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Metropolis GZM

This article is about the political and economic association of local municipalities. For the geographic area, see Katowice urban area and Katowice metropolitan area. For the industrial region, see Upper Silesian Industrial Region.

Metropolis GZM
Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia (Polish)
Metropolitan association [pl]
KTW buildings in Katowice, the largest city in the urban area
Plac Stulecia (Centennial Square) in Sosnowiec, the second largest city in the urban area
Market Square and City Hall in Gliwice, the third largest city in the urban area
Market Square in Bytom, the fifth largest city in the urban area
Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Royal Castle in Będzin
Official logo of Metropolis GZM
Wordmark
Location on the map of Poland
Location on the map of Poland
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipSilesian
Government
 • BodyManagement Board of Metropolis GZM
 • Chair of the Management BoardKazimierz Karolczak [pl]
 • Chair of the AssemblyMarcin Krupa [pl]
Area
 • Total
2,554 km2 (986 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
2,128,034
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • Total€44.570 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€20,800 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Area code+48 32
Websitemetropoliagzm.pl

The Metropolis GZM[3] (Polish: Metropolia GZM, formally in Polish Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia)[4] is a metropolitan association (Polish: związek metropolitalny) composed of 41 contiguous gminas, with a total population of over 2 million, covering most of the Katowice metropolitan area in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. The seat of metropolitan administration is Katowice, the largest member city and the voivodeship capital.

  1. ^ "Info Mapa - InfoGZM". infogzm.metropoliagzm.pl. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Metropolia dziś / Metropolis today – Metropolia GZM". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Full text of the Government bill establishing the Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia" [Utworzenie przez Rade Ministrów związku metropolitalnego pod nazwą „Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia”. Rozporządzenie] (PDF). Council of Ministers. 25 June 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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