Place:Tarnowskie Góry, Ślaskie, Poland

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NameTarnowskie Góry
Alt namesTarnowskie Górysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates50.467°N 18.667°E
Located inŚlaskie, Poland
Also located inKatowice, Poland    
See alsoŚlaskie, Poland
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Tarnowskie Góry (German: Tarnowitz; ) is a town in Silesia, southern Poland, located in the Silesian Highlands near Katowice. On the south it borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a megalopolis, the greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 61,422 (2019). As of 1999, it is part of Silesian Voivodeship, previously Katowice Voivodeship.

The Historic Silver Mine of Tarnowskie Góry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the town.

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