Giszowiec
District of Zespół dzielnic wschodnich
in Katowice of Województwo Śląskie, Poland
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Katowice International Airport (15 mi) - Gliwice Glider Airport (18 mi)
- Bielsko-Bialo Kaniow Airfield (22 mi)
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (33 mi)
- Częstochowa-Rudniki (44 mi)
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Zabreh Ostrava Airport (50 mi) - Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport (58 mi)
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Žilina Airport (74 mi) - Warsaw Chopin Airport (155 mi)
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (167 mi)
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Vienna International Airport (187 mi)
- Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Historic Centre of Kraków (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Vlkolínec (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Chorzów - Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny (zoo, (5 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.255 and 19.087 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 15' 16" and E 19° 5' 12"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Zloty - PLN
- Spoken languages:
- Polish
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 08:06 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:10 am and 8:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Discover Giszowiec
The district Giszowiec of Zespół dzielnic wschodnich in Katowice (Województwo Śląskie) is a subburb in Poland about 162 mi south-west of Warsaw, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Katowice, Czeladz, Ledziny, Siemianowice Slaskie and Bedzin. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Monopol
Hotel Diament Plaza Katowice
Vienna House Easy Angelo Katowice
Novotel Katowice Centrum
EuroResidence Apartment Home
Q Hotel Plus Katowice
Courtyard Katowice City Center
Park Hotel Diament
Hotel Centrum Sosnowiec
Diament Spodek
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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University of Silesia
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Giszowiec, Гишовец, Giszowjec
