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== Locality and districts ==
Dąbrowa Górnicza is the largest city of the province and the 9th largest in Poland in terms of territory, with total area of 188 square kilometers. The city lies among the hills, at 258 to 390 meters [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. Dąbrowa Górnicza borders [[Będzin County]], [[Zawiercie County]], [[Olkusz County]] and the city of [[Sosnowiec]]. At the same time it borders the cities and towns of Sosnowiec, [[Będzin]], [[Siewierz]] and [[Sławków]].

The [[Toponomy|place name]] ''Dąbrowa'', is derived from the Polish word ''dąb'' ([[oak]]), and denotes an ''oak grove'', as the territory of the original village is believed to have been covered by oak forests during the early days of its existence. From the 19th century, the settlement grew to be an important coal-mining center, and its name was supplemented by the [[adjective]] ''Górnicza'' (which refers to mining) in 1919, to distinguish it from such towns, as [[Dąbrowa Tarnowska]] and [[Dąbrowa Białostocka]].

=== Districts ===
The city is divided into several districts: Antoniów, Błędów, Bugaj, Centrum, Dziewiąty, Gołonóg, Korzeniec, Kuźniczka Nowa, Łazy Błędowskie, Łęka, Łęknice, Łosień, Marianki, Mydlice, Okradzionów, Piekło, Ratanice, Reden, Sikorka, [[Strzemieszyce Małe]], [[Strzemieszyce Wielkie]], Trzebiesławice, Trzydziesty, [[Tucznawa]], [[Ujejsce]], [[Ząbkowice]]. From 1977–1984, the town of [[Sławków]] was a district of Dąbrowa Górnicza.