Kalety | |
|---|---|
Town hall | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 18°54′E / 50.567°N 18.900°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Tarnowskie Góry |
| Gmina | Kalety (urban gmina) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.68 km2 (22.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 8,607 |
| • Density | 149.2/km2 (386.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42-660 |
| Vehicle registration | STA |
| Website | http://www.kalety.pl |
Kalety ([kaˈlɛtɨ] kə-LET-ee, Silesian: Kalyty, [kaˈlɨtɨ] kə-LEET-ee) is a town in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 8,607 inhabitants as of 2019.
Kalety is a member of Cittaslow.
During World War II, six people from Kalety, including five policemen, were murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,699 | — |
| 1960 | 6,653 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | 8,681 | +30.5% |
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Kalety is twinned with: