Chorzów

city with powiat rights of Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Chorzów

Summary

Chorzów is a city with powiat rights in Poland[1]. Chorzów draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland category, ranking #28 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chorzów received the Work Flag Order, 1st class[3].
  • Chorzów is located in Silesian Voivodeship[4].
  • Chorzów is in the country of Poland[5].
  • Chorzów's image is recorded as Chorzow poczta2.jpg[6].
  • Chorzów's continent is recorded as Europe[7].
  • Chorzów's instance of is recorded as city with powiat rights in Poland[8].
  • Chorzów's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Chorzów's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Chorzów's flag image is recorded as POL Chorzów flag.svg[11].
  • Chorzów's shares border with is recorded as Katowice[12].
  • Chorzów's shares border with is recorded as Świętochłowice[13].
  • Chorzów's shares border with is recorded as Ruda Śląska[14].
  • Chorzów's shares border with is recorded as Bytom[15].
  • Chorzów's shares border with is recorded as Siemianowice Śląskie[16].
  • Chorzów's shares border with is recorded as Piekary Śląskie[17].
  • Chorzów's coat of arms image is recorded as Chorzów herb.svg[18].
  • Chorzów's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iserlohn[19].
  • Chorzów's twinned administrative body is recorded as Termoli[20].
  • Chorzów's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ózd[21].
  • Chorzów's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zlín[22].
  • Chorzów's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153642150[23].
  • Chorzów's GND ID is recorded as 4249342-0[24].
  • Chorzów's locator map image is recorded as POL Chorzów map.svg[25].
  • Chorzów's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83059200[26].
  • Chorzów's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11970470k[27].

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Geography

Chorzów is in the country of Poland[5]. Chorzów is located in Silesian Voivodeship[4]. Chorzów's continent is recorded as Europe[7].

Physical Characteristics

Chorzów's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.24'}[28]. Chorzów's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+352'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+111536'}[30], {'amount': '+113678'}[31], {'amount': '+106846'}[32], {'amount': '+104193'}[33], {'amount': '+142000'}[34], and {'amount': '+101184'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city with powiat rights in Poland[8], city[9], and big city[10].

History and Context

+1257-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chorzów[36].

Why It Matters

Chorzów draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland category, ranking #28 of 62).[2] Chorzów has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Chorzów is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Chorzów receive?

Honors received include Work Flag Order, 1st class[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ozd.hu. Retrieved . ozd.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . mieszkancy.chorzow.eu. mieszkancy.chorzow.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . polskawliczbach.pl. polskawliczbach.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . bdl.stat.gov.pl. Retrieved . bdl.stat.gov.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . Statistics Poland. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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