GetWiki

{{Redirect|Kattowitz}}{{distinguish|Kotowice (disambiguation){{!}}Kotowice}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

factoids

| flag_link = Flag of Upper Silesia| image_flag = Katowice Flaga.svg| image_shield = Katowice Herb.svg| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Katowice.png| blank_emblem_type = LogoSilesian Voivodeship>Silesia Province in mid-southern Poland| pushpin_map = Poland| pushpin_relief = 1| pushpin_label_position = bottom50451918region:PL|display=inline,title}}| subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = {{POL}}Voivodeships of Poland>VoivodeshipPowiat>CountySilesian Voivodeship|name=Silesian}}| subdivision_name2 = city county| established_title = Established| established_date = 16th century – 1598 first official information| established_title2 = City rights| established_date2 = 1865List of city mayors of Katowice>City mayorIndependent politician>Ind.)| area_total_km2 = 164.64| area_urban_km2 = 2,554| area_metro_km2 = 5,400| elevation_min_m = 266List of cities and towns in Poland>11th)HTTPS://BDL.STAT.GOV.PL/BDL/DANE/TERYT/JEDNOSTKA>TITLE=LOCAL DATA BANKPUBLISHER=STATISTICS POLAND, Data for territorial unit 2469000.| population_as_of = 31 December 2021| population_density_km2 = 1780| population_urban = 2,710,397| population_metro = 5,294,000| demographics_type1 = GDPLAST=DATE=ARCHIVE-URL=ACCESS-DATE=12 DECEMBER 2023, |demographics1_title1 = Urban|demographics1_info1 = €44.570 billion (2021)| postal_code_type = Postal code| postal_code = 40-001 to 40–999| area_code = +48 32{{#property:p395}})www.katowice.eu}}| elevation_max_m = 352Central European Time>CET| utc_offset = +01:00Central European Summer Time>CEST| utc_offset_DST = +02:00}}Katowice{hide}Efn|

• Pronunciation:
  • British English: ({{IPAc-en|UK|ËŒ|k|æ|t|É™|ˈ|v|iː|t|s|É™{edih} {{respell|KAT|É™|VEET|sÉ™}};ENCYCLOPEDIA,www.lexico.com/definition/Katowice,web.archive.org/web/20200322182143/https://www.lexico.com/definition/katowice, dead, 2020-03-22, Katowice, Lexico UK English Dictionary, Oxford University Press,
  • American English: {{IPAc-en|US|ËŒ|k|ɑː|t|-}} {{respell|KAHT|-}};AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY, Katowice, 2 August 2019,
  • Polish: {{IPA-pl|katɔˈvʲitsÉ›|lang|Pl-Katowice.ogg}}.
• Other names:
  • ;Reinhold Olesch, Der Wortschatz der polnischen Mundart von Sankt Annaberg, Berlin, 1958.
  • , {{IPA-de|ˈkatovɪtÍ¡s|pron|De-Kattowitz.ogg}}
  • .}} is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000.WEB, Pifczyk, Szymon, Ile osób rzeczywiÅ›cie mieszka w Twoim powiecie,www.kartografia-ekstremalna.pl/p/ile-osob-rzeczywiscie-mieszka-w-twoim, 2024-03-23, www.kartografia-ekstremalna.pl, en, Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of around 5 million people, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the European Union.WEB, Redefining Global Cities, 30 November 2001,www.brookings.edu/research/redefining-global-cities/, Brookings Institution, ”Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4.3)” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002318www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Projects/ESPON2006Projects/StudiesScientificSupportProjects/UrbanFunctions/fr-1.4.3_April2007-final.pdf|date=24 September 2015}} – European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, 2007

