 piekary ÅlÄskie () () is a city in silesia in southern poland, near katowice. the north district of the upper silesian metropolitan union - metropolis with the population of 2 million. located in the silesian highlands, on the brynica river (tributary of the vistula). it is situated in the silesian voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in katowice voivodeship, and before then, of the autonomous silesian voivodeship. piekary ÅlÄskie is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation - katowice urban area and within a greater silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.european spatial planning observation network (espon)  the population of the city is 59,061 (2008).powierzchnia i ludnoÅÄ w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - central statistical office in poland issn 1505-5507 , 13.08.2008 piekary is a spiritual center of upper silesia, a marian shrine which is a pilgrimage site for thousands of the faithful, and a mining town. it was the stage for patriotic polish demonstrations and one of the centers of silesian uprisings and in 19
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