Upper Silesia - Major Cities and Towns

Major Cities and Towns

The historical capital of Upper Silesia is Opole, neverteheless the largest towns of the region are located in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, the total population of which is 3,487,000.

Population figures as of 1995 (all in Poland unless otherwise indicated)

  • Katowice (354,200)
  • Ostrava (320,000) - Czech Republic (eastern districts of former Slezská Ostrava)
  • Bytom (227,600)
  • Gliwice (214,000)
  • Zabrze (201,600)
  • Bielsko-Biała (196,307)
  • Ruda Śląska (166,300)
  • Rybnik (144,300)
  • Tychy (140,900)
  • Opole (130,600)
  • Chorzów (125,800)
  • Jastrzębie Zdrój (103,500)
  • Havířov (85,000) - Czech Republic
  • Mysłowice (80,000)
  • Siemianowice Śląskie (78,100)
  • Kędzierzyn-Koźle (70,700)
  • Tarnowskie Góry (67,200)
  • Piekary Śląskie (67,200)
  • Żory (66,300)
  • Racibórz (65,100)
  • Karviná (64,200) - Czech Republic
  • Opava (62,000) - Czech Republic
  • Świętochłowice (59,600)
  • Wodzisław Śląski (50,500)
  • Nysa (49,000)
  • Mikołów (38,900)
  • Cieszyn (37,300)
  • Orlová (35,900) - Czech Republic
  • Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600)
  • Pszczyna (34,600)
  • Kluczbork (26,900)
  • Lubliniec (26,900)
  • Český Těšín (26,300) - Czech Republic (Czech part of Cieszyn)
  • Krnov (25,400) - Czech Republic
  • Rydułtowy (24,100)
  • Łaziska Górne (23,000)
  • Bohumín (22 894) - Czech Republic
  • Bieruń (22,100)
  • Pyskowice (21,900)
  • Strzelce Opolskie (21,900)

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