Throughout the mid-18th century, Katowice developed into a village following the discovery of rich coal reserves in the area. In the first half of the 19th century, intensive industrialization transformed local mills and farms into industrial steelworks, mines, foundries and artisan workshops. The city has since reshaped its economy from a heavy industry-based one to professional services, education and healthcare. The entire metropolitan area is the 16th most economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union with an output amounting to $114.5 billion. (:pl:Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna|Katowice Special Economic Zone) is ranked fourth on the list of the TOP10 Global Free Zones.Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 - fDi Intelligence, 2023Katowice has been classified as a Gamma - global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research NetworkWEB, The World According to GaWC 2020,www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html, 3 September 2020, GaWC - Research Network, Globalization and World Cities, and is a centre of commerce, business, transportation, and culture in southern Poland, with numerous public companies headquartered in the city or in its suburbs including energy group Tauron and metal industry corporation Fasing, important cultural institutions such as Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, award-winning music festivals such as Off Festival and (:pl:Festiwal Nowa Muzyka|Tauron New Music), and transportation infrastructure such as Katowice Korfanty Airport. It also hosts the finals of Intel Extreme Masters, an Esports video game tournament. Katowice is also home to several institutions of higher learning, notably the University of Silesia, the Silesian University of Technology and the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music. The city is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network having been recognized as a City of Music.WEB,en.unesco.org/creative-cities/katowice, Katowice, en.unesco.org, 1 March 2024,

History

{{further|History of Katowice}}

Before the industrial revolution

File:Katowice - Akta Wizytacji parafii w Bogucicach (1598).jpg|right|thumb|A fragment from the BoguciceBoguciceThe area around Katowice, in Upper Silesia, has been inhabited by ethnic Silesian tribes from its earliest documented history.WEB, silnet.pl, Historia miasta i dzielnic – Katowice,mojekatowice.pl/p,s,historia.html, live,web.archive.org/web/20170202042336/https://mojekatowice.pl/p,s,historia.html, 2 February 2017, 25 January 2017, While the name Katowice (Katowicze) is mentioned for the first time in 1598, other villages and settlements that would eventually become parts of modern Katowice have been established earlier, with Dąb being the oldest, mentioned in 1299 for the first time in a document issued by Duke Casimir of Bytom. Bogucice, Ligota, Szopenice and Podlesie were all established in early 14th century. Aside from farming, people living in the area would also work in hammer mills: the first one, Kuźnica Bogucka, is mentioned in 1397.The area which would become Katowice was initially ruled by the Polish Silesian Piast dynasty until its extinction.WEB, Katowice, Poland – A City Guide – Cracow Life,www.local-life.com/krakow/articles/katowice, live,www.local-life.com/krakow/articles/katowice," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316025022www.local-life.com/krakow/articles/katowice,">web.archive.org/web/20170316025022www.local-life.com/krakow/articles/katowice, 16 March 2017, 15 March 2017, From 1327, the region was under administration of the Kingdom of Bohemia under the Holy Roman Empire. As part of the Bohemian Crown, it was passed to the Habsburg monarchy of Austria in 1526.WEB, History – Katowice,www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/history, live,web.archive.org/web/20170316024836/https://www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/history, 16 March 2017, 15 March 2017, In 1742, along with most of Silesia, it was seized by Prussia following the First Silesian War. The two subsequent Silesian Wars left the area severely depopulated and with an economy in ruins. In 1838, Franz von Winckler bought Katowice from Karl Friedrich Lehmann and in 1841, he made it the headquarters of his estate.BOOK, Moskal, Jerzy, Bogucice, Załęże et nova villa Katowice – Rozwój w czasie i przestrzeni, Wydawnictwo Śląsk, 1993, 83-85831-35-5, Katowice, 23–25,

