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Gliwice

City population
198,835
#17
in Poland
#4
in Silesia
#2,905
worldwide
WarsawGliwice
50.298, 18.677 · 269 km from Warsaw
City population
198,835
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Poland
#17
of 344 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,905
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Poland
0.5%
of the national population

About Gliwice

Gliwice is a city in Silesia, Poland with a population of 198,835. It is the 17th largest of the 344 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Poland, and the 2,905th largest worldwide. It lies 269 km from Warsaw.

Position in Poland
#17of 344
LargestSmallest
Position in Silesia
#4of 43
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 43
Distance to capital
to Warsaw
Elevation
200 m
Time zone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
50.298, 18.677
Record updated
2025-05-17
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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