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Innovation Relay Centre 
South Poland

Coordinator: Technology Transfer Centre 
Cracow University of Technology
Environmental Engineering Faculty; rooms 10, 4
PL - 31-155 Cracow, Warszawska 24
tel: +48 (12) 628 28 45, tel/fax: +48 (12) 632 47 95
e-mail: ircpk@transfer.edu.pl


Region: Slask (Silesia)



Silesia region (voivodship) is situated in south part of Poland and consists of 19 cities 17 districts and 166 communities. It takes 12 294 square kilometers of area i.e. 3,9 % area of Poland, where live 4 882 400 inhabitants i.e. 12,6 % inhabitants of the whole Poland. From the point of view of area Silesia voivodship is fourteenth in Poland and from the point of view of quantity of inhabitants - the second. Density of population in this region is equal to 397 person / square kilometers and is 3,2 times greater then average in Poland. In case of Silesia voivodship this indicator is greatest in Poland. In industry and building sector is employed 805 800 person i.e. 42,1 % working person in this voivodship.

Municipal areas in Silesia region takes 37,1 % of total area where live 3 900 000 person i.e. 81,5 % inhabitants in this region.