Emergence as an industrial centre

(File:Katowice Huta Baildon.jpg|thumb|Baildon steelworks, 19th century)On 3 October 1846, the works of the final stage of the Breslau-Myslowitz (Wrocław-Mysłowice) rail line ended, built and operated by the Upper Silesian Railway (Oberschlesische Eisenbahn, OSE). It was opened by the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm IV.BOOK, Nadolski, Przemysław, Węzeł Kolejowy Gliwice, Roszak, Tomasz, Soida, Krzysztof, Wieczorek, Edward, Eurosprinter, 2010, 978-83-931006-1-3, Rybnik, A year later, on 6 August 1847, the first train arrived at the new Katowice station.The railway connection with major European cities (Katowice gained connections to Berlin, Kraków, Vienna and Warsaw, among others, between 1847 and 1848) fostered economic and population growth. The population grew enough to erect the first Lutheran church on 29 September 1858 (Church of the Resurrection), and the first Catholic church two years later, on 11 November 1860. Katowice (then: Kattowitz) gained city status on 11 September 1865 in the Prussian Province of Silesia, by the act of the king Wilhelm I Hohenzollern.The city flourished due to large mineral (especially coal) deposits in the area. Extensive city growth and prosperity depended on the coal mining and steel industries, which took off during the Industrial Revolution. The city was inhabited mainly by Germans, Poles incl. Silesians, and Jews. In 1884, 36 Jewish Zionist delegates met here, forming the Hovevei Zion movement. Previously part of the Beuthen district, in 1873 it became the capital of the new Kattowitz district. On 1 April 1899, the city was separated from the district, becoming an independent city.In 1882, the Upper Silesian Coal and Steelworks Company (Oberschlesischer Berg- und Hüttenmännischer Verein) moved its headquarters to Katowice, followed by creation of the Upper Silesian Coal Convention (Oberschlesische Kohlen – Konvention) in 1898. Civic development followed industrial development: in 1851, the first post office opens in Katowice, and in 1893 the current regional post office headquarters have been opened; in 1871 the first middle school was opened (later expanded to high school); in 1889, Katowice got a district court; in 1895, the city bath opened and regional headquarters of the Prussian state railways has been established in the city; in 1907, the city theater (currently the Silesian Theatre) opened.(File:Katowice - ogolny widok z placem sw. Andrzeja. 1936 (69617540).jpg|thumb|right|Katowice in the 1930s)Under the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, the Upper Silesia plebiscite was organised by the League of Nations. Though Kattowitz proper voted 22,774 to remain in Germany and 3,900 for Poland,BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=bM2kvVUpCPYC&q=urban+danzig, Von Krakau bis Danzig, 21 March 2009, Thomas Urban, Urban, Thomas, 2004, de,books.google.de/books?id=bM2kvVUpCPYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=urban+danzig&lr=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA143,M1," title="web.archive.org/web/20121024011628books.google.de/books?id=bM2kvVUpCPYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=urban+danzig&lr=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA143,M1,">web.archive.org/web/20121024011628books.google.de/books?id=bM2kvVUpCPYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=urban+danzig&lr=&as_brr=3&as_pt=ALLTYPES#PPA143,M1, 24 October 2012, live, 9783406510823, it was attached to Poland as the larger district voted 66,119 for Poland and 52,992 for Germany.Documents on British foreign policy, 1919-1939 Great Britain. Foreign Office, Ernest Llewellyn Woodward page 44 Following the Silesian Uprisings of 1918–21 Katowice became part of the Second Polish Republic with some autonomy for the Silesian Parliament as a constituency and the Silesian Voivodeship Council as the executive body. In 1924, the surrounding villages and towns were incorporated into Katowice, and the number of inhabitants increased to over 112,000, since then the number of Poles exceeded the number of Germans - throughout the interwar period, the number of Germans decreased (in 1925 they constituted 12% of the inhabitants of Katowice, and in 1939 only 6%, while Poles constituted 93%). At the end of the interwar period, the number of inhabitants exceeded 134,000.From 1926 to 1933, Katowice and the Polish part of Upper Silesia were connected with Gdynia and the Polish part of Pomerania in the Polish Corridor through the Coal Trunk-Line ().

