Skoczów

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Skoczów is a historic town in southern Poland’s Silesian Voivodeship, known for its location on the Vistula River and its traditional Silesian character.

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Skoczów canonical 3
Skoczów (local toponym of Slavic origin) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode +48 33
carPlatesCode SCI
climate temperate continental climate
coordinateLocation 49.8000°N 18.7833°E
country Poland
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 300 metres
hasCulturalIdentity Silesian
hasEconomicActivity services
small-scale industry
trade
hasHeritage traditional Silesian character
hasHistoricalStatus historic town
hasLandmark Saints Peter and Paul Church in Skoczów
Saints Peter and Paul Sanctuary on Kaplicówka Hill
historic town square
statue of Saint John Sarkander
hasLocalGovernment mayor of Skoczów
town council of Skoczów
hasMinorityReligion Lutheranism
hasMunicipalRights town rights in the Middle Ages
hasNearbyGeographicalFeature Silesian Beskids foothills
linked to: Beskidian Foothills
hasRiverFeature Vistula valley
linked to: Vistula basin
hasTraditionalCuisine Silesian cuisine
hasTransport national and regional roads
railway station Skoczów
isPartOf European Union
Upper Silesian metropolitan area (broad sense)
isSeatOf Gmina Skoczów
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cieszyn County
Silesian Voivodeship
locatedInHistoricalRegion Cieszyn Silesia
Silesia
locatedInPartOfCountry southern Poland
locatedNear Bielsko-Biała
Cieszyn
Ustroń
locatedOnRiver Vistula
linked to: Vistula River
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
namedAfter Skoczów (local toponym of Slavic origin)
linked to: Skoczów
officialLanguage Polish
partOf Gmina Skoczów
population approximately 14000
postalCode 43-430
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Skoczów namedAfter Skoczów (local toponym of Slavic origin)
linked to: Skoczów
Dębowiec locatedNear Skoczów