Wojkowice | |
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 Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Wojkowice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Wojkowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′N 19°3′E / 50.367°N 19.050°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Silesian |
| County | Będzin |
| Gmina | Wojkowice (urban gmina) |
| First mentioned | 1271 |
| Area | |
| • City | 12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • City | 8,927 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 |
| • Metro | 5,294,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42-580 |
| Vehicle registration | SBE |
| Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
| Website | http://www.wojkowice.pl |
Wojkowice [vɔi̯kɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Weickendorf) is a small town in województwo śląskie, located in so-called Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Wojkowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula), and historically belongs to Lesser Poland. Its name comes from ancient Polish given name Wojek, which might have been a diminutive of Wojslaw. Several other locations in Poland have been named in a similar fashion – Wojslawice, Wojkowo, Wojkow, Wojkowa.
The town used to be in Katowice Voivodeship, but has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its the formation of the voivodeship in 1999. Wojkowice is one of the cities of the 2,7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2] The population of the town is 8,927 (2019).
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) "Project 1.4.3". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.