Kaniów, Silesian Voivodeship
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Kaniów ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Bestwina
, within Bielsko County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Bestwina
, 12 km (7 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała
, and 36 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice
.
The village has a population of 2,926.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Bestwina
Gmina Bestwina
Gmina Bestwina is a rural gmina in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bestwina, which lies approximately north of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice....
, within Bielsko County
Bielsko County
Bielsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Bestwina
Bestwina
Bestwina is a village in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bestwina. It lies approximately north of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice....
, 12 km (7 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała
-Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry...
, and 36 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
The village has a population of 2,926.