Sosnowiec

Sosnowiec [sɔsˈnɔvjɛt͡s] ( listen) is a ceity in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in soothren Poland, near Katowice. It is ane o the central destricts o the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis wi a combined population o ower twa million fowk locatit in the Silesian Hielands, on the Brynica river (tributary o the Vistula). It is situatit in the Silesian Voivodeship syne its formation in 1999. Previously, it wis pairt o Katowice Voivodeship. Sosnowiec is ane o the ceities o the 2.7 million person conurbation - Katowice urban aurie an athin a greater Silesian metropolitan aurie populatit bi aboot 5,294,000 fowk. The population o the ceity is 220,450 (Juin 2009).

Sielecki Castle

Its name comes frae Pols sosna, referrin tae the pine forests which wur common prior tae 1830. It wis oreeginally kent as Sosnowice. Ither variations o the name include Sosnowietz, Sosnowitz, Sosnovitz (Yiddish), Sosnovyts, Sosnowyts, Sosnovytz, Sosnowytz, Сосновец (Russian), Sosnovetz. There are 5 ither smawer touns in Poland cried Sosnowiec an aw. They are locatit in the regions o Bydgoszcz, Kielce, Łódź, Łomża, and Opole.

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceities in Poland

Twin touns — Sister ceities

Sosnowiec is twinned wi:

• , Les Mureaux
• , Suceava
• , Roubaix
• , Komárom
• , Casablanca