Gorzów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Gorzów
Village
Gorzów
Coordinates: 50°4′N 19°14′E / 50.067°N 19.233°E / 50.067; 19.233
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Oświęcim
Gmina	Chełmek
Area	3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (approx.)	2,400
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32-660
Car plates	KOS

Gorzów [ˈɡɔʐuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmek, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Chełmek, 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Oświęcim, and 51 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.^[1]

The village has a population of approximately 2,000.

Gorzów lies close to two rivers: the Vistula and Przemsza, on a wide and flat terrace common to both rivers, an area of 391 hectares (970 acres). 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.

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  Primary school with gymnasium in Gorzów

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  Sports area in Gorzów

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  St. Queen Jadwiga Parish Church in Gorzów

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  Gorzów Chrzanowski railway station on the route Trzebinia - Oświęcim

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Coordinates: 50°4′N 19°14′E / 50.067°N 19.233°E / 50.067; 19.233

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