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.Photo: Oldand53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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 Czeladź and Sosnowiec.
Czeladź
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Czeladź is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, on the Brynica River. It is part of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis and lies between Będzin, Sosnowiec, Katowice, Siemianowice Śląskie and Wojkowice.
Sosnowiec
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Sosnowiec is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, in the historic Dąbrowa Basin, about 10 km east of Katowice. It has about 186,000 residents and forms part of the Metropolis GZM, the large urban area of Katowice and neighbouring cities.
Będzin
Town
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Będzin is a county town in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, in the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie region, on the Czarna Przemsza river. It is part of the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis and lies between Sosnowiec, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Czeladź, Wojkowice and Psary.
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.
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