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Upper Silesian Industry Area (Upper Silesian Industrial Region), ( in Silesia , Poland , centered around Katowice in the Silesian Voivodeship . Upper Silesian Industry Area with its 2.8 million population and , a home of altogether 3,487,000 people. GEOGRAPHY Upper Silesian Industry Area is located in the historical region of Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland in a basin between the Vistula and Oder rivers. ]] Climate The climate of the area is continental humid. The average temperature is 17 degrees Celsius (-5 °C in January and up to 30°C in July). Yearly rainfall averages at 750 Mm , the most rainy month being July. Main cities Notable suburbs
TRANSPORT Public Transport The mass transit system of the area consists of four branches -- Bus es, Streetcar s, Trolleybus es and the Regional Rail united in the KZK GOP . Additional services are operated by private companies and the state-owned railways. ;Trams Silesian Interurbans - one of the largest Streetcar systems in the World, in existence since 1894 . The system spreads for more than 50 kilometres (east-west) and covers thirteen districts: Katowice, Będzin, Bytom, Chorzów, Czeladź, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Mysłowice, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, and Zabrze. Roads
Airports The area is served by the Katowice International Airport , located some 30 Km from the center of Katowice . With over 20 international and domestic flights daily, it is by far the biggest airport in Silesia (1.4 million passengers served in 2006; a new passenger terminal is currently being constructed). Because of the long commute to the airport, there is a proposal to convert the much nearer sport aviation-serving Katowice-Muchowiec Airport into a so-called city airport, a second international airport for smaller, business-oriented traffic. Railway ;Standard gauge railway The first railroad reached this area in (Polish State-Owned Railways) in the area of the proposed union constitute one of the main transport hubs in Poland (the most important one being Warsaw ). The main railroad station is Katowice Central Station . Both the domestic and the international connections run from there to almost every major city in Poland and Europe. ;Broad gauge railway ''Broad gauge metallurgy line'') is the longest Broad Gauge railway line in Poland . Except for this one line, and a few very short stretches near border crossings, Poland uses the Standard Gauge for its railways, unlike Russia and the other former countries of the Soviet Union . The line runs on a single track for almost 400 km from the Polish- Ukrainian border, crossing it just east of Hrubieszów , to Sławków (one of the suburbs of the proposed union). It is used only for freight transport, mainly iron ore and coal. It is the westernmost broad gauge railway line in Europe that is connected to the broad gauge rail system of the countries which before 1991 constituted the Soviet Union. The line is managed by PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa Spólka Z O.o. company. Previous name of this line was ''Linia Hutniczo Siarkowa'' ( English : ''Metallurgy - Sulfur Line''), but after sulfur ceased to be transported on the line its name was changed. Water Transport Upper Silesian Industry Area also has several canals, including the to the Oder River and thus to the waterway network across much of Germany and to the Baltic Sea. Klodnica Canal (pl: Kanal Klodnicki) is no longer used to transport goods, but it is popular with leisure cruisers. CULTURE AND EDUCATION ]] Upper Silesian Industry Area is one of the most important education centers of Poland (along with Warsaw). It is home to seven major Universities and near 40 smaller schools of higher education. The most important are: # Silesian University (Uniwersytet Śląski) # Silesian University Of Technology in Gliwice (Politechnika Śląska) # Medical University Of Silesia (Śląska Akademia Medyczna) # University Of Economics In Katowice (Akademia Ekonomiczna w Katowicach) # University Of Music In Katowice (Akademia Muzyczna w Katowicach) # University Of Sports In Katowice (Akademia WF w Katowicach) # University Of Arts In Katowice (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach) ]] Theatres
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