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
The Fürstengrube subcamp was organized in the summer of 1943 at the Fürstengrube hard coal mine in the town of Wesola (Wessolla) near Myslowice (Myslowitz), approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Auschwitz concentration camp. The mine, which IG Fa…
The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park or Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden.
St. Mary's Church in Katowice (Polish: Kościół Mariacki w Katowicach) is one of the oldest churches in Katowice, Poland, dating back to 19th century.
Silesian Zoological Garden (Polish: Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny) is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów districts of Silesia.
Silesian Park managed by WPKiW S.A. (Polish: Park Sląski and Wojewodzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku S.A., abbreviated as WPKiW and translatable as Voivodship Park of Culture and Recreation S.A.) is a recreation complex in the center of the Upper-Siles…
Schön Palace is a palace in Sosnowiec in southern Poland. The building is located near the Warsaw–Vienna railway and surrounded by a neo-Romantic park (the Schön Park). Since 1985 it has housed the Museum in Sosnowiec.
Murcki (German: Emanuelssegen) is a district of Katowice.
Mierzęcice [mʲɛʐɛnˈt͡ɕit͡sɛ] is a village in Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mierzęcice.
The Kosciuszko Park, which has existed since 1925, is one of the most famous and frequented parks in Katowice, Poland.
Kosztowy (German: Kostow) is a quarter of the city of Mysłowice in the Silesian Voivodship of Poland. The formerly independent municipality is approximately 4 km south the city centre of Mysłowice, close of the neighbouring city of Imielin.
The FM and TV mast Katowice / Kosztowy (RTCN Katowice / Kosztowy) is a 355 metre tall guyed mast for FM and TV situated at Mysłowice - near Kosztowy, Poland.
Bogucice (German: Bogutschütz) is a district of Katowice, in Poland. The village was probably founded in the 13th century once the first mention of Bogucice dates from 15 December 1360, included in a document of Nicolaus II, Opole-Raciborz Duke, who…
Żelisławice [ʐɛlʲiswaˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Załęże (German: Zalenze) is a district of Katowice, located in the north-western part of the city, in the central part of the Upper Silesian conurbation, on the Rawa river.
Zagórze is the biggest, northernmost district of Sosnowiec, totally transformed with building the Huta Katowice (expanded, reached as far as Klimontów).
Strzyżowice [stʂɨʐɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Psary, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Stadion Ludowy is a multi-use stadium in Sosnowiec, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
The Kościół św. Szczepana or Saint Stephen's Church is a church in Katowice, Silesian Voivodship, Poland.