Wełnowiec
in Katowice of Województwo Śląskie, Poland
-
Katowice International Airport (14 mi) - Gliwice Glider Airport (15 mi)
- Bielsko-Bialo Kaniow Airfield (23 mi)
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (37 mi)
- Częstochowa-Rudniki (43 mi)
-
Zabreh Ostrava Airport (48 mi) - Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport (57 mi)
-
Žilina Airport (74 mi) - Warsaw Chopin Airport (155 mi)
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (167 mi)
-
Vienna International Airport (186 mi)
- Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Historic Centre of Kraków (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Vlkolínec (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Chorzów - Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny (zoo, (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.277 and 19.020 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 16' 36" and E 19° 1' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Zloty - PLN
- Spoken languages:
- Polish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:43 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:28 am and 7:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Poland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Poland. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Wełnowiec
Wełnowiec in Katowice (Województwo Śląskie) is a city in Poland about 160 mi (or 258 km) south-west of Warsaw, the country's capital.
Local time in Wełnowiec is now 12:43 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Warsaw with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Wełnowiec, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Poland is Katowice International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Poland is Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), South-East. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Katowice, Siemianowice Slaskie, Chorzow, Czeladz and Swietochlowice. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Monopol
ActivPark Apartamenty
Park Hotel Diament
EuroResidence Apartment Home
Vienna House Easy Angelo Katowice
Q Hotel Plus Katowice
Hotel Forum Katowice
Novotel Katowice Centrum
Hotel Diament Plaza Katowice
Courtyard Katowice City Center
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Katowice 2015 - VP vs C9 with players communications (C9 POV in English)
POV C9 in English Bracket before the game http://i.imgur.com/qgiLdkJ.png This content is not mine, all credits to ESL. This is a capture of the ESL's stream.
Katowice 2015 - fnatic vs NiP dust2 grand final players voices (NiP POV English/Swedish)
NiP POV English/Swedish Funny highlight of the tournament : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgmZBxVGF4c This content is not mine, all credits to ESL. This is a capture of the ESL's stream.
Mayday 2013 Katowice - Members of Mayday
Members of Mayday 2013 - Katowice, Polska ZDJĘCIA/PHOTOS: http://www.fotoz.pl/mayday_2013/
Wrak Race Silesia 9, Katowice 24.11.2013- Konduktorska
Opis i zdjęcia na: http://24silesia.pl/sport/item/291-wrak-race-silesia-9-katowice wyścigi wraków, złomów, Rally Wrecks of Poland.
Cosplay And Girls IEM 2015 ESL
Fanfage uczestników: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DuoBot-Cosplay/1416486138612830?sk=timeline https://www.facebook.com/CraftsOfTwo https://www.facebook.com/IssabelCosplay ...
Slash - Welcome to the Jungle & Paradise City (Katowice, Spodek 13.02.2013)
Amatorskie nagranie z koncertu Slash'a w Katowickim Spodku 13.02.2013. 00:09 - Welcome to the Jungle 04:53 - Paradise City.
BAR Moje Kolo
http://www.szlagierowysklep.pl JEDYNY TAK SZLAGIEROWY SKLEP 32 7 900 900, 507 177 337 http://www.listaslaskichszlagierow.com http://www.promus-art.pl http://www.biesiadnik.pl ...
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego finał Polska-Brazylia 2014, fanzone spodek
Hymn polski, finał mistrzostw świata w siatkówce mecz Polska-Brazylia, fanzone Katowice.
Zwiedzamy Bawarię z Rafałem Lincnerem - Lista Śląskich Szlagierów
http://www.szlagierowysklep.pl JEDYNY TAK SZLAGIEROWY SKLEP 32 7 900 900, 507 177 337 http://www.listaslaskichszlagierow.com http://www.promus-art.pl http://www.biesiadnik.pl ...
