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  city Name Katowice
  voivodship Silesian
  council Urząd Miasta Katowice
  mayor Piotr Uszok
  area 1646
  population 315 123 <small>(2005)</small>
  agglomeration '''3,487,000''' ( USMA )
  density 1915
  date Founded 16th Century
  city Rights 1865
  latitude 50°15' N
  longitude 19°00' E
  area Code 32
  car Plates SK
  twin Towns Cologne ( Germany ), Groningen ( Netherlands ), Miskolc ( Hungary ), Mobile, Alabama ( USA ), Odense ( Denmark ), Ostrava ( Czech Republic ), Saint-Etienne ( France ),
  website http://wwwumkatowicepl
  location Pic Katowice_location_in_Polandpng
  flag Pic Katowice flagpng
  coa Pic Katowice_coapng
  colour Scheme background:#cccccc


Katowice (pronounce: ''Kattowitz'') is an important City of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers.

Katowice is the capital of the administrative and local government region called Silesian Voivodship since 1999 , and previously capital of Katowice Voivodship . Katowice is the main city of the Upper Silesian Industrial Area and main districts Metropolian Katowice . Its population is 321,163, with a greater Urban Agglomeration population of 3,487,000 (2004).


HISTORY

The area around Katowice, Upper Silesia , was inhabited by ethnic Silesians since the early centuries. It was first ruled by the Polish Silesian Piasts Dynasty until its extinction, later falling into the Habsburg domains. The city itself was founded in the 19th century, a period while the area was under Prussian rule, and Katowice gained city status in 1865 . Inhabited mainly by Germans, Silesia ns , Jews and Poles, Katowice became part of the Second Polish Republic following the Silesian Uprisings throughout the Silesian region between 1918 and 1921 . The land was subsequently divided by an allied commission, leaving ''Kattowitz'' on the Polish side and with significant autonomy.

The city flourished due to large mineral (especially Coal ) deposits in the nearby mountains. Extensive city growth and prosperity depended on coal mining and steel industries, which took off during the Industrial Revolution . But recently, due to Economic reforms there is a shift away from Heavy Industry , and towards Small Businesses .

Between 1953 - 1956 it was renamed ''Stalinogród'' - " Stalin City" by Polish Communists .

Severe Ecological Damage to the Natural Environment occurred during the post- Second World War time of communist governance in the People's Republic Of Poland , but recent changes in regulations, procedures and policies of Post-communist Polish Government have reversed much of the harm that was done.


DISTRICTS



CULTURE & RECREATION

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Theatre



Music



Cinema



Museum

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  • Museum Of Silesia (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 Katowice

  • Radio Flash

  • Radio Roxy FM

  • Radio Planeta

  • Dziennik Zachodni

  • Gazeta Wyborcza - department Katowice

  • Fakt (gazeta) - oddział Katowice

  • Echo Miasta

  • Metro (gazeta) Katowice

  • Nowy Przegląd Katowicki

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Performance cyclic culture

  • 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)



Gallery

  • Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej BWA Al. Korfantego 6

  • Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej Parnas ul. Kochanowskiego 10

  • Galeria Sztuki Atelier 2 ul. Batorego 2

  • Galeria Związku Polskich Artystów Plastyków ul. Dworcowa 13

  • Galeria Architektury SARP ul. Dyrekcyjna 9

  • Galeria Art-Deco pl. Andrzeja 4

  • Galeria Fra Angelico ul. Jordana 39

  • Galeria Akwarela ul. Mikołowska 26

  • Galeria Marmurowa ul. Mikołowska 26

  • Galeria Piętro Wyżej

  • Galeria Sektor I

  • Galeria Szyb Wilson



Parks & Squares




Tourism

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Katowice center has many Art Nouveau (''Secesja'') buildings. Its suburbs contain many communist style blocks.
  • Katowice's Rynek - is the old center and marketplace of 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 and there are plans to demolish them and build new center. Several streets around the rynek and the rynek itself are now closed to traffic and have been made into a shopping Promenade s.

  • Cathedral in Katowice

  • Katowice's rondo - is the large Square / Roundabout , currently being reconstructed.

  • of early 1920s

  • The Spodek is a large Sports Centre / Concert Hall , whose name translates as the 'saucer', from its distinctive shape resembling a UFO Flying Saucer .

  • Dworzec Główny Katowice - the main Katowice Train Station is a large, distinctive post WWII building near the rynek. There are plans to raze and rebuild it after the reconstruction of the rondo and rynek.



EDUCATION


# University Of Silesia (Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach)
# Katowice Academy Of Economics (Akademia Ekonomiczna w Katowicach)
# Katowice Academy of Music (Akademia Muzyczna w Katowicach)
# Katowice Academy of Sports (Akademia WF w Katowicach)
# Silesian Medical Academy (Śląska Akademia Medyczna)
# Katowice Academy of Arts (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach)
# Cracow Academy of Arts (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie) - filia
# Silesian Technical University - Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy and Faculty of Transport
# Polish Academy Of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk), oddział
# Śląska Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki w Katowicach
# Śląska Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania w Katowicach
# Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa w Katowicach
# Wyższa Szkoła Bankowości i Finansów w Katowicach
# Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna w Katowicach
# Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi - wydział
# Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna TWP w Warszawie, Instytut Pedagogiki
# Wyższa Szkoła Techniczna w Katowicach
# Wyższa Szkoła Technologii Informatycznych w Katowicach
# Wyższa Szkoła Umiejętności Społecznych w Poznaniu - wydział
# Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania Marketingowego i Języków Obcych w Katowicach
# Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania Ochroną Pracy w Katowicach
# Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne oo. Franciszkanów w Katowicach
# Prywatne Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych w Bielsku-Białej - wydział
# Prywatne Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych w Katowicach

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SPORTS

  • , 1960 , 1962 Gòrnik Katowice / GKS 1965 , 1968 , 1970 .

  • AZS AWF Katowice - women's Handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League : 11th place in 2003/2004 season; will play in the 1st league in 2004/2005 season.

  • KS Rozwój Katowice - football club

  • MK Katowice - football club

  • Kolejarz Katowice - football club

  • Podlesianka Katowice - football club

  • AZS US Katowice - various sports

  • Naprzód Janów Katowice - hockey club

  • HKS Szopienice - various sports

  • Hetman Katowice - football club

  • Hetman Szopienice - chess club

  • MAKS Murcki Katowice - ice hockey & netball club

  • Sparta Katowice - różne dyscypliny

  • HC GKS Katowice - hockey club

  • AWF Mickiewicz Katowice - basketball club


Discontinued sports clubs:
  • FC Katowice - football club

  • Diana Katowice - football club

  • Germania Katowice - football club

  • EKS Katowice - watersports club

  • Dąb Katowice - various sports

  • Gwardia Katowice - various sports

  • Pogoń Katowice - various sports

  • KS Baildon Katowice - various sports

  • Centrum Body Club Katowice - bodybuilding club



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