Katowice in Silesia
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Katowice is a city in
Silesia in southern Poland, on the
Kłodnica and
Rawa rivers (tributaries of the
Oder and the
Vistula respectively). Katowice is located in the
Silesian Highlands , about 50 km (31 mi) north of the
Silesian Beskids (part of the
Carpathian Mountains ) and about 100 km (62 mi) southeast of the
Sudetes Mountains .
It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis , with a population of 2.2 million to 3.5 million. Katowice is the center of science, culture, industry, business and transportation in southern Poland. It is the main city in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region and of the 2.7 million conurbation, the Katowice urban area , within a Silesian metropolitan area populated by 4,676,983 people.
Silesia City Center - Shopping Mall © Jan Mehlich/cc-by-sa-3.0
Katowice belongs to those Polish cities that do not originate from medieval towns. The city centre was formed in the mid-19th century when the city was part of the
Kingdom of Prussia . The buildings of the time are decorated in an eclectic style (mostly
Renaissance with elements of
Baroque ) and elements of Art Nouveau style. By the end of the nineteenth century the centre of Katowice was being referred to as a “little Paris”, something which may surprise visitors today,
Examples of
Modernism (
International Style and
Bauhaus inspired architecture) may be found in the city centre. Central Katowice also contain a significant number of
Art Nouveau (
Secesja ) buildings along with the Soviet Era giants such as
Spodek or
Superjednostka .
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City of Katowice ,
University of Silesia ,
Katowice Airport and
Wikipedia Katowice . Learn more about the
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