Siemianowice Śląskie

Poland / Slaskie / Chorzyw /
 city, second-level administrative division
Siemianowice Śląskie is a city of the Upper Silesian Industry Area in Poland. Its population is 72,869, within a greater metropolitan area population of 3,487,000 (2004). Siemianowice's present form results from the merging of the communes Siemianowice (German: Siemianowitz) and Huta Laury (German: Laurahütte) in 1924. The new city was named Siemianowice Śląskie and gained town privileges in 1932.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemianowice_Śląskie
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Coordinates:   50°18'46"N   19°1'24"E
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