będziński”
- Vietnamese: “Będziński”
- Waray (Philippines): “Będzin”
- Welsh: “Sir Będzin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grodziec and Piaski.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Góra Zamkowa and Borzecha.
Silesian Voivodeship: Must-Visit Destinations
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