Rybnik
city in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Summary
Rybnik is a city with powiat rights in Poland[1]. Rybnik draws 864 Wikipedia views per month (city with powiat rights in poland category, ranking #38 of 62).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Silesian Voivodeship[3]
- Country: Poland[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: city[6]
- Shares border with: Rydułtowy[7], Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny[8], Gmina Pilchowice[9], Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska[10], Gmina Lyski[11], Gmina Gaszowice[12], Gmina Jejkowice[13], Radlin[14], Gmina Marklowice[15], Gmina Świerklany[16], Żory[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Liévin[18], Dorsten[19], Karviná[20], Bedburg-Hau[21], Ivano-Frankivsk[22], Vilnius County[23], Topoľčany[24], Saint-Vallier[25], Newtownabbey[26], Mazamet[27], Larissa[28], Eurasburg[29], Bar[30], Haderslev[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Rybnik[32]
- Commons category: Rybnik[33]
- Licence plate code: SR[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[35], UTC+02:00[36]
- Inception: 1327[37]
- Official website: http://www.rybnik.pl/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rybnik[39]
- Commons gallery: Rybnik[40]
- Population: 133,772[41]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[42], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[43]
- Capital of: Rybnik County[44]
- Official name: Rybnik[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rybnik[46]
- Female population: 68,646[47]
- Male population: 65,126[48]
- Native label: Rybnik[49]
- Category for people buried here: Q113618620[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rybnik[51]
- Different from: Rybnik[52]
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Physical Characteristics
Rybnik covers an area of 148 km²[53].
Why It Matters
Rybnik has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Rybnik is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]