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Dąbrowa Górnicza

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Dąbrowa Górnicza

Total population

116,930

Founded

1916

Air quality index

58Moderate
Land area189 km²
Coordinates50.33°, 19.21°

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City facts

Founded
1916
Area
189 km²
Official website
www.dabrowa-gornicza.pl

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in southern Poland, in the eastern part of the Katowice urban area, in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is located on the Czarna Przemsza and Biała Przemsza rivers.

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History & geography

History

In the first half of the 18th century, Dąbrowa was a small agricultural settlement belonging to the Będzin parish of the Kraków Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province in the Kingdom of Poland. It was first mentioned on 25 July 1726, when the parish priest of Holy Trinity Church at Będzin noted a woman named Anna Lisowa from Dąbrowa. At the 1787 census of the Archdiocese of Kraków, the settlement numbered 184 inhabitants. The districts of Dąbrowa, which for centuries had comprised separate villages, are much older. Trzebieszowice was first mentioned in the 12th century; Błędów was mentioned by Bishop of Kraków Iwo Odrowąż in the year 1220; Strzemieszyce and Ujejsce were mentioned in the 14th century; Gołonóg in the 15th century; and Ząbkowice was described by Polish historian Jan Długosz in the 15th century. After the Third Partition of Poland (1795), Dąbrowa was annexed by Prussia and incorporated into its newly formed province of New Silesia. The Prussians discovered rich deposits of coal here and the first coal mine was established by Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden in 1796. In 1799, first detailed map of this area was created, on which a settlement called Stara Dąbrowa is presented. It was located along a road from Kraków to Upper Silesia. The coal mine established by von Reden attracted workers, and a settlement was soon established around it. In 1807, Dąbrowa was regained by Poles and included within the short-lived Polish Duchy of Warsaw. After the duchy's dissolution in 1815, it became part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. In 1846, the Cieszkowski Coal Mine was opened, named after Józef Cieszkowski. The Zinc Plant Konstanty operated as early as 1823, and the Huta Bankowa steel works, which is still in operation, was built in Dąbrowa Górnicza in 1834.…

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Geography

Latitude
50.3309
Longitude
19.2079
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
58
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
12.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
18.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
153
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
96,852
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,734
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,688
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    3,162
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,995
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,892
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,530
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    2,373
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,220

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
574
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2002-06-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Feliks Ankerstein
Feliks Ankerstein
Major of the Poliah Army, intelligence officer
Adam Proń
Adam Proń
Polish chemist
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Agnieszka Majewska
Polish basketball player (born 1982)
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Agnieszka Podsiadlik
Polish actress
A
Aleksander Dziurowicz
Polish association football player (1930-1992)
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Aleksander Osuch
Polish mining engineer
A
Aleksander Wojciechowski
POlish historian of art (1922–2006)
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Alicja Derkowska
Polish mathematician and democracy activist
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Alicja Zommer
Polish actress (1931–2016)
Anastazy Kowalczyk
Anastazy Kowalczyk
A
Andrzej Bilik
Polish journalist
Andrzej Dziuk
Andrzej Dziuk
Polish theatre director
A
Andrzej Dziurka
Polish sportsperson
A
Andrzej Fabrycy
Polish chemist (1927–1979)
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Andrzej Kos
Polish electronic engineer
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Andrzej Uthke
Polish officer (1894–1989)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.03
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,104

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,433
Avg daily Wikipedia views
48
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dąbrowa Górnicza

Trzydzieści dni w sercu Śląska
Trzydzieści dni w sercu Śląska
Luis Ochoa Siguencia · 2026
Treinta días en el corazón de Silesia
Treinta días en el corazón de Silesia
Luis Ochoa Siguencia · 2025

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Dąbrowa Górnicza, sourced from Wikidata.

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Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Dąbrowa Górnicza, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Nowoczesny gmach Urzędu Miejskiego w Dąbrowie Górniczej - panoramio — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0 miGmach Urzędu Miasta w Dąbrowie Górniczej od ulicy Granicznej - panoramio — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0 miDabrowa Gornicza, Poland - panoramio (3) — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.4 miW przejściu podziemnym na Redenie - panoramio — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.5 miDabrowa Gornicza, Poland - panoramio (6) — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.5 miTram stop "Gołonóg-Damel" (29332015184) — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.5 miDąbrowa Górnicza Przejazd kolejowy - panoramio — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.6 miSzyb jan 2 dg2 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.7 miSzyb jan 2 dg — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.7 miJacek Walikiewicz w trakcie wykładu , 23 luty 2024, KP — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.7 miJacek Walkiewicz, Szkolenie- Pełna MOC w czasach zmian, Tydzień Bezpłatnych Szkoleń 2024, Akademia WSB — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.7 miAkademia WSB Dąbrowa Górnicza ul. Cieplaka — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAkademia WSB, Dąbrowa Górnicza, hol główny; — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miZbigniew Pikiewicz — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAkademia WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej - 002 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAkademia WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej - 001 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAkademia WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej - 003 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAkademia WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej - 005 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAkademia WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej - 004 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miZapowiedź Festiwalu Nauki Akademii WSB 2023 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miTablice Akademia WSB WSB University, Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miFabryka Pełna Życia - Dąbrowa Górnicza 20230320 9 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miAnna Pilarczyk, the mayor of Ogrodzieniec in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, November 2025 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 miKrzysztof Zamasz in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, November 2025 — Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland0.8 mi

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Official Identifiers

GUS — Statistics Poland

SIMC code
0939473
Population (Wikidata)
112,876
Wikidata
Q108672

SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • GUS — Statistics Poland — SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046