World War II

During the early stages of World War II and the Poland Campaign, Katowice was essentially abandoned by the Polish Land Forces, which had to position itself around Kraków. Nevertheless, the city was defended by local Poles, and the invading Germans immediately carried out massacres of captured Polish defenders.MAGAZINE, Warzecha, BartÅ‚omiej, 2003, Niemieckie zbrodnie na powstaÅ„cach Å›lÄ…skich w 1939 roku, Biuletyn Instytutu PamiÄ™ci Narodowej, pl, Institute of National Remembrance, IPN, 12–1 (35–36), 55, 1641-9561, In the following weeks the German Einsatzkommando 1 was stationed in the city, and its units were responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the region.Warzecha, p. 56File:Katowice - Wieża spadochronowa 01.jpg|thumb|190px|Parachute Tower, one of the symbols of the Polish Defense of KatowiceDefense of KatowiceUnder German occupation many of the city’s historical and iconic monuments were destroyed, most notably the Great Katowice Synagogue, which was burned to the ground on 4 September 1939. This was followed by the alteration of street names and the introduction of strict rules. Additionally, the use of Polish in public conversations was banned. The German administration was also infamous for organising public executions of civiliansWEB,www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Katowice/Katowice.html, Katowice, Poland, 17 March 2017, live,www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Katowice/Katowice.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170318003331www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Katowice/Katowice.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170318003331www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Katowice/Katowice.html, 18 March 2017, and by the middle of 1941, most of the Polish and Jewish population was expelled. The Germans established and operated a Nazi prison in the city,WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2001, Schweres NS-Gefängnis Kattowitz, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, and multiple forced labour camps within present-day city limits, including two camps solely for Poles (Polenlager),WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2002, Polenlager Kattowitz-Eichenau, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2003, Polenlager Kattowitz-Idaweiche, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, four camps solely for Jews,WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2005, Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Kattowitz, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2004, Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Kattowitz-“Franzosenstraße”, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=1877, Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Kattowitz-Idaweiche, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, WEB,www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=100001059, Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Schoppinitz, Bundesarchiv.de, 5 June 2021, de, two subcamps (E734, E750) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp,WEB,www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html, Working Parties, Lamsdorf.com,web.archive.org/web/20201029103834/https://www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html, 5 June 2021, 29 October 2020, and a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp.WEB,auschwitz.org/en/history/auschwitz-sub-camps/sonderkommando-kattowitz/, Sonderkommando Kattowitz, Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, 5 June 2021, Eventually, Katowice was captured by the Red Army in January 1945. Significant parts of the downtown and inner suburbs were demolished during the occupation. This, however, cannot be compared with Warsaw, where the level of destruction reached 85%.WEB,whc.unesco.org/en/list/30, Historic Centre of Warsaw, UNESCO World Heritage, Centre, 17 March 2017, live,web.archive.org/web/20170315182313/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30/, 15 March 2017, As a result, the authorities were able to preserve the central district in its prewar character.

