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Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
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SosnowiecCity
Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1912.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1915.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1912.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1912.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1915.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1912.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1912.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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View of the Sosnowiec mining area, in 1915.

Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sosnowiec227,295 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
279490
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:279490:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sosnowiec, Voïvodie de Silésie, Pologne
German:
Sosnowiec, Woiwodschaft Schlesien, Polen
Italian:
Sosnowiec, Voivodato della Slesia, Polonia
Polish:
Sosnowiec, Województwo śląskie, Polska
Russian:
Сосновец, Силезское воеводство, Польша
Silesian:
Sosnowjec, Ślůnske wojewůdztwo, Polsko
Simplified Chinese:
索斯诺维茨, 西里西亚省, 波兰
Spanish:
Sosnowiec, Voivodato de Silesia, Polonia
Arabic:
سوسنوفييتس, محافظة سيليزيا, بولندا
Armenian:
Սոսնովեց, Լեհաստան
Asturian:
Sosnowiec, Voivodatu de Silesia, Polonia
Basque:
Sosnowiec, Silesiako voivoderria, Polonia
Belarusian:
Сасновец, Сілезскае ваяводства, Польшча
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сасновец, Сылескае ваяводзтва, Польшча
Breton:
Sosnowiec, Polonia
Bulgarian:
Сосновец, Силезко войводство, Полша
Catalan:
Sosnowiec, Voivodat de Silèsia, Polònia
Cebuano:
Sosnowiec, Województwo Śląskie, Polonya
Croatian:
Sosnowiec, Šlesko vojvodstvo, Poljska
Czech:
Sosnowiec, Slezské vojvodství, Polsko
Dutch:
Sosnowiec, Woiwodschap Silezië, Polen
Esperanto:
Sosnowiec, Silezia Provinco, Pollando
Estonian:
Sosnowiec, Sileesia vojevoodkond, Poola
Farsi/Persian:
ساسنوویتس, استان سیلسیان, لهستان
Finnish:
Sosnowiec, Sleesian voivodikunta, Puola
Hakka:
Sosnowiec, Śląskie, Pô-làn
Hebrew:
סוסנוביץ, שלזיה, פולין
Hungarian:
Sosnowiec, Sziléziai vajdaság, Lengyelország
Indonesian:
Sosnowiec, Provinsi Silesia, Polandia
Japanese:
ソスノヴィエツ, シロンスク県, ポーランド
Javanese:
Sosnowiec, Provinsi Silesia, Polen
Kashubian:
Sosnowiec, Szląsczé wòjewództwò, Pòlskô
Korean:
소스노비에츠, 실롱스크주, 폴란드
Latvian:
Sosnoveca, Silēzijas vojevodiste, Polija
Lithuanian:
Sosnovecas, Silezijos vaivadija, Lenkija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sosnowiec, Polen
Macedonian:
Сосновјец, Шлеско Војводство, Полска
Malay:
Sosnowiec, Wilayah Silesia, Poland
Nauruan:
Sosnowiec, Poran
Norwegian:
Sosnowiec, Schlesiske voivodskap, Polen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sosnowiec, Schlesiske voivodskap, Polen
Portuguese:
Sosnowiec, Silésia, Polónia
Quechua:
Sosnowiec, Pulunya
Romanian:
Sosnowiec, Voievodatul Silezia, Polonia
Scots:
Sosnowiec, Poland
Serbian:
Сосновјец, Војводство шлеско, Пољска
Sicilian:
Sosnowiec, Pulonia
Slovak:
Sosnowiec, Sliezske vojvodstvo, Poľsko
South Azerbaijani:
ساسنوویتس, سیلسیان اوستانی, لهیستان
Swedish:
Sosnowiec, Schlesiens vojvodskap, Polen
Tatar:
Сосновец, Польша
Thai:
ซอสนอวีแยตส์, จังหวัดชล็อนสก์, ประเทศโปแลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
索斯諾維茨, 西里西亞省, 波蘭
Turkish:
Sosnowiec, Silezya Voyvodalığı, Polonya
Udmurt:
Сосновец, Силезия воеводство, Польша
Ukrainian:
Сосновець, Сілезьке воєводство, Польща
Vietnamese:
Sosnowiec, Śląskie, Ba Lan
Volapük:
Sosnowiec, Polän
Waray:
Sosnowiec, Silesya, Polonya
Yiddish:
סאסנאווצע, פוילן


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed326 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Gogolin1247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Ostrava1326.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ufimia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plerophyllidae : Ufimia326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Lissodus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus : Lissodus africanus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paoliidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protorthoptera : Paoliidae318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Zdenekia silesiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protorthoptera : Paoliidae : Zdenekia : Zdenekia silesiensis318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Darekia sanguinea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protorthoptera : Paoliidae : Darekia : Darekia sanguinea318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Silesiapteron jarmilae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protorthoptera : Paoliidae : Silesiapteron : Silesiapteron jarmilae318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosnowiec
Wikidata ID:Q105060
GeoNames ID:7530975

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