Armii Krajowej Street, Katowice

Armii Krajowej Street

Armii Krajowej Street (railway viaduct)
Interactive map of Armii Krajowej Street
Former name(s)	Dworcowa Street, Herman Göring Strasse, Dąbrowszczaków Street
Part of	Kostuchna, Piotrowice-Ochojec, Podlesie
Length	5,310 m (17,420 ft)
Location	Katowice, Poland
Coordinates	50°11′54″N18°58′39″E / 50.1982600°N 18.9775245°E / 50.1982600; 18.9775245

Armii Krajowej Street in Katowice is a major thoroughfare in the Piotrowice-Ochojec, Kostuchna, and Podlesie districts. Running roughly north-south, it connects historic sites reflecting its role as a key link between former villages, now city districts.

History

1827 map showing the road from Kostuchna to Podlesie, now Armii Krajowej Street

Plaque on the former public school at 104 Armii Krajowej Street

Memorial plaque on the Vocational School Complex building at Armii Krajowej Street

The road from Kostuchna to Podlesie, now Armii Krajowej Street, existed in the 18th century as a main communication route, extending to Zarzecze (now Uniczowska Street  ( pl )). It appeared on Christian Friedrich von Wrede's 1749 map. ^[2]

From 1918 to 1939, a detention facility operated at the corner of Armii Krajowej and Kasztanowa streets, next to a 19th-century fire station with a horse-drawn fire cart. In 1928, the first petrol station in Piotrowice opened at the corner with Zygmunt Walter-Janke Street  ( pl ). In 1932, Teodor Tomecki built a post office at the corner with Aleksander Fredro Street, still operational today. ^[3] In 1938, a cemetery for the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. John Bosco  ( pl ) was established. ^[4] During World War II, the Nazi Party had its office at number 45. ^[5] By 1949, 49 single-family "Finnish houses" (later called Kostuchna Estate) were built near the cemetery, with water supply added in 1954. In the 1970s, a radio broadcasting station was established at 61 Armii Krajowej Street. Traffic lights were installed at the Tadeusz Kościuszko Street  ( pl ) intersection in 1967. ^[3] In the 1960s, the Młodych Estate was built between Armii Krajowej and Wczasowa streets. ^[6]

Before World War II, the street was named Dworcowa; from 1939 to 1945, it was Herman Göring Strasse; and until 1990, Dąbrowszczaków Street. ^[7] A grade-separated railway viaduct was constructed from 1999 to 2001 and opened on 21 November 2001. ^[3]

Infrastructure

Armii Krajowej Street is a public collector road. It has a Ø 125 mm water main and a Ø 200 mm low-pressure gas pipeline beneath it. ^[8] Residential buildings in Piotrowice, mainly from the interwar period, include multi-family structures up to 3–4 stories along major historic routes like Zygmunt Walter-Janke Street  ( pl ) and Armii Krajowej Street. ^[9] In 2007, the intersection of Armii Krajowej, Bażantów, and Zdzisław Hierowski streets was rebuilt, creating the Rostworowski Roundabout and access to Bażantowo Estate. ^[10]

Historic buildings

The following structures along Armii Krajowej Street are under conservation protection: ^[11]

• Freestanding residential tenements (39 and 42 Armii Krajowej Street), built in the 1930s. ^[12]
• Katowice Piotrowice railway station  ( pl ) (40a Armii Krajowej Street). ^[13]
• Famur  ( pl ) machine factory complex with a functionalist office building (41–51 Armii Krajowej Street). ^[13]
• Residential tenements (46 and 48 Armii Krajowej Street). ^[12]
• Former Catholic school from the early 20th century (84 Armii Krajowej Street). ^[12]
• Residential house and furniture showroom (89 Armii Krajowej Street, corner with Świerkowa Street), built in the first quarter of the 20th century as an inn and dance hall. ^[12]
• Residential house with outbuildings and garden (93 Armii Krajowej Street), built in the late 1920s to early 1930s. ^[12]
• Residential house with outbuildings and garden (94 Armii Krajowej Street), built in the 1920s. ^[12]
• Residential house with outbuildings and garden (95 Armii Krajowej Street, corner with Wojska Polskiego Street  ( pl )), built in the first quarter of the 20th century. ^[12]
• Residential house with outbuildings and garden (181 Zygmunt Walter-Janke Street  ( pl ), corner with Armii Krajowej Street), built in the first quarter of the 20th century, with shops on the ground floor. ^[12]
• Residential house with outbuildings (21 Wojska Polskiego Street, corner with Armii Krajowej Street), built in the early 20th century with a ground-floor extension. ^[12]
• Residential house – ventilation shaft (309 Armii Krajowej Street), built before 1939. ^[12]
• Residential house with outbuildings (356 Armii Krajowej Street), built after 1901. ^[12]
• Residential houses (390, 392, 394 Armii Krajowej Street), built before 1939. ^[12]
• Factory hall (496 Armii Krajowej Street), built in the early 20th century. ^[13]