Postwar period

The postwar period of Katowice was characterised by the time of heavy industry development in the Upper Silesian region, which helped the city in regaining its status as the most industrialised Polish city and a major administrative centre. As the city developed so briskly, the 1950s marked a significant increase in its population and an influx of migrants from the Eastern Borderlands, the so-called Kresy. The city area began to quickly expand by incorporating the neighbouring communes and counties. However, the thriving industrial city also had a dark period in its short but meaningful history. Most notably, between 7 March 1953 and 10 December 1956, Katowice was called Stalinogród in honour of Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union.WEB,www.dziennikzachodni.pl/artykul/3355309,katowice-zniknely-powstal-stalinogrod-to-juz-61-lat,id,t.html, Katowice zniknęły. PowstaÅ‚ Stalinogród. To już 61 lat, Zygmunt, Woźniczka, 6 March 2014, 15 March 2017, live,www.dziennikzachodni.pl/artykul/3355309,katowice-zniknely-powstal-stalinogrod-to-juz-61-lat,id,t.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316025329www.dziennikzachodni.pl/artykul/3355309,katowice-zniknely-powstal-stalinogrod-to-juz-61-lat,id,t.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170316025329www.dziennikzachodni.pl/artykul/3355309,katowice-zniknely-powstal-stalinogrod-to-juz-61-lat,id,t.html, 16 March 2017, The change was brought upon by an issued decree of the State Council.WEB,historia.org.pl/2013/12/10/jak-katowice-stalinogrodem-sie-staly/, Jak Katowice Stalinogrodem siÄ™ staÅ‚y – HISTORIA.org.pl – historia, kultura, muzea, matura, rekonstrukcje i recenzje historyczne, 10 December 2013, 15 March 2017, live,historia.org.pl/2013/12/10/jak-katowice-stalinogrodem-sie-staly/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170402131142historia.org.pl/2013/12/10/jak-katowice-stalinogrodem-sie-staly/,">web.archive.org/web/20170402131142historia.org.pl/2013/12/10/jak-katowice-stalinogrodem-sie-staly/, 2 April 2017, The date of the alteration of the city name was neither a coincidence or accidental as it happened on the day of Stalin’s death. In this way, the Polish United Workers’ Party and the socialist authority wanted to pay tribute to the dictator. The new name never got accepted by the citizens and in 1956 the former Polish name was restored.WEB,niezalezna.pl/39174-jak-katowice-zamieniono-na-stalinogrod, Jak Katowice zamieniono na Stalinogród, 15 March 2017, live,niezalezna.pl/39174-jak-katowice-zamieniono-na-stalinogrod," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316025051niezalezna.pl/39174-jak-katowice-zamieniono-na-stalinogrod,">web.archive.org/web/20170316025051niezalezna.pl/39174-jak-katowice-zamieniono-na-stalinogrod, 16 March 2017, The following decades were more memorable in the history of Katowice. Regardless of its industrial significance, it started to become an important cultural and educational centre in Central and Eastern Europe. In 1968, the University of Silesia in Katowice, the largest and most valued college in the area, was founded. Simultaneously the construction of large housing estates began to evolve. Furthermore, many representative structures were erected at that time, including the Silesian Insurgents’ Monument (1967) and Spodek (1971), which have become familiar landmarks and tourist sights. The 1960s and 1970s saw the evolution of modernist architecture and functionalism. Katowice eventually developed into one of the most modernist post-war cities of Poland.File:MOs810 WG 23 2016 (Zaglebiowskie Zakamarki) (Katowice, 3 Maja).jpg|thumb|3 Maja Street is one of the main promenades in the city]]One of the most dramatic events in the history of the city occurred on 16 December 1981. It was then that 9 protesters died (7 were shot dead; 2 died from injury complications) and another 21 were wounded in the pacification of Wujek Coal Mine. The Special Platoon of the Motorized Reserves of the Citizens’ Militia (ZOMO) was responsible for the brutal handling of strikers protesting against Wojciech Jaruzelski’s declaration of martial law and the arrest of Solidarity trade union officials. On the 10th anniversary of the event, a memorial was unveiled by the President of Poland Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa.In 1990, the first democratic local elections that took place marked a new period in the city’s history. The economy of Katowice has been transforming from the heavy industry of steel and coal mines into “one of the most attractive investment areas for modern economy branches in Central Europe”.WEB,www.silesia-online.com/89,Stalinogrod_-_Post-War_History_.htm, Katowice Online – Stalinogrod – Post-War History of Katowice, Wirtualny Turysta, www.wirtualnyturysta.com, 15 March 2017, live,www.silesia-online.com/89,Stalinogrod_-_Post-War_History_.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316113211www.silesia-online.com/89,Stalinogrod_-_Post-War_History_.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20170316113211www.silesia-online.com/89,Stalinogrod_-_Post-War_History_.htm, 16 March 2017, Recently, the city’s efficient infrastructure, rapid progress in the overall development and an increase in office space has made Katowice a popular venue for conducting business. The Katowice Expo Centre (Katowickie Centrum Wystawiennicze) organises trade fairs or exhibitions and attracts investors from all over the world.WEB,www.poland.travel/en-gb/cities/katowice-the-capital-city-of-upper-silesia, Katowice – the capital city of Upper Silesia, Agata, WitosÅ‚awska, 15 March 2017, dead,web.archive.org/web/20170828191708/https://www.poland.travel/en-gb/cities/katowice-the-capital-city-of-upper-silesia, 28 August 2017, In 2018, the city was the host of the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24).WEB,cop24.gov.pl/, COP24, cop24.gov.pl, 28 April 2018, live,www.cop24.gov.pl/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180428180844www.cop24.gov.pl/,">web.archive.org/web/20180428180844www.cop24.gov.pl/, 2 July 2022, In 2022, the city hosted the 11th edition of the World Urban Forum, the world’s most important conference on sustainable urbanization and development of cities.WEB,www.ifla.org/events/world-urban-forum-2022/, World Urban Forum 2022, 2 July 2022, File:Katowice 05.15 MCK 2.JPG|thumb|Katowice International Conference Centre, built in 2015]]

