Katowice

Katowice (to be pronounced “Katovitsè”) is it tenth plus big city of Poland as well as the chief town of the Voïvodie of Silesia. The city is one of the principal industrial centers of Poland and is also the most important city of the Industrial Park of High-Silesia, a Mégalopole cash 3.487.000 inhabitants (2001).

Located on the Kłodnica and Rawa, the city was known in the past under the name of Kątowicze , German " Kattowitz" and then briefly after the death of Joseph Stalin, Stalinogród (1953-1956).

History and economy

The area of Katowice was inhabited by Silesian since the very first centuries. First of all directed by the dynasty of the Piast, it fell under the cut from the Habsbourg after the extinction from the line from the Silesian dukes.

The village itself was founded at the 19th century, one period during which the area belonged to the Royaume of Prussia, and gained the statute of city in 1865.

Mainly inhabited by Germans, Silesians, of the Poles, comprising a big part of population of Jewish religion, Katowice became Polish under between 1918 and 1921.

The city thrived and developed thanks to its great mining resources (mainly the coal) present in the mountainous solid masses neighborhood. The exploitation of minerals accelerated by the Industrial revolution contributed to a strong growth of the population, like with the development of and the transformation steel industry of minerals. This industrialization with excess was not without consequences on the environment and pubic health after the Second world war. However, this problem, which was taken into account by the governments post-Communists (after 1989), tends to gradually disappearing.

For one short period (1953 - 1956), the city was renamed Stalinogród - " Town of Stalin " by the Communist government pro-Soviet.

Culture and entertainments

Theaters

  • Silesian Theater (Teatr Śląski im. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego)
  • Theater Ateneum (Teatr Ateneum)
  • Theater Korez (Teatr Korez)
  • Theater Cogitatur (Teatr Cogitatur)
  • Theater-cinema Rialto (Kinoteatr Rialto)

Music

Cinemas

  • IMAX
  • Cinema City - Punkt rozrywki 44
  • City Cinema - Silesia City Center
  • Helios Cinema Center (Centrum Filmowe Photogravure)
  • Światowid Cinema (Kino Światowid)
  • Theater-Cinema Rialto (Kinoteatr Rialto)
  • Cinematographic Arts Centers (Centrum Sztuki Filmowej) (to form Kosmos Cinema)

Museums

  • Silesian Museum (Muzeum Śląskie)
  • Museum History Katowice (Muzeum Historii Katowic)
  • Muzeum Archidiecezjalne
  • Muzeum Misyjne OO. Franciszkanów
  • Muzeum Biograficzne P. Stellera
  • Muzeum Prawa I Prawników Polskich
  • Muzeum Najmniejszych Książek Świata Zygmunta Szkocnego
  • Izba Śląska
  • Centrum Scenografii Polskiej
  • Śląskie Centrum Dziedzictwa Kulturowego

Media

  • TVP 3 Katowice
  • TVN24 - department Katowice (TVN24 - oddział Katowice)
  • Radio operator Katowice
  • Radio operator Flash
  • Radio operator Roxy FM
  • Radio operator Planeta
  • Dziennik Zachodni
  • Gazeta Wyborcza - department Katowice
  • Fakt (gazeta) - oddział Katowice
  • Echo Miasta
  • Subway (gazeta) Katowice
  • Nowy Przegląd Katowicki
  • Sport (gazeta)

Cultural events

  • Rawa Blues Festiwal - Spodek
  • Metalmania - Spodek
  • Mayday - Spodek
  • Międzynarodowy Konkurs Dyrygentów im. G. Fitelberga
  • Międzynarodowy Festiwal Orkiestr Wojskowych
  • Międzynarodowa Wystawa Grafiki " Intergrafia"
  • Ogólnopolski Festiwal Sztuki Reżyserskiej "Interpretacje"
  • Ars Cameralis Silesiae Superioris (Górnośląski Festiwal Sztuki Kameralnej)

