Katowice

city in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Katowice (pronounce: sound file [katɔ'vʲitsɛ], also known as Kattowitz in German) is a city in Poland. It is in the south of Poland in the historical region called Silesia on Kłodnica and Rawa river. It received city rights in 1865. Between 1953 and 1956 Katowice had the name Stalinogród - "Stalin City".[1] It was given by the polish communists. There are about 315,123 people living there. The mayor of the city is Marcin Krupa. For a long period of time the city was ruled by Germans, as it was a part of Germany until 1918. There is a little airport called Airport Muchowiec. There are both modern and old buildings in Katowice. It was the center of the coal mining and metallurgy.

Flag
Flag of Katowice
Coat of Arms
Coat of Arms of Katowice
Coat of Arms of Katowice

Districts

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Districts of Katowice

I. City

  • 1. Śródmieście
  • 2. Koszutka
  • 3. Bogucice
  • 4. Osiedle Paderewskiego - Muchowiec

II. North-Town

  • 5. Załęże
  • 6. Osiedle Witosa
  • 7. Osiedle Tysiąclecia
  • 8. Dąb
  • 9. Wełnowiec - Józefowiec

III. West-Town

  • 10. Ligota - Panewniki
  • 11. Brynów - Osiedle Zgrzebnioka
  • 12. Brynów - Załęska Hałda

IV. East-Town

  • 13. Zawodzie
  • 14. Dąbrówka Mała
  • 15. Szopienice - Burowiec
  • 16. Janów - Nikiszowiec
  • 17. Giszowiec

V. South-Town

  • 18. Murcki
  • 19. Piotrowice - Ochojec
  • 20. Zarzecze
  • 21. Kostuchna
  • 22. Podlesie

Famous people from Katowice

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Katowice, Museum of Silesia

Twin towns

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References

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  1. Woźniczka, Zygmunt (6 March 2014). "Katowice zniknęły. Powstał Stalinogród. To już 61 lat". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

Other websites

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