Poraj, Silesian Voivodeship
{{Other places|Poraj (disambiguation){{!}}Poraj}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Poraj
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Poraj (8).JPG
| image_caption = Manor in Poraj
| image_flag =
| image_shield =
| image_map =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Silesian
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Myszków
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Poraj
| coordinates = {{coord|50|40|44|N|19|12|58|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| population_total = 4000
| website =
}}
Poraj {{IPAc-pl|'|p|o|r|a|I}} is a village in Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Poraj.{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish |access-date=2009-01-26 |archive-date=2007-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611092549/http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |url-status=live }} It lies approximately {{convert|13|km|mi|0}} north-west of Myszków and {{convert|50|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of the regional capital Katowice.
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External links
- [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/poraj/ Jewish Community in Poraj] on Virtual Shtetl
{{Gmina Poraj}}
Category:Villages in Myszków County
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