Art galleries

  • Gallery Sztuki Współczesnej BWA Al Korfantego 6
  • Gallery Sztuki Współczesnej Parnas ul. Kochanowskiego 10
  • Gallery Sztuki Workshop 2 ul. Batorego 2
  • Gallery Związku Polskich Artystów Plastyków ul. Dworcowa 13
  • Gallery Architektury SARP ul. Dyrekcyjna 9
  • Gallery Art-Deco pl. Andrzeja 4
  • Gallery FRA Angelico ul. Jordana 39
  • Gallery Akwarela ul. Mikołowska 26
  • Gallery Marmurowa ul. Mikołowska 26
  • Gallery Piętro Wyżej
  • Gallery Sektor I
  • Gallery Szyb Wilson

Parks

  • Silesian Central Park - Wojewódzki Park Kultury I Wypoczynku
  • Tadeusz Kościuszko Park (Park im. Tadeusza Kościuszki)
  • Zadole Park (Bound - Panewniki)
  • Bolina Park (Janów - Nikiszowiec)
  • Janina-Barbara Park (Giszowiec)
  • Olympic Participants' Park (Park Olimpijczyków) (Szopienice)
  • Forest Park off Katowice (Katowicki Park Leśny)
  • Murckowska Valley (Murcki)
  • Ośrodek Wodno-Rekreacyjny Kleofas (Osiedle Tysiąclecia)
  • Three Ponds' Valley (Dolina Trzech Stawów) (Osiedle Paderewskiego - Muchowiec)
  • Ponds: Borki, Morawa and Hubertus (Szopienice)
  • Wolność Public garden (Plac Wolności) (Śródmieście)
  • Andrzej Public garden (Plac Andrzeja) (Śródmieście)
  • Miarka Public garden (Plac Miarki) (Śródmieście)
  • Council off Europe Public garden (Plac Rady Europy) ((Osiedle Paderewskiego - Muchowiec)
  • Alfred Square (Plac Alfreda) (Wełnowiec)
  • A. Budniok Public garden (Plac A. Brudnioka) (Koszutka)
  • J. Londzin Public garden (Plac J. Londzina) (Załęże)
  • A. Hlond Public garden (Plac A. Hlonda) (Śródmieście)

Tourism

The finest examples off Modernism (International Style and Bauhaus inspired architecture) could Be easily found in the city downtown. Central Katowice also contain has significant off number Art nouveau ( Secesja ) buildings along with the Communist Era giants such ace Spodek gold Superjednostka.

  • Katowice' S Rynek - is the old center and marketplace off the city. Unfortunately many old buildings were demolished in the 1950s to make place for communist modern buildings. Today the communist designs are considered ugly by right wing politics and there were plans to demolish them and build has new center. Several streets around the rynek and the rynek itself are now closed to traffic and cuts been made into has shopping Promenade S.

  • Cathedral in Katowice

  • Drapacz Chmur, one of the first skyscraper built in Europe

  • St Stephen' S Church

  • Silesian Insurgents Monument (Polish: Pomnik Powstańców Śląskich ), situtated next to Rondo, has broad monument dedicated to the memory off the Silesian Uprisings off early 1920s

  • The Spodek has broad Sports centers/Concert hall, whose name relocate ace the “saucer”, from its distinctive shape resembling has UFO flying saucer.

  • Dworzec Główny Katowice - the hand Katowice Train station has broad, distinctive concrete building from Seventies near the rynek. There are plans to raze and rebuild it after the rebuilding off the rondo and rynek.

  • The Pałac Goldsteinów, Goldstein De luxe hotel

Archbishop's palace

  • Archdiocese of Katowice
  • Cathedral of the Christ-King de Katowice

Famous people of Katowice

Communications

Airport nearest: International Katowice KTW

Twinnings

External bonds

  • Gate of Katowice

  • Katowice virtual
  • Katowice, Silesia
  • Radio operator Katowice
  • Murcki.net - Web site of the district '' Murcki '' of the south of Katowice
  • tram in Katowice

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