Chwałowice Coal Mine
The Chwałowice coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Chwałowice district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, 294 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw.Photo: Klaumich49, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Industry
- Description: mine in Poland
- Also known as: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego „Chwałowice””, “KWK „Chwałowice””, and “Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. Oddział Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego „ROW” Ruch „Chwałowice””
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Thérèse of Lisieux church in Rybnik and Lutheran Church in Rybnik.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux church in Rybnik
Church
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux church in Rybnik is situated 1 km south of Chwałowice Coal Mine.
Lutheran Church in Rybnik
Church
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Lutheran Church in Rybnik is situated 2½ km north of Chwałowice Coal Mine.
St. Anthony Basilica in Rybnik
Church
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Anthony Basilica in Rybnik is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Chwałowice Coal Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jankowice Rybnickie and Śródmieście.
Jankowice Rybnickie
Village
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Jankowice Rybnickie is a village in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Świerklany. Jankowice Rybnickie is situated 2½ km south of Chwałowice Coal Mine.
Śródmieście
Suburb
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Śródmieście is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 7,700 inhabitants. The quarter encompasses the traditional area of Rybnik, old city, with market square, town hall, Basilica of St. Śródmieście is situated 3 km north of Chwałowice Coal Mine.
Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia
Suburb
Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia is a district of Rybnik, in Upper Silesia, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. in 2021, this district had 4,028 inhabitants The district encompasses three historical settlements: Ligota is a common name for villages in Western Poland. Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia is situated 3 km northeast of Chwałowice Coal Mine.
Chwałowice Coal Mine
- Category: coal mine
- Location: Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.06964° or 50° 4′ 11″ northLongitude
18.55512° or 18° 33′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9F2W3H94+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 89962295OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q11743352
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Chwałowice Coal Mine” goes by many names.
- French: “mine de Chwałowice”
- French: “Mine de Chwałowice”
- German: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Chwałowice”
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Chwałowice”
- Polish: “KWK Chwałowice”
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Highlights include Stara hałda and Rybki Rybnik — Młodzieżowy Klub Mini Żużlowy.
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