Geography

Katowice encompasses an area of {{Convert|164.67|km2|sqmi}}. The city is situated in the Silesian Highlands, about {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the Silesian Beskids (part of the Carpathian Mountains). Kłodnica and Rawa (tributaries of the Oder and the Vistula respectively) are the largest rivers in Katowice, and the border between catchment areas of Oder and Vistula goes through the city. With a minimal elevation of {{Convert|245|m|ft}} and median elevation of {{Convert|266|m|ft}} above sea level, Katowice has the highest elevation among large cities in Poland.WEB, Współrzędne geograficzne Katowic. Szerokość, długość i wysokość nad poziomem morza Katowic, Polska,dateandtime.info/pl/citycoordinates.php?id=3096472#, 2022-08-08, dateandtime.info,

Climate

Katowice has a temperate, ocean-moderated humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb/Cfb). The average temperature is 8.2 °Celsius ({{convert|-2.0|°C|1|disp=or}} in January and up to {{convert|17.9|°C|1|disp=or}} in July). Yearly rainfall averages at {{convert|652.8|mm|in|2|disp=or}}. Characteristic weak winds blow at about {{convert|2|m/s|mph km/h knots}} from the southwest, through the Moravian Gate.WEB,wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Katowice, Katowice – IFMSA SCOPE Wiki, 16 March 2017, live,wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Katowice," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316205329wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Katowice,">web.archive.org/web/20170316205329wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Katowice, 16 March 2017, {{Weather box| width = auto| location = Katowice (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)| metric first = yes| single line = yes| Jan record high C = 16.0| Feb record high C = 18.8| Mar record high C = 22.8| Apr record high C = 29.5| May record high C = 32.2| Jun record high C = 34.6| Jul record high C = 35.7| Aug record high C = 37.2| Sep record high C = 34.4| Oct record high C = 26.6| Nov record high C = 20.9| Dec record high C = 18.2| year record high C = 37.2| Jan high C = 1.8| Feb high C = 3.7| Mar high C = 8.2| Apr high C = 14.9| May high C = 19.6| Jun high C = 22.9| Jul high C = 24.9| Aug high C = 24.6| Sep high C = 19.2| Oct high C = 13.7| Nov high C = 7.8| Dec high C = 2.7| year high C = 13.7| Jan mean C = -1.6| Feb mean C = 0.1| Mar mean C = 3.6| Apr mean C = 9.3| May mean C = 13.8| Jun mean C = 17.3| Jul mean C = 19.1| Aug mean C = 18.6| Sep mean C = 13.7| Oct mean C = 8.9| Nov mean C = 4.2| Dec mean C = 0.0| year mean C = 9.0| Jan low C = -4.3| Feb low C = -3.4| Mar low C = -0.7| Apr low C = 3.5| May low C = 8.0| Jun low C = 11.7| Jul low C = 13.4| Aug low C = 12.9| Sep low C = 8.9| Oct low C = 4.6| Nov low C = 0.9| Dec low C = -2.9| year low C = 4.4| Jan record low C = -27.4| Feb record low C = -30.0| Mar record low C = -20.8| Apr record low C = -8.2| May record low C = -3.4| Jun record low C = -0.3| Jul record low C = 4.8| Aug record low C = 3.1| Sep record low C = -3.4| Oct record low C = -8.0| Nov record low C = -16.3| Dec record low C = -24.4| year record low C = -30.0| precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm = 43.8| Feb precipitation mm = 39.4| Mar precipitation mm = 47.7| Apr precipitation mm = 44.9| May precipitation mm = 75.7| Jun precipitation mm = 78.7| Jul precipitation mm = 103.8| Aug precipitation mm = 73.1| Sep precipitation mm = 69.9| Oct precipitation mm = 53.4| Nov precipitation mm = 49.0| Dec precipitation mm = 43.8| year precipitation