Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most populous city in Poland, while its urban area is the most populous in the country and one of the most populous in the European Union.
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of Katowice, Poland. The airport has the 4th-biggest annual passenger flow in Poland. Katowice Airport is the biggest Polish airport in terms of leisure traffic. It is also the second biggest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic.
Silesian Trams is one of the largest tram systems in the world and the largest and longest tram system in Poland, located entirely within the Silesian Voivodeship. Started as a part of the German Empire in 1894, the system currently has 677 stops across 29 lines and serves the region’s population inhabited by more than two million people. Silesian Trams is at the heart of a region known for its dense historical and current industrialisation.
University of Economics in Katowice is a public higher education institution in Katowice, Poland.
Osiedle Tysiąclecia is a district of Katowice and one of the largest districts in Poland. It is located in the northern part of Katowice, on the land once occupied by the villages of Bederowiec, Sośnina and east Klimzowiec. The construction of the district began in 1961 during the times of the People's Republic of Poland. The name was chosen as 1961 was a 1000th anniversary of the founding of Poland.
Dąb is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 1.86 km2 and in 2007 had 7,694 inhabitants.
Murcki is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 41,53 km2 and in 2007 had 5,796 inhabitants.
Kostuchna is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 8.59 km2 and in 2007 had 8,233 inhabitants.
Dąbrówka Mała is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2007 had 5,411 inhabitants.
Bogucice is a district of Katowice, in Poland. It has an area of 2.78 km2 and in 2007 had 16,538 inhabitants.
Janów-Nikiszowiec is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 8.65 km2 and in 2007 had 11,496 inhabitants.
Piotrowice-Ochojec is a district of Katowice, Poland. It has an area of 12,08 km2 and in 2007 had 25,110 inhabitants.
Osiedle Paderewskiego–Muchowiec is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 7.42 km2 and in 2007 had 12,253 inhabitants.
The autostrada A1, officially named Amber Highway in Poland is a north–south motorway, partly under construction, that runs through central Poland, from Gdańsk through Łódź and the Upper Silesian Industry Area to the Polish-Czech border in Gorzyczki/Věřňovice, where it is connected with the Czech motorway D1. Except for its southernmost section, the motorway is a part of European route E75.
Śródmieście is a district (dzielnica) of the city of Katowice in southern Poland. It has an area of 3.81 km2 and in 2007 had 35,927 inhabitants.
Gmina Poczesna is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Poczesna, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Częstochowa and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
Zawodzie is a district of Katowice, Poland.
Zawodzie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poczesna, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Poczesna, 12 km (7 mi) south of Częstochowa, and 52 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
Akademia Lospuma Training Institute is a higher education institution originally located in Jaworzno, Poland. The Institute is the largest funding organisation in Poland supporting the international exchange of students and scholars. Since its establishment, more than 1000 scholars in Poland and abroad have received the ALPIS funding. It is a registered association with Limited liability and its members are Polish, German and Hungarian institutions of higher education and student bodies.
The Katowice massacre or the Bloody Monday in Katowice that took place on 4 September 1939 was one of the largest war crimes of the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that day German Wehrmacht soldiers aided by the Freikorps militia executed about 80 of the Polish defenders of the city. Those defenders were self-defense militia volunteers, including former Silesian Insurgents, Polish Boy and Girl Scouts, and possibly a number of Polish soldier stragglers from retreating Polish regular forces who joined the militia.
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