Blachownia
Blachownia | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Silesia | |
Powiat : | Czestochowa | |
Area : | 36.53 km² | |
Geographic location : | 50 ° 47 ' N , 18 ° 58' E | |
Residents : | 9545 (June 30, 2019) |
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Postal code : | 42-290 | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 34 | |
License plate : | SCZ | |
Economy and Transport | ||
Street : | Częstochowa - Opole | |
Rail route : | Czestochowa – Opole | |
Next international airport : | Katowice | |
Gmina | ||
Gminatype: | Urban and rural municipality | |
Gmina structure: | 7 school offices | |
Surface: | 67.21 km² | |
Residents: | 12,935 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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Population density : | 192 inhabitants / km² | |
Community number ( GUS ): | 2404013 | |
Administration (as of 2007) | ||
Mayor : | Anetta Ujma | |
Address: | ul.Sienkiewicza 22 42-290 Blachownia |
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Website : | www.blachownia.bip.info.pl |
Blachownia is a city in Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of the urban and rural community of Blachownia.
geography
Geographical location
The city is located about two kilometers west of Częstochowa .
City structure
Districts of Blachownia are Stara Blachownia , Ostrowy , Trzepizury , Błaszczyki , Ottonów , Brzózka and Gać Malice .
history
In the 17th century there was a factory in the city . In 1835 a foundry and a rolling mill for sheet metal were built. In 1903 the city was connected to the railway network. The town's first fire brigade was founded in 1920. During the Second World War , the Wehrmacht invaded on September 3, 1939. The city became the seat of the district of Blachstädt . An iron mine was built in 1950. Nine years later the place was recognized as an independent settlement and it was not until 1967 that the place was granted city rights. In 1975 the city became part of the Częstochowa Voivodeship as part of an administrative reform, and in 1999 it became part of the Silesian Voivodeship.
local community
The urban and rural community of Blachownia has an area of 67.21 km² with around 13,000 inhabitants.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The city is located on the national road 46 from Częstochowa to Kłodzko and the rail link from Częstochowa to Lubliniec .
sons and daughters of the town
- Maciej Gajos (* 1991), soccer player
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .