Gorzów | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oświęcim |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Chełmek |
Area Total Km2: | 3.91 |
Population Total: | 2400 |
Population Footnotes: | (approx.) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 32-660 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | KOS |
Coordinates: | 50.0667°N 33°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Gorzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmek, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south of Chełmek, 5km (03miles) north of Oświęcim, and 510NaN0 west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
Gorzów lies close to two rivers: the Vistula and Przemsza, on a wide and flat terrace common to both rivers, an area of . The western and southern borders are naturally drawn by Przemsza river and Vistula river, on the other side of the rivers are located: south side - the city Oświęcim, west side - Czarnuchowice – district of the city Nowy Bieruń. The east and north borders are delimited artificially and runs irregularly: east side - village Bobrek, north side - the municipal city Chełmek. Citizens of Gorzów use the local names of individual rural districts, such as Babin, Kopanki, Cholerny cmentarz, Orliska, Piaski, Małowy and New Village. Main roads in Gorzów are Oświęcimska, Gorzowska, Szkolna, Nowowiejska which are regional/county roads administered by the County Roads Administration in Oświęcim; other roads are administered by the municipality city Chełmek. To the east is the regional road number 1809K (previously inter-reginal road 933), which is partiallythe border between Bobrek and Gorzów.