Świerklany
Świerklany is a village in Gmina Świerklany, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship and has about 8,320 residents. Świerklany is situated nearby to the hamlet Worynowiec, as well as near Szklarnia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 8,320 residents
- Description: village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Also known as: “Swierklany”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borynia Coal Mine and Jankowice Coal Mine.
Borynia Coal Mine
Mine
Photo: Klaumich49, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Borynia coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, 260 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Borynia has estimated reserves of 34 million tonnes of coal. Borynia Coal Mine is situated 3½ km southeast of Świerklany.
Jankowice Coal Mine
The Jankowice coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, 294 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Jankowice represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 211.7 million tonnes of coal. Jankowice Coal Mine is situated 3½ km north of Świerklany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Świerklany Dolne and Świerklany Górne.
Świerklany Dolne
Hamlet
Photo: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Świerklany Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerklany, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 km south-east of Jankowice Rybnickie, 8 km south of Rybnik, and 40 km south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Świerklany Górne
Hamlet
Photo: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Świerklany Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerklany, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 km south-east of Jankowice Rybnickie, 8 km south of Rybnik, and 40 km south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Michałkowice
Hamlet
Michałkowice is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Świerklany, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 km east of Jankowice Rybnickie, 6 km south of Rybnik, and 40 km south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Michałkowice is situated 2½ km north of Świerklany.
Świerklany
- Categories: village of Poland and locality
- Location: Gmina Świerklany, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.01919° or 50° 1′ 9″ northLongitude
18.5778° or 18° 34′ 40″ eastPopulation
8,320Elevation
265 metres (869 feet)Open location code
9F2W2H9H+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 31916936OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3084031Wikidata ID
Q16621782
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Świerklany” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Świerklany”
- Belarusian: “Свяркляны”
- Chechen: “Сьверкляни”
- Czech: “Świerklany”
- German: “Schwirklan”
- Polish: “Świerklany”
- Russian: “Сверкляны”
- Tatar: “Сьверкляни”
- Ukrainian: “Сьверкляни”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Worynowiec and Szklarnia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kościół par. pw. św. Anny and Posterunek Policji w Świerklanach.
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