Książenice
Książenice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The village has an area of 16.42 km2 and a population of 2,466.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 2,460 residents
- Description: village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Also known as: “Ksiazenice” and “Książenice, Silesian Voivodeship”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saint Nicholas in Wilcza.
Church of Saint Nicholas in Wilcza
Church
Photo: Bosia2011, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Saint Nicholas in Wilcza is situated 3 km north of Książenice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamień and Wilcza.
Kamień
Suburb
Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kamień is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 4,300 inhabitants.
Wilcza
Village
Photo: Bazie, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Wilcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilchowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 12 km south-west of Gliwice and 30 km west of the regional capital Katowice. Wilcza is situated 3½ km north of Książenice.
Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Town
Photo: Aaronblade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Czerwionka-Leszczyny is a town in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the only town in Rybnik county and the seat of the larger Czerwionka-Leszczyny municipality which also includes 6 villages. Czerwionka-Leszczyny is situated 4 km southeast of Książenice.
Książenice
- Categories: village of Poland and locality
- Location: Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.15945° or 50° 9′ 34″ northLongitude
18.59925° or 18° 35′ 57″ eastPopulation
2,460Elevation
280 metres (919 feet)Open location code
9F2W5H5X+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 692604573OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3094361Wikidata ID
Q11750389
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Książenice” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Książenice”
- Chechen: “Ксёнженице (Силезин воеводалла)”
- Chechen: “Ксёнженице”
- Chinese: “Książenice”
- Czech: “Książenice”
- Dutch: “Książenice”
- German: “Knizenitz”
- German: “Książenice”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Książenice (Silesia Séng)”
- Polish: “Książenice”
- Silesian: “Kśůnżyńice”
- Silesian: “Kśůnżyńicy (ślůnske wojewůdztwo)”
- Slovak: “Książenice”
- Tatar: “Ксёнженице (Силезия воеводалыгы)”
- Tatar: “Ксёнженице”
- Ukrainian: “Ксьонжениці”
- Ukrainian: “Ксьонженіце”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna Książenice and Parafia pw. Niepokalanego serca NMP.
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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 “Książenice”. Photo: Sicherlich, CC BY 3.0.