Orzesze

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Orzesze

Total population

21,631

Coordinates50.14°, 18.78°

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

Overview

Orzesze is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Silesia

• Bełk
  2.7 mi away
• Stanowice
  4.6 mi away · pop. 2,254
• Chudów
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,493
• Gostyń
  5.6 mi away · pop. 4,532
• Gierałtowice
  5.9 mi away · pop. 3,752
• Paniówki
  6.1 mi away · pop. 2,297
• Przegędza
  6.6 mi away
• Rudziczka
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,152
• Wilcza
  8.8 mi away · pop. 2,138
• Pilchowice
  10.6 mi away · pop. 2,919
• Poręba
  11.5 mi away
• Jankowice
  11.8 mi away · pop. 4,037

Browse all places in Silesia →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Orzesze

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Seen 2026-09-21

Four-spot Orbweaver

Araneus quadratus

Seen 2026-09-20

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-20

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-19

Bleeding Fairy Helmet

Mycena haematopus

Seen 2026-09-19

common ivy

Hedera helix

Seen 2026-09-19

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-19

white campion

Silene latifolia

Seen 2026-09-19

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers