Wodzisław County

Wodzisław County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in , southern , on the border. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
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  • Type: powiat with 157,000 residents
  • Description: powiat of Poland
  • Also known as: Powiat wodzislawski” and “powiat wodzisławski

Places of Interest

Highlights include MOSiR Stadium and Palace in Wodzisław Śląski - Kokoszyce.

Stadium
Photo: Swd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
MOSiR Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is used mostly for football matches and served as the home stadium of Odra Wodzisław.

The is a historic castle and palace located in the , in south . The old castle was built in the 13th century. The new residence Dietrichstein Palace from 1745 is the oldest example of classicism architecture in Poland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wodzisław Śląski and Pszów.

Town
is a city in , southern with 47,992 inhabitants. It is the seat of Wodzisław County. It was previously in Katowice Voivodeship; close to the border with the , about 350 kilometres south of and about 140 kilometres west of , on the southern outskirts of the metropolitan area known as the Upper Silesian Coal Basin.

Town
is a town in Wodzisław County, , in southern , with 13,896 inhabitants. It is located on Rybnik Plateau, in close vicinity to such cities, as , , , , , and . is situated 6 km northwest of Wodzisław County.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within Wodzisław County, , in southern Poland, close to the border.

Wodzisław County

Latitude
49.9932° or 49° 59′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.425° or 18° 25′ 30″ east
Population
157,000
Elevation
247 metres (810 feet)
Open location code
8FXWXCVG+72
Geo­Names ID
7530854
Wiki­data ID
Q773774
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Wodzisław County” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Wodzisław barrutia
  • Belarusian: Вадзіслаўскі павет
  • Bulgarian: Воджиславски окръг
  • Cebuano: Powiat wodzisławski
  • Chinese: Wodzisław Kūn
  • Chinese: 沃濟斯瓦夫縣
  • Czech: Okres Wodzisław
  • Dutch: Powiat Wodzislawski
  • Dutch: Powiat Wodzisławski
  • Dutch: Wodzisław
  • Esperanto: distrikto Wodzislaw
  • Esperanto: distrikto Wodzisław
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Wodzisław
  • Esperanto: powiat wodzisławski
  • Estonian: Wodzisław Śląski maakond
  • Finnish: Wodzisławin piirikunta
  • French: Powiat de Wodzisław
  • French: powiat wodzisławski
  • French: Wodzisław
  • German: Powiat Wodzislawski
  • German: Powiat Wodzisławski
  • Greek: Πόβιατ Βοντζίσουαφ
  • Hungarian: Wodzisław megye
  • Irish: Contae Wodzisław
  • Italian: Distretto di Wodzislaw Slaski
  • Italian: distretto di Wodzisław Śląski
  • Italian: Distretto di Wodzisław Śląski
  • Italian: powiat wodzisławski
  • Japanese: ヴォジスワフ郡
  • Javanese: Powiat Wodzisław
  • Korean: 보지스와프군
  • Latvian: Vodzislavas apriņķis
  • Min Nan Chinese: Wodzisławski Kūn
  • Persian: شهرستان ووجسواف
  • Polish: powiat wodzisławski
  • Polish: Powiat wodzisławski
  • Portuguese: condado de Wodzisław
  • Portuguese: Condado de Wodzisław
  • Portuguese: powiat wodzisławski
  • Russian: Водзиславский повет
  • Russian: Водзиславский повят
  • Sardinian: distretto de Wodzisław Śląski
  • Slovak: Powiat wodzisławski
  • South Azerbaijani: ووجسواف
  • Spanish: Distrito de Vladislavia
  • Spanish: distrito de Wodzisław
  • Spanish: Distrito de Wodzisław
  • Spanish: powiat wodzisławski
  • Turkish: Wodzislaw ilçesi
  • Turkish: Wodzislaw İlçesi
  • Turkish: Wodzisław ilçesi
  • Turkish: Wodzisław İlçesi
  • Ukrainian: Водзіславський повіт
  • Upper Sorbian: Powiat wodzisławski
  • Vietnamese: Wodzisławski
  • Waray (Philippines): Wodzisław County
  • Waray (Philippines): Wodzisław
  • Welsh: Sir Wodzisław

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wodzisław Śląski - Ruiny Baszty and Wodzisław Śląski - Cmentarz Komunalny.

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