Będzin County, Administrative division in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
The county spans across 368 square kilometers and contains eight municipalities, including four urban centers and three rural communities around Będzin.
The territory gained its current administrative status in 1999 following Polish local government reforms, previously belonging to the Katowice Voivodeship until 1998.
The region maintains strong connections to its industrial heritage through preserved structures and educational programs highlighting the development of the Silesian area.
The county seat of Będzin lies 13 kilometers northeast of Katowice, with direct rail and road connections to major Polish metropolitan areas.
Sławków, which joined the county in 2002, forms an administrative exclave separated from the main territory by neighboring jurisdictions.
Location: Silesian Voivodeship
Capital city: Będzin
Shares border with: Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jaworzno, Sosnowiec, Katowice, Siemianowice Śląskie, Piekary Śląskie, Tarnowskie Góry county, Lubliniec County, Myszków County, Zawiercie County, Olkusz County
Website: http://starostwo.bedzin.pl
GPS coordinates: 50.33333,19.11667
Latest update: March 20, 2025 01:22
Będzin Castle
1.1 km
Góra Świętej Doroty
2.3 km
Cement works in Grodziec
3.1 km
Będzin Castle
1.2 km
Mieroszewski Palace in Będzin
717 m
Muzeum Zagłębia w Będzinie
1.1 km
Będzin Miasto
2.1 km
Huta Będzin
2.8 km
Mizrachi Synagogue in Będzin
1.6 km
Ciechanowski Palace in Będzin
2.1 km
Podziemia Będzińskie
1.3 km
Saint Thomas Becket church in Będzin
1.6 km
Jewish cemetery in Będzin
1.2 km
Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in Będzin
2.4 km
Kościół Trójcy Przenajświętszej w Będzinie
1.3 km
Defensive walls in Będzin
1.4 km
Immaculate Conception church in Będzin
2.9 km
Dekanat będziński
1.3 km
Jewish cemetery in Czeladź
1.9 km
Saint Dorothy church in Będzin
2.3 km
Teatr Dzieci Zagłębia im. Jana Dormana
1.7 km
Cukerman Synagogue in Będzin
1.5 km
39 Będzińska street in Sosnowiec
1.9 km
Zespół zabudowy Cementowni Grodziec w Będzinie
3.1 km
Sludge tank building of Cementownia Grodziec
3.1 km
Holy Trinity church in Będzin
1.3 km
Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Województwa Śląskiego
2.5 km
Miasto w ramach historycznego założenia
1.3 kmReviews
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