Rybnik is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, about 38 kilometers southwest of the regional capital Katowice and 19 kilometers from the Czech border. It is one of the major cities of the Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area, historically known as the Rybnik Coal Area, and had a population of 122,026 as of the end of 2025.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude50.083333 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Rybnik (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1327-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 133,772 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.083333, longitude 18.5
P2046 (area)
area 148.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 133772 (2021)
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Wikidata Q107094, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Rybnik (Wikipedia)
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