Herby

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
50°45′10″N 18°53′15″E / 50.75278°N 18.88750°E / 50.75278; 18.88750Country PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyLubliniecGminaHerbyPopulation
2,350 (As of February 2,015)

Herby [ˈxɛrbɨ] is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Herby.[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Lubliniec and 57 km (35 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

It was devastated by an F3 tornado on 15 August 2008. Herby has a population of 6538, according to the Population Census 2021.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Warszawa (web)


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