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KATOWICE

KATOWICE. Voivodeship – Silesian President – Piotr Uszok Area - 164.67 km 2 Population  - about 308 thousands. Katowice - is  rather a big city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Is the largest agglomeration in Central and Eastern Europe.

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KATOWICE

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  1. KATOWICE Voivodeship – Silesian President – PiotrUszok Area - 164.67 km2 Population - about 308 thousands Katowice- is rather a big city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers.

  2. Isthelargestagglomerationin Central and Eastern Europe. Katowice is the center of science, culture, industry, business and transportation in southern Poland. Shaft „Warszawa” Katowice gained city status in 1865. Extensive city growth and prosperity depended on thecoal mining and steel industries, whichtookoffduringthe Industrial Revolution. Thisresultedin a rapid growth of many cities, including Katowice and Upper Silesian Industrial Region, whichis one of thelargest industrial regions of Europe. Katowice isthe capital of the region today

  3. COAL MINES Katowice is a large coal and steel center. It has several coal mines and one foundry of non-ferrous metals.

  4. FROM KATOWICE TO CYPRUS By plane: about 4h

  5. MONUMENTS Monument of SilesianInsurgents Tower inGiszowiec St. Mary’sChurch Academy of Music

  6. MONUMENTS Józef Piłsudzki’sstatue St. Archangel Michael Church In Tadeusz Kościuszko Park Parachute Tower in Tadeusz Kościuszko Park

  7. BUILDINGS SilesianMuseum Spodek - multipurpose arena complex University of Silesia Faculty of Law and Administration Silesia City Center – shopping mall Theatername Stanisław Wyspiański

  8. SPORT This city has a long sporting tradition and hosted the highly successful international championships. The Silesian Stadium  Academy of PhysicalEducation

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Ourschool Winicjusz Nowak IIC www.miasteria.pl www.google.pl www.wikipedia.org

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