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.
- Type: powiat with 149,000 residents
- Description: powiat of Poland
- Also known as: “Bedzin ilçesi”, “Bedzin İlçesi”, “Będzin İlçesi”, “Powiat bedzinski”, and “powiat Będziński”
- Neighbors: Dąbrowa Górnicza, Katowice, and Sosnowiec
Places of Interest
Highlights: Będzin Castle and Cukerman Synagogue in Będzin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Czeladź and Sosnowiec.
Będzin County
Latitude
50.3292° or 50° 19′ 45″ north
Longitude
19.1042° or 19° 6′ 15″ east
Population
149,000
Elevation
262 metres (860 feet)
Open location code
9F2X84H3+MM
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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: “本津縣”
- Czech: “Okres Będzin”
- Dutch: “Będzin”
- Dutch: “Powiat Będziński”
- Esperanto: “distrikto Będzin”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Będzin”
- 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: “Będzin Kūn”
- 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: “Będzin ilçesi”
- Turkish: “Będzin”
- Ukrainian: “Бендзинський повіт”
- Upper Sorbian: “Powiat będziński”
- Vietnamese: “Będziński”
- Waray (Philippines): “Będzin”
- Welsh: “Sir Będzin”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Grodziec and Piaski.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Góra Zamkowa and Borzecha.
Silesian Voivodeship: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Katowice and Częstochowa.
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