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Kłobuck

Eastern Europe

Klobuck is a town in southern Poland, with 12,934 inhabitants as of 2019. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship about 15 kilometers northwest of Czestochowa, it is the capital of Klobuck County. Historically Klobuck belongs to the Lesser Poland region, sitting in its extreme northwestern corner near the border with the Greater Poland and Silesia historical provinces, among the hills of the Lesser Poland Upland. The town covers an area of 47 square kilometers, with forests covering 20 percent of it.

Facts
Population
12,934 1
Founding Year
1339 to 1344 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Kłobuck
GeoNames geonameid 3096090 (Kłobuck), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia (Polish): Kłobuck
Wikipedia (Polish)
  • Historia
    Od początku XIV wieku Kłobuck stał się miastem królewskim, które zostało założone przez króla polskiego Kazimierza III Wielkiego na prawie magdeburskim między 1339 i 1344 rokiem.
  • Article text: founding statement
    Od początku XIV wieku Kłobuck stał się miastem królewskim, które zostało założone przez króla polskiego Kazimierza III Wielkiego na prawie magdeburskim między 1339 i 1344 rokiem.
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Klobuck (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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