Świerklaniec [ɕfjɛrˈklaɲɛt͡s] (German: Neudeck) is a village in Tarnowskie Góry County, in the Silesian Voivodeship of southwestern Poland.
Population: 3,786
Latitude: 50° 26' 32.53" N
Longitude: 18° 56' 14.42" E
Katowice /ˌkætəˈviːtsə/ (Polish: [katɔˈvit͡sɛ]; German: Kattowitz, Silesian: Katowicy, officially Miasto Katowice) is a city in southwestern Poland and the center of the Silesian Metropolis, a territorial entity operating on the principle of metropo…
Spodek (meaning "saucer" in Polish) is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at ul.
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province (in Polish, województwo śląskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]; Czech: Slezské vojvodství; Slovak: Sliezske vojvodstvo), is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known a…
Górnik Zabrze (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡurɲiɡ ˈzabʐɛ]) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. At present Górnik has won the most titles in Polish football. The…
Katowice International Airport (Polish: Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice) (IATA: KTW, ICAO: EPKT) is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, 30 km (19 mi) north of center of Katowice, Poland.
Zabrze [ˈzabʐɛ] (English:/'zɑːbʒe/) (German: 1915–1945: Hindenburg O.S., full form: Hindenburg in Oberschlesien, 1905–1915: Zabrze, Silesian: Zobrze) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Silesian Metropoli…
Chorzów [ˈxɔʐuf] (German: Königshütte [ˈkøːnɪçshʏtə]) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million.
Bytom [ˈbɨtɔm] (German: Beuthen) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central-western district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – metropolis with the population of 2 million.
Silesian Stadium (Polish: Stadion Śląski) is a sport stadium located between Chorzów and Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It opened on 22 July 1956 and has since hosted crowds of over 120,000 for both football matches and motorcycle speedway world champio…
The Silesian Metropolis (Polish: Metropolia Silesia), formally Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia (Polish: Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny) is an association of municipalities composed of 14 adjacent cities in the Polish Province of Silesi…
GKS Katowice (Polish pronunciation: [katɔˈvitsɛ]; GKS stands for Górniczy Klub Sportowy "Miners Sporting Club") is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland.
Ruda Śląska [ˈruda ˈɕlɔ̃ska] (German Ruda in Oberschlesien) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of 2 million.
Tarnowskie Góry [tarˈnɔfskɨɛ ˈɡɔɔrˈi] (German: Tarnowitz, established in 1526) - is an old, picturesque town in Silesia (southern Poland), located in the Silesian Highlands near Katowice. On the south it borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union…
The University of Silesia in Katowice (Polish: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland.
Ernest Pohl Stadium also Górnik Zabrze Stadium is a football stadium in Zabrze, Poland. It is the home ground of Górnik Zabrze.
The Upper Silesian Industrial Region (Polish: Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy, pronounced [gurnɔˈɕlɔ̃skʲi ˌɔkrɛŋk pʂɛmɨˈswɔvɨ], Polish abbreviation: GOP [gɔp]; German: Oberschlesisches Industriegebiet) is a large industrial region in Poland.
Polonia Bytom (Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈlɔɲja ˈbɨtɔm]) is a Polish football club founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesian city of Bytom, during the hectic months of the Silesian Uprisings.
Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Polish: Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, GZW, Czech: Hornoslezské uhelné pánve) is a coal basin in Silesia in Poland and Czech Republic. It also contains a number of other minable resources (methane, cadmium, lead, silver an…