mm = 723.2| Jan snow depth cm = 9.1| Feb snow depth cm = 8.2| Mar snow depth cm = 5.0| Apr snow depth cm = 2.3| May snow depth cm = 0.0| Jun snow depth cm = 0.0| Jul snow depth cm = 0.0| Aug snow depth cm = 0.0| Sep snow depth cm = 0.0| Oct snow depth cm = 0.3| Nov snow depth cm = 3.0| Dec snow depth cm = 4.9| year snow depth cm = | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm| Jan precipitation days = 17.50| Feb precipitation days = 15.97| Mar precipitation days = 14.77| Apr precipitation days = 12.00| May precipitation days = 14.73| Jun precipitation days = 14.30| Jul precipitation days = 14.83| Aug precipitation days = 12.23| Sep precipitation days = 12.37| Oct precipitation days = 14.07| Nov precipitation days = 14.23| Dec precipitation days = 16.43| year precipitation days = 173.44| unit snow days = 0 cm| Jan snow days = 17.7| Feb snow days = 15.2| Mar snow days = 6.1| Apr snow days = 1.4| May snow days = 0.0| Jun snow days = 0.0| Jul snow days = 0.0| Aug snow days = 0.0| Sep snow days = 0.0| Oct snow days = 0.2| Nov snow days = 4.4| Dec snow days = 13.1| year snow days = 58.1| Jan humidity = 84.6| Feb humidity = 80.5| Mar humidity = 74.1| Apr humidity = 66.5| May humidity = 69.8| Jun humidity = 70.8| Jul humidity = 71.8| Aug humidity = 73.4| Sep humidity = 79.6| Oct humidity = 83.0| Nov humidity = 85.9| Dec humidity = 86.3| year humidity = 77.2| Jan sun = 50.7| Feb sun = 70.6| Mar sun = 122.6| Apr sun = 182.7| May sun = 223.7| Jun sun = 230.6| Jul sun = 246.8| Aug sun = 241.3| Sep sun = 162.6| Oct sun = 114.5| Nov sun = 61.3| Dec sun = 43.0| year sun = 1750.3| source 1 = Institute of Meteorology and Water ManagementWEB,web.archive.org/web/20211203115527/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE, 3 December 2021,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TSR_AVE, Średnia dobowa temperatura powietrza, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220115043924/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE, 15 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMIN_AVE, Średnia minimalna temperatura powietrza, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220115044916/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE, 15 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/TMAX_AVE, Średnia maksymalna temperatura powietrza, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220109045820/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA, 9 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_SUMA, Miesięczna suma opadu, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220115051112/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_01, 15 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/OPAD_01, Liczba dni z opadem >= 0,1 mm, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220115054936/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/SNIEG_SR_GRUB, 15 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/SNIEG_SR_GRUB, Średnia grubość pokrywy śnieżnej, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220121044246/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/SNIEG_0, 21 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/SNIEG_0, Liczba dni z pokrywą śnieżna > 0 cm, Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,web.archive.org/web/20220115055331/https://klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/USL, 15 January 2022,klimat.imgw.pl/pl/climate-normals/USL, Średnia suma usłonecznienia (h), Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, pl, 20 January 2022, | source 2 = Meteomodel.pl