Dąb
District of Zespół dzielnic północnych
Województwo Śląskie - Poland

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.

Located at 50.2667, 19.0167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Katowice, Cities in Silesia, City counties of Poland, Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship

GKS Katowice

GKS Katowice (GKS stands for Górniczy Klub Sportowy "Miners Sporting Club") is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.

Located at 50.2797, 19.0007 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
GKS Katowice, Association football clubs established in 1964, 1964 establishments in Poland

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.

Located at 50.266, 19.0247 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1971, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Indoor arenas in Poland, Indoor ice hockey venues in Poland, IIHF World Championship venues, Sports venues in Silesian Voivodeship, Indoor athletics (track and field) venues

Załęże

Załęże is a district of Katowice.

Located at 50.2672, 18.9892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Katowice

Dąb, Katowice

Dąb is a district of Katowice in Poland.

Located at 50.2739, 18.9992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Katowice

Koszutka

Koszutka is a district of Katowice.

Located at 50.2681, 19.0204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Katowice

Wełnowiec

Wełnowiec is a district of Katowice, Poland.

Located at 50.2827, 19.0193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Katowice

Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse

On 28 January 2006, the roof of one of the buildings at Katowice International Fair (Międzynarodowe Targi Katowickie) collapsed in Chorzów / Katowice, Poland. At 16:15 GMT, the central section of the roof of the hall collapsed, possibly due to the weight of snow on the building. According to the police there were roughly 700 people in the hall at the time of the collapse. A further collapse occurred 90 minutes later during rescue operations.

Located at 50.2903, 19.0022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Katowice, 2006 disasters, 2006 in Poland, Disasters in Poland, Collapsed buildings

Silesian Culture and Recreation Park

Silesian Park managed by WPKiW S.A. (Polish: Park Sląski and Wojewodzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku S.A. , abbreviated as WPKiW and translatable as Voivodship Park of Culture and Recreation S.A. ) is a recreation complex in the center of the Upper-Silesian Metropolis at a border of Chorzów and Katowice in Silesia, Poland. It is the largest city park of this type in Europe. The area of the park is 620 hectares.

Located at 50.2873, 18.9912 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Chorzów, Parks in Katowice

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.

Located at 50.2639, 19.0239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Monuments and memorials in Poland, Buildings and structures completed in 1967, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Silesian culture

Silesian Metropolis

The Silesian Metropolis, formerly Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia (Polish: Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny) is a territorial entity operating on the principle of metropolitan municipality composed of 14 adjacent cities in the Polish province of Silesia. The seat of the city council is Katowice, the largest district of the Silesian Metropolis. The Silesian Metropolis as a Katowice area lies within one of the largest urban areas in European Union.

Located at 50.25, 19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Silesia, Katowice, Metropolitan areas of Poland

Silesian Zoological Garden

Silesian Zoological Garden (Polish: Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny) is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów districts of Silesia. It covers over 47.6 ha within the Silesian Central Park. The Silesian zoo is a home for about 2 500 animals of 300 species. It is visited by over 390 000 people annually. A mini-zoo is the collection of gentler animals which are (directly) accessible to children.

Located at 50.2817, 18.9935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Zoos in Poland, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Buildings and structures in Chorzów, Visitor attractions in Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Amusement Park

Silesian Amusement Park (Polish: Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) is a permanent amusement park located within the Silesian Central Park in the center of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, Silesia, Poland. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, it has been visited by 253 000 patrons. It is the largest permanent amusement park in Poland. \t\t \t\t\tWPKiW - Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko 01. JPG \t\t\t Entrance \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t12-mlyn-chorzow.

Located at 50.2738, 18.9906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Amusement parks in Poland, Parks in Katowice, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Visitor attractions in Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Museum

Silesian Museum is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.

Located at 50.2605, 19.0222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums established in 1929, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Silesian culture, Museums in Silesian Voivodeship, History museums in Poland, Art museums and galleries in Poland, Printing press museums, Military and war museums in Poland, Registered museums in Poland

Goldstein Palace

The Pałac Goldsteinów or Goldstein Palace is neo-renaissance palace, which was built by two brothers, Abraham and Joseph Goldstein. It is located in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, at the west end of the city centre, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|15|33|N|19|0|47|E|type:landmark_region:PL |primary |name= }}. The palace is representative for the building style of second part of the 1870s.

Located at 50.2592, 19.0131 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Katowice, , Palaces in 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.

Located at 50.2643, 19.023 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Katowice, Streets in Katowice

Drapacz Chmur

Drapacz Chmur (English: Skyscraper) is a historical building in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was the first skyscraper built in post-World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering Polish use of steel frame construction. Today, Drapacz Chmur is considered the most spectacular and beautiful example of functionalism in Poland. The building has seventeen stories, fourteen above the ground, and contained one of the first garbage chutes in Poland.

Located at 50.2542, 19.0136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Skyscrapers in Katowice, Commercial buildings completed in 1934

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.

Located at 50.2634, 19.0133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Skyscrapers in Katowice, Buildings and structures completed in 1981, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1982

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.

Located at 50.2611, 19.0189 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1900, 19th-century synagogues, Buildings and structures in Katowice, 20th-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations, Former Reform synagogues in Poland, Gothic Revival synagogues, Synagogues destroyed by Nazi Germany

Katowice railway station

Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice, Silesia, Poland and is the biggest and most important railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. Both the domestic and the international connections run from there to almost every major city in Poland and Europe. The station, finished in the 1972, is an example of modern architecture. The majority of trains are operated by Polskie Koleje Państwowe. The railway main hall style is that of late modern architecture.

Located at 50.2583, 19.0175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Katowice, Railway stations in Silesian Voivodeship, Railway stations opened in 1972, Transport in Katowice, Railway stations served by Przewozy Regionalne InterRegio, Railway stations served by Koleje Śląskie

Katowice International Fair

Katowice International Fair (Polish: Międzynarodowe Targi Katowickie, MTK) is an international trade fair in Katowice and one of the largest in Poland (the largest being the Poznań International Fair). Few dozen events are organized there each year, with the participation of some 4,500 companies.

Located at 50.2903, 19.0022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Katowice, Trade fairs in Poland, 1963 establishments in Poland, Recurring events established in 1963, Visitor attractions in Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Theatre

Silesian Theatre dedicated to Stanisław Wyspiański is the largest theatre in Silesia. It is located on the market square in Katowice. It was built as "German Theatre" in the years 1905-1907, its Golden Age was in the late-1940s and the 1950s.

Located at 50.2594, 19.0225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Theatres completed in 1907, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Theatres in Poland, Visitor attractions in Silesian Voivodeship

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.

Located at 50.2697, 19.0042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Katowice, Shopping malls in Poland, Shopping malls established in 2005, Visitor attractions in Silesian Voivodeship

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.

Located at 50.2596, 19.0178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets in Katowice

Stadion GKS Katowice

Stadion GKS Katowice is a football stadium at Silesian Culture and Recreation Park in Chorzów (just at the border with Katowice), Poland. It is the home ground of GKS Katowice. The stadium also hosted three matches of Poland national football team. Venue holds 6,710 people and was built in 1955. There is a planned full reconstruction of a stadium that will take place in near future.

Located at 50.2797, 19.0012 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
GKS Katowice, Football venues in Poland, Buildings and structures in Chorzów, Sports venues in Silesian Voivodeship