| Area and location
Location: southern Poland, Śląskie Voivodeship (Upper Silesia); Zabrze adjoins Gliwice, Ruda Śląska and Bytom
Area (sq km): 80.5
Main road connections: the town is intersected by national road No. 88 and motorway A4, which connects it to the west of Poland; good road connection with the Katowice conglomeration will be provided by the Interurban Road, which is currently under construction; after the completion of the motorway A1, Zabrze will have excellent north-south and east-west road connections.
Direct railway connections: Katowice, Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Kołobrzeg, Cracow
Distances to major cities:
Gdańsk - 540 km
Cracow - 80 km
Łódź - 200 km
Poznań - 280 km
Warsaw - 290 km
Wrocław - 160 km
Berlin - 550 km
Bratislava - 410 km
Paris – 1,600 km
Prague - 500 km
Vienna - 470 km
Border crossings (distances):
- to Russia: Gronowo (680 km), Bezledy (670 km), Gołdap (670 km)
- to Ukraine: Medyka (360 km)
- to Belarus: Kuźnica (550 km), Terespol (500 km)
- to the Slovak Republic: Czadca (100 km)
- to the Czech Republic: Cieszyn (90 km)
- to Germany: Zgorzelec (450 km)
International airports: Katowice (30 km), Kraków-Balice (70 km), Wrocław (200 km), Warsaw (280 km)
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