What is Piekary Śląskie?
[[Image:Piekary Śląskie - Basilica of St Mary and St Bartholome 01.jpg|thumb|Basilica of St. Mary and St. Bartholomew in Piekary Śląskie]] [[Image:POL Piekary Śląskie flag.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:POL Piekary Śląskie COA.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Piekary Śląskie''' ({{lang-de|Deutsch Piekar}}; {{lang-szl|Piekary}}) is a city in [[Silesian Voivodeship]] in south [[Poland]], near [[Katowice]]. About 55,000 people live there and its area is 39.98&nbsp;km². It is on the [[Brynica]] river. Piekary Śląskie has had [[city rights]] since 1939. {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Piekary Slaskie}} [[Category:Cities in Silesian Voivodeship]]