Wayside crosses

The following historic wayside crosses are located along Armii Krajowej Street:

• Cross at 79 Armii Krajowej Street, erected in 1909 opposite the vocational school, commemorating a farmhand who drowned in a well at the site. The inscription reads: "Gelobt sei Jesus Christus!". Funded by Franciszek and Agata Gwóźdź, it features a Virgin Mary statue on the pedestal and was restored in 2001. ^[14]
• Cross at 95 Armii Krajowej Street ^[12] (corner with Wojska Polskiego Street), built in the 19th century and later moved during road construction to Kostuchna. Masses were held under it before the parish church was built. The wooden structure was replaced with metal in the 1980s. ^[14] It is under conservation protection. ^[11]
• Cross at the corner of Armii Krajowej and Szarych Szeregów Street  ( pl ), built in the 19th century. During World War II, Nazis destroyed a nearby Silesian Uprising monument pedestal. The cross was renovated in 1946 and replaced in 1999 on the opposite side of Szarych Szeregów Street. ^[14]
• Cross at the corner of Armii Krajowej and Migdałowców Street, erected in 1919 by Jan and Julia Skrzydło. ^[15]

Institutions

The following institutions are located along Armii Krajowej Street: commercial and service businesses, restaurants, advertising agencies, housing associations, healthcare facilities, travel agencies, the Armii Krajowej Vocational School Complex in Katowice-Piotrowice (Post-Secondary School No. 2, Technical School No. 18, Vocational School No. 15), and law offices. ^[16]

References

1. "Ewidencja miejsc pamięci województwa śląskiego: miasto Katowice" [Inventory of Memorial Sites in the Silesian Voivodeship: Katowice]. www.katowice.uw.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2017.
2. Złoty, Andrzej (2008). Ligota, Murcki... i inne szkice historyczne[Ligota, Murcki... and Other Historical Sketches] (in Polish). Katowice: Bractwo Gospodarcze Związku Górnośląskiego. pp. 57–58. ISBN   978-83-7593-014-6.
3. Gierlotka (2002 , pp. 91−109)
4. Abramski, Jerzy (2000). Ulice Katowic[Streets of Katowice] (in Polish). Zawiercie: Graf–Mar. p. 185. ISBN   83-913341-0-4.
5. Gierlotka (2002 , p. 154)
6. Szaraniec, Lech (1996). Osady i osiedla Katowic[Settlements and Estates of Katowice] (in Polish). Katowice: Artur. p. 253. ISBN   83-905115-0-9.
7. Bulsa, Michał (2012). Ulice i place Katowic[Streets and Squares of Katowice] (in Polish). Katowice: Prasa i Książka. p. 41. ISBN   978-83-933-665-8-3.
8. "Miejscowy plan zagospodarowania przestrzennego obszaru położonego w rejonie ulic Armii Krajowej i potoku Ślepiotka w Katowicach" [Local Spatial Development Plan for the Area Around Armii Krajowej Street and Ślepiotka Stream in Katowice]. www.bip.um.katowice.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
9. Raport o stanie miasta Katowice 2005 [Report on the State of Katowice City 2005](PDF) (in Polish). 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
10. "Przygotowanie terenów pod budownictwo mieszkaniowe dla os. Bażantów II etap w Katowicach − przebudowa istniejącego skrzyżowania ulic Armii Krajowej, Bażantow i Hierowskiego" [Preparation of Land for Residential Development for Bażantowo Estate Stage II in Katowice – Reconstruction of the Existing Intersection of Armii Krajowej, Bażantów, and Hierowski Streets]. www.bip.um.katowice.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
11. "Miejscowy plan zagospodarowania przestrzennego południowych dzielnic miasta Katowice" [Local Spatial Development Plan for the Southern Districts of Katowice]. www.bip.um.katowice.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
12. "Wartości dziedzictwa kulturowego (załącznik 1.9)" [Values of Cultural Heritage (Annex 1.9)](PDF). www.bip.um.katowice.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
13. "Protokół nr 47/10 z posiedzenia Komisji Górniczej Rady Miasta Katowice" [Protocol No. 47/10 from the Meeting of the Mining Committee of Katowice City Council]. www.bip.um.katowice.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
14. Gierlotka (2002 , pp. 64−66)
15. Gierlotka (2002 , p. 77)
16. "Spis firm na ulicy Armii Krajowej w mieście Katowice" [List of Companies on Armii Krajowej Street in Katowice]. www.katalog.pf.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 3 November 2008.

Bibliography

• Gierlotka, Stefan (2002). Piotrowice Śląskie. Monografia dzielnicy miasta Katowice[Piotrowice Śląskie. Monograph of a Katowice District] (in Polish). Katowice: Śląsk. ISBN   83-7164-364-0.