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Lipie
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Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa im. S. Fiedorowicza w Lipiu
SDG 4Quality Education
- Duration
- 6 wks
- Spots
- 1
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Lipie
A smaller Polish town · about 85 km from Katowice as the crow flies.
About the place
Meet Lipie
Lipie is a village in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lipie.
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- Region
- Silesian Voivodeship
- Population
- 1,064 (2021)
- Distance
- 204 km to Warsaw · 133 km to Kraków (straight line)
Where it is
Finding Lipie
Many AIESEC projects are in smaller towns and villages, not only big cities. Lipie is about 85 km from Katowice.
your free time
Life in a smaller place
Life in Lipie is quieter than in a big city, and you get to know the place and its people well. For a weekend out, Katowice is about 85 km away.
Explore KatowiceIn Katowice
- The Spodek arena and the Silesian Museum, built in a former coal mine
- A concert at NOSPR, one of Europe's best concert halls
- Nikiszowiec, a red-brick miners' district
- Mariacka Street at night
Before you come
Good to know
- Flying in
- Katowice (KTW), 63 km away · Łódź (LCJ), 89 km away
- Getting around
- Regional buses and trains connect to the nearest cities. Trains between cities run with PKP Intercity and regional lines.
- Money
- Polish złoty (PLN). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere.
- Language
- Polish. Many young people speak English, and your local AIESEC team helps with the rest.
- Weather
- Cold winters, often below 0 °C, and warm summers. Pack for the season of your project.
- Emergencies
- Call 112, the EU-wide emergency number. Plugs are type C/E, 230 V.