Będzin (also Bendzin, Yiddish: Bendin בענדין, German: Bendzin, Bendsburg) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river (tributary of the Vistula), the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million. Even though part of Silesian Voivodeship, Będzin belongs to Lesser Poland, together with whole Zaglebie Dabrowskie region. Będzin is one of the oldest towns of Lesser Poland and is regarded as the capital of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie.