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Karpacz

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Karpacz

Total population

4,457

Air quality index

31Good
Coordinates50.77°, 15.75°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Karpacz is a spa town and ski resort in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing, including ski jumping. Its population is about 4,500. Karpacz is situated in the Karkonosze Mountains – a resort with increasing importance for tourism as an alternative to the Alps.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7747
Longitude
15.7542
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
81
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
51,558
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willow Gentian
    Gentiana asclepiadea L. · Magnoliopsida
    1,138
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    965
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    876
  • Coal Tit
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    750
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    701
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    698
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    697
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    660

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,360
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2020-07-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Lower Silesia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,084

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
664
Avg daily Wikipedia views
22
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

GUS — Statistics Poland

SIMC code
0936032
Population (Wikidata)
4,457
Wikidata
Q606126

SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046

Sources

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