Poraj
Poraj is a village in Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Poraj. It lies approximately 13 km north-west of Myszków and 50 km north of the regional capital Katowice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 4,160 residents
- Description: village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Also known as: “Poraj, Silesian Voivodeship”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Our Lady of Mercy church in Jastrząb.
Our Lady of Mercy church in Jastrząb
Church
Photo: Waraciła, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady of Mercy church in Jastrząb is situated 2½ km southwest of Poraj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jastrząb and Osiny.
Jastrząb
Village
Photo: Waraciła, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jastrząb is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poraj, within Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 14 km north-west of Myszków and 49 km north of the regional capital Katowice.
Osiny
Village
Photo: Waraciła, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Osiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamienica Polska, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 14 km south of Częstochowa and 50 km north of the regional capital Katowice. Osiny is situated 2½ km northwest of Poraj.
Dębowiec
Village
Dębowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poraj, within Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Dębowiec is situated 3 km northeast of Poraj.
Poraj
- Categories: village of Poland, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Poraj, Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.67956° or 50° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
19.21346° or 19° 12′ 49″ eastPopulation
4,160Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)United Nations Location Code
PL POROpen location code
9F2XM6H7+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1770261694OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Poraj” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Poraj”
- Cebuano: “Poraj”
- Chechen: “Порай (Силезин воеводалла)”
- Chechen: “Порай”
- Chinese: “Poraj”
- Czech: “Poraj”
- Dutch: “Poraj”
- French: “Poraj”
- German: “Poraj”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Poraj (Silesia Séng)”
- Persian: “پورای (استان سیلسیان)”
- Persian: “پورای”
- Polish: “Poraj”
- Russian: “Порай”
- South Azerbaijani: “پورای”
- Tatar: “Порай (Силезия воеводалыгы)”
- Tatar: “Порай”
- Turkish: “Poraj”
- Ukrainian: “Порай”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Osińskie Pustkowie and Jastrząb Rozparcelowany.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kino Bajka and Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna w Poraju.
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