Katowice

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Katowice (pronounce: [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.

Districts

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

Katowice, Museum of Silesia

Twin towns

Katowice Media

A fragment from the Bogucice Parish visitation report from 1598 that mentions the name Katowice for the first time
Baildon steelworks, 19th century
Tytuł: Katowice : ogólny widok z placem św. Andrzeja.Adres wydawniczy: Kraków : Wydawnictwo Salonu Malarzy Polskich, [1936] (Kraków : Akropol])Gatunek: pocztówkaForma i typ: pocztówkiOpis fizyczny: [1] karta : ilustracja ; 9x14 cmRok wydania według daty korespondencji. Na rewersie oznaczenie: 27. Nazwa wydawcy według nadruku na rewersie. Tytuł według nadruku na awersie.
Parachute Tower, one of the symbols of the Polish Defense of Katowice
3 Maja Street is one of the main promenades in the city
Katowice International Conference Centre, built in 2015
Map of Katowice, showing its 5 districts and 22 neighbourhoods.
Map of the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia, with Katowice highlighted near its centre.
Cathedral of Christ the King, seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice
Lutheran Cathedral of the Resurrection