Duet Karo Juz na zawsze z Toba
http://www.szlagierowysklep.pl JEDYNY TAK SZLAGIEROWY SKLEP 32 7 900 900, 507 177 337 http://www.listaslaskichszlagierow.com http://www.promus-art.pl http://www.biesiadnik.pl ...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers (tributaries of the Oder and the Vistula respectively). Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 km north of the Silesian Beskids (part of the Carpathian Mountains) and about 100 km southeast of the Sudetes Mountains. It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2.2 million to 3.5 million.
Spodek
Spodek (meaning "saucer" in Polish) is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at ul. Korfantego 35 under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach (Voivodeship Sport and Show Arena in Katowice), under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997. Aside from the main dome, the complex includes a gym, an ice rink, a hotel and three large car parks.
Koszutka
Koszutka is a district of Katowice.
Wełnowiec
Wełnowiec is a district of Katowice, Poland.
Silesian Insurgents' Monument
The Silesian Insurgents' Monument (Polish: Pomnik Powstańców Śląskich) in Katowice, southern Poland, is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921, which aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state. The monument was unveiled on 1 September 1967, and was designed by sculptor Gustaw Zemła and architect Wojciech Zabłocki.
Silesian Museum
Silesian Museum is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.
Jerzy Ziętek Rondo
The Rondo Generała Jerzego Ziętka in Katowice is the roundabout in the centre of the city, in the Silesian Voivodship in southern Poland. On that main traffic circle, the Aleja Korfantego and the road 79, part of the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa, meet. To allow an easy passage through the Katowice city centre for road 79, two underground tunnels of 657 and 650 metres have been built. There are ramps leading to the roundabout, which are the exit for the city centre.
Altus Skyscraper
Altus (also known as Uni Centrum or Business Center 2000) is a skyscraper in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The construction started in 2001 and finished in 2003. The building is 125 m high and rises 30 floors above ground. Total floor area is 68,815 m², and volume is 270,430 m³. The building surrounds a four-story atrium. One wing of the building has 18 stories and the other has 29. Altus is an intelligent building, controlled centrally through a Building Management System.
Stalexport Skyscrapers
The Stalexport skyscrapers are twin skyscrapers (Tower A and Tower B) located in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The buildings share a three-story base. They were designed by Yugoslavian architect Georg Gruićić in the late 1970s and finished in 1981 and 1982, respectively. The total floor area is 27,183 m². The towers were originally designed for the Centre for Foreign Trade. They now contain over 700 offices.
Great Synagogue (Katowice)
Great Synagogue was the largest synagogue in Katowice (Kattowitz), Poland then Germany. It was built in 1900, designed by Ignatz Grünfeld. The synagogue was set on fire by Nazis on 4 September 1939.
Silesia City Center
Silesia City Center is a shopping mall in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was opened in 2005 and it is the biggest mall in Europe. Its total area covers a few thousand square metres, of which 65 000 sq metres is a trade zone, 100 000 sq metres is a housing estate and 60 000 sq metres is an office site. It is situated in Katowice along 107 Chorzowska Road (the land previously belonged to the coal mine KWK Gottwald). The edifice was opened 18 November 2005.
3 Maja Street, Katowice
3 Maja Street in Katowice (3 May Street) is a street in the centre of Katowice. The street was building in the 19th century. During World War II street called Grundmannstraße, 1867−1922 Grundmannstraße, 1856−1867 Industriestraße.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wełnowiec.
Katowice: Street Cameras 6, Katowice (source)
Katowice: Rzeczpospolita − Rynek, Katowice (source)
Katowice: Rzeczpospolita − Strefa Kultury, Katowice (source)
Katowice: Rzeczpospolita − Aleja Górnośląska, Katowice (source)
Zespół dzielnic północnych: Park Śląski − Dron, Chorzow, Zespół dzielnic północnych (source)
Katowice: Spodek, Katowice (source)
Webcams provided by webcam.travel are under the copyright of their owners.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hohenlohehütte, Wełnowiec
