Silesian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia, with Katowice serving as its capital.
Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of around 5 million people, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the European Union.
Katowice Voivodeship can refer to one of two political entities in Poland:
The University of Silesia in Katowice is an autonomous state-run university in Katowice, Silesia Province, Poland.
WujekCoal Mine is a coal mine in Katowice, Poland. It is widely known in Poland as the place of the massacre of striking miners in 1981, as well as being the site of a deadly mining accident in 2009.
The Silesian Insurgents' Monument in Katowice, southern Poland, it is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921. These uprisings aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state. It is located nearby to the Spodek.
Parachute Tower in Katowice is a 35-metre tall lattice parachute tower built in 1937 for training parachute jumps. It was used in the first days of World War II by Germany's 73rd Infantry Division as an observation tower.
Silesian Library, is one of the most modern libraries in Poland, and is located in the south-western city of Katowice, Silesia.
Silesian Museum in Katowice is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.
The Stalexport skyscrapers are twin skyscrapers located in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The buildings share a three-story base. They were designed by Yugoslavian architect Georg Gruićić in the late 1970s and finished in 1981 and 1982, respectively.
The Upper Silesian Industrial Region is a large industrial region in Poland. It lies mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship, centered on Katowice.
Katowice International Fair was an international trade fair in Katowice and one of the largest in Poland. A few dozen events were organized there each year, with the participation of some 4,500 companies.
Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach is a classicist and modernist archcathedral in Katowice-Śródmieście, Katowice, Poland. Constructed between 1927 and 1955, the Archcathedral of Christ the King is the largest archcathedral and cathedral in Poland, 120,000 metres cubed large.
Silesian Theatre dedicated to Stanisław Wyspiański is the largest theatre in Silesia. It is located on the market square in Katowice.
Radoševići is a village in the municipality of Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
National road 4 is a route in the Polish national road network. The highway connects the southern regions of Poland. It runs from Jędrzychowice near Zgorzelec at the German border to Korczowa at the Ukrainian border, as the A4 motorway. National road 4 is a component of European highway E40.
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra is one of Poland's radio orchestras and premier musical institutions. It was founded in 1935 in Warsaw and was later re-established in Katowice in 1945. Since 2006 it has been a "National Cultural Institution".
Katowice Forest Park Polish: Katowicki Park Leśny) is a large park and wooded area in the southern part of the city of Katowice, Poland. It is the largest green area in Katowice.
Market Square in Katowice is a central feature of the Śródmieście district in the city of Katowice, Poland. This market square, the main one in the city, dates to the late 19th century. It has been rebuilt several times, with the latest round of changes currently in progress. During the communist era, some of the historic buildings were demolished to make way for modern service facilities. A characteristic feature of the square is a network of streetcar tracks, crossing the square in several directions. There are three squares within the marketplace: Kwiatowy, Teatralny, and Obrońców Katowic.
National road 81 is a route belonging to the Polish national road network. The highway connects Katowice with Skoczów, the whole stretch lies within Silesian Voivodeship.
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