Będzin [ˈbɛnd͡ʑin] (also Bendzin; German: Bendzin, Bendsburg, Yiddish: בענדין Bendin) is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river (a tributary of the Vistula). Even though part of Silesian Voivodeship, Będzin belongs to historic Lesser Poland, and it is one of the oldest towns of this province.
Population: 58,236
Latitude: 50° 19' 33.85" N
Longitude: 19° 07' 32.34" E
New Silesia (German: Neuschlesien or Neu-Schlesien) was a small province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1807, created after the Third Partition of Poland. It was located northwest of Kraków and southeast of Częstochowa, in the lands that had…
Świętochłowice [ɕfjɛntɔxwɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Schwientochlowitz, 1941-1945 Schwingen) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions.
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (Polish pronunciation: [zaɡˈwɛmbʲɛ sɔsˈnɔvʲɛts]) is a football (soccer) club based in Sosnowiec, Poland.
Siemianowice Śląskie aka Siemianowice (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛmjanɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]; German: Siemianowitz-Laurahütte) is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in its central district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union …
The Medical University of Silesia (SUM) is located in Katowice, Poland.
The Zgoda labour camp (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzɡɔda]) was a concentration camp for Silesians, Germans, and Poles, set up in February 1945 by the Soviet NKVD in Świętochłowice, Silesia.
Przemsza (German: Przemsa) is a river in the south of Poland, a tributary of the Vistula. According to one theory, it originates at the confluence of the Black (Polish: Czarna) Przemsza and White (Biała) Przemsza, between the cities of Mysłowice and…
Stadion Miejski w Chorzowie is a multi-purpose stadium in Chorzów, Poland. Built in 1930s. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of Ruch Chorzów.
Silesian Theatre (Polish: Teatr Śląski) dedicated to Stanisław Wyspiański is the largest theatre in Silesia.
Siewierz [ˈɕɛvʲɛʂ] is a town in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.
Silesian Amusement Park (Polish: Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) is a permanent amusement park located within the Silesian Central Park in the center of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, Silesia, Poland. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, it has been…
Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, and the largest railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region.
Czeladź [ˈt͡ʂɛlat͡ɕ] is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (part of historic Lesser Poland), in southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula), it is the oldest urban cente…
Nikiszowiec (German: Nikischschacht) a part of an administrative district Janów-Nikiszowiec of Katowice city.
Drapacz Chmur (English: Skyscraper) is a historical building in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was the first skyscraper built in post-World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering Polish use of steel frame …
Brynica (German: Brinitz) is a river in Silesia and Lesser Poland (Małopolska), Poland. It has a length of 55 km and is the main confluence of Czarna Przemsza.
Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice is a school of music of university level in Poland.
The Silesian Planetarium also Silesian Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory (Polish: Planetarium Śląskie Polish: Śląskie Planetarium i Obserwatorium Astronomiczne) is the largest and oldest planetarium in Poland. It was founded on 4 December 195…