Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sosnowiec ([sɔˈsnɔvʲɛt͡s] ; German: Sosnowitz) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, western Lesser Poland in southern Poland, bordering Katowice. It is located in central part of Silesian Voivodeship, on the Przemsza river (tributary of the Vistula).It is situated in the Silesian voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously (since 1945), it was part of Katowice Voivodeship, and before World War II, Sosnowiec belonged to Kielce Voivodeship. Sosnowiec is one of the cities of the 2.7 million person conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 220,450 (June 2009).Its name comes from Polish word sosna, referring to the pine forests which were common prior to 1830. It was originally known as Sosnowice. Other variations of the name include Sosnowietz, Sosnowitz, Sosnovitz (Yiddish), Sosnovyts, Sosnowyts, Sosnovytz, Sosnowytz, Sosnovetz. There are 5 other smaller towns in Poland also called Sosnowiec. They are located in the regions of Kielce, Łódź, and Opole.. }
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- Sosnowiec abstract "Sosnowiec ([sɔˈsnɔvʲɛt͡s] ; German: Sosnowitz) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, western Lesser Poland in southern Poland, bordering Katowice. It is located in central part of Silesian Voivodeship, on the Przemsza river (tributary of the Vistula).It is situated in the Silesian voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously (since 1945), it was part of Katowice Voivodeship, and before World War II, Sosnowiec belonged to Kielce Voivodeship. Sosnowiec is one of the cities of the 2.7 million person conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 220,450 (June 2009).Its name comes from Polish word sosna, referring to the pine forests which were common prior to 1830. It was originally known as Sosnowice. Other variations of the name include Sosnowietz, Sosnowitz, Sosnovitz (Yiddish), Sosnovyts, Sosnowyts, Sosnovytz, Sosnowytz, Sosnovetz. There are 5 other smaller towns in Poland also called Sosnowiec. They are located in the regions of Kielce, Łódź, and Opole.".