Highest Major Cities in Poland

Cities in Poland with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Zakopane27,266 people · Lesser Poland

819 m

Nowy Targ33,763 people · Lesser Poland

595 m

Boguszów-Gorce16,726 people · Lower Silesia

581 m

Wałbrzych127,431 people · Lower Silesia

495 m

Kamienna Góra21,743 people · Lower Silesia

443 m

Nowa Ruda24,753 people · Lower Silesia

392 m

Olkusz37,744 people · Lesser Poland

366 m

Ustroń15,637 people · Silesia

355 m

Łaziska Górne21,983 people · Silesia

349 m

Żywiec32,132 people · Silesia

347 m

Zawiercie53,159 people · Silesia

332 m

Jelenia Góra77,366 people · Lower Silesia

331 m

Andrychów21,954 people · Lesser Poland

327 m

Bielsko-Biala176,515 people · Silesia

319 m

Chorzów113,430 people · Silesia

319 m

Jaworzno96,541 people · Silesia

318 m

Trzebinia18,828 people · Lesser Poland

314 m

Myślenice17,686 people · Lesser Poland

304 m

Orzesze18,438 people · Silesia

299 m

Radzionków17,167 people · Silesia

298 m

Bielawa29,232 people · Lower Silesia

297 m

Tarnowskie Góry60,938 people · Silesia

297 m

Myszków33,273 people · Silesia

294 m

Nowy Sącz84,376 people · Lesser Poland

293 m

Kłodzko25,717 people · Lower Silesia

292 m

Piekary Śląskie59,757 people · Silesia

290 m

Świebodzice23,228 people · Lower Silesia

290 m

Sanok39,684 people · Subcarpathia

289 m

Głuchołazy15,120 people · Opole Voivodeship

288 m

Mikołów38,821 people · Silesia

287 m

Radlin17,479 people · Silesia

287 m

Ząbkowice Śląskie15,004 people · Lower Silesia

287 m

Bytom189,186 people · Silesia

285 m

Libiąż17,834 people · Lesser Poland

285 m

Rydułtowy21,887 people · Silesia

284 m

Gorlice28,609 people · Lesser Poland

283 m

Świętochłowice55,600 people · Silesia

282 m

Dzierżoniów34,168 people · Lower Silesia

278 m

Krosno47,784 people · Subcarpathia

278 m

Czeladź34,308 people · Silesia

277 m

Katowice286,960 people · Silesia

276 m

Kęty19,249 people · Lesser Poland

275 m

Tomaszów Lubelski20,261 people · Lublin

274 m

Chrzanów39,973 people · Lesser Poland

273 m

Cieszyn35,586 people · Silesia

273 m

Wadowice19,238 people · Lesser Poland

271 m

Prudnik23,343 people · Opole Voivodeship

270 m

Siemianowice Śląskie73,121 people · Silesia

270 m

Dąbrowa Górnicza116,971 people · Silesia

267 m

Kielce192,468 people · Świętokrzyskie

267 m

Highlights

Within Poland, Zakopane ranks first in 2026 with 819 m, followed by Nowy Targ (595 m) and Boguszów-Gorce (581 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 819 m (Zakopane) to 267 m (Kielce), with a median of 291 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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