Swarzędz is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of west-central Poland, within the Poznan metropolitan area, with 29,766 inhabitants in a municipality of 40,166. Settlement there is documented from 1366, and the town received formal rights in 1638 from King Wladyslaw IV Vasa; its name is thought to derive from pre-Christian Slavic worship of the deity Svarog. A railway hub and commercial center, Swarzędz has historically been known for furniture manufacturing and carpentry.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Latitude52.410361 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Swarzędz (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.410361, longitude 17.077111
P2046 (area)
area 8.16 sq km
Wikidata statement P1082
population = 29295 (Wikidata P1082, as of 2021-03-31, normal rank)
View the Source2. Swarzędz (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Established' = '14th century' on 'Swarzędz'
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Swarzędz - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 92 m
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 17.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 17.25
52.25 17.25 Cfb
5. GeoNames: Swarzędz - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3084130Quote, cities500 record 3084130
52.41289 17.08503 P PPLA3 PL 86 3021 302116 29010 92 Europe/Warsaw
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