Zawiść
Zawiść is a sołectwo in the east of Orzesze, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was an independent village but as a part of gmina Gardawice was administratively merged into Orzesze in 1975. It has an area of 6.6 km2 and about 1,933 inhabitants.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 2,030 residents
- Description: sołectwo of Orzesze in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Also known as: “Zawiść, Orzesze”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Łaziska Power Station and Dawne skrzyżowanie linii kolejowych 159 i 169.
Łaziska Power Station
Power station
Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Łaziska Power Station is a thermal power station in Łaziska Górne, Poland. The first Łaziska Power Station was inaugurated in 1917. In 1929, an 87.1 MW unit was inaugurated making it to the largest power station in Poland at those days. Łaziska Power Station is situated 3½ km east of Zawiść.
Dawne skrzyżowanie linii kolejowych 159 i 169
Photo: Asbb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dawne skrzyżowanie linii kolejowych 159 i 169 is situated 3 km northwest of Zawiść.
Our Lady Queen of the Rosary church in Łaziska Górne
Church
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady Queen of the Rosary church in Łaziska Górne is situated 3½ km northeast of Zawiść.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orzesze and Łaziska Górne.
Orzesze
Town
Photo: Olerys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orzesze is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands. Orzesze is situated 2½ km northwest of Zawiść.
Łaziska Górne
Town
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Łaziska Górne is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Outer town of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands. Łaziska Górne is situated 4 km northeast of Zawiść.
Bełk
Village
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bełk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 km south of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 13 km north-east of Rybnik, and 25 km south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Bełk is situated 6 km west of Zawiść.
Zawiść
- Categories: quarter and locality
- Location: Orzesze, Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.1267° or 50° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
18.79933° or 18° 47′ 58″ eastPopulation
2,030Elevation
270 metres (886 feet)Open location code
9F2W4QGX+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 31916422OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3080523Wikidata ID
Q9387564
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Portuguese—“Zawiść” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Zawiść”
- German: “Zawisc”
- Polish: “Zawiść (Orzesze)”
- Polish: “Zawiść”
- Portuguese: “Zawiść (dzielnica Orzesza)”
- Portuguese: “Zawiść”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zawiść”. Photo: Sicherlich, CC BY 3.0.