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Skarżysko-Kamienna
Świętokrzyskie, Poland · Europe
About Skarżysko-Kamienna
Skarżysko-Kamienna sits on the route: 5 minutes from Skarżysko Kościelne.
Skarżysko-Kamienna is in Świętokrzyskie, Poland, with about 49,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Skarżysko Kościelne, about 4 km away.
Skarżysko-Kamienna (pronounced [skarˈʐɨskɔ kaˈmjɛnna] ) is a city in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in south-central Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major cities.
Skarżysko-Kamienna is an industrial city formed in 1923 from the merger of several smallerRead more
localities dating back to the medieval and early modern periods. Mining in the area dates back to 10,000 BC, whereas iron ore mining and metallurgical production date back over 550 years. Since the 19th-century industrial revolution it became an important centre of industrial production, and since 1922 it became known as one of Poland's munition production centres, nowadays also hosting a military equipment museum. During World War II, it was the site of German Nazi atrocities with over 19,000 people killed.
Prior to 1928, it bore the name of Kamienna; in less formal contexts usually only the first part of the name (Skarżysko) is used. It belongs to historic Polish region of Lesser Poland.
Skarżysko-Kamienna is an important railroad junction, with two main lines (Kraków – Warsaw and Sandomierz – Koluszki) crossing there.
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Skarżysko-Kamienna is in Świętokrzyskie, Poland, about 4 km from Skarżysko Kościelne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 49,410
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Świętokrzyskie
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 51.1131, 20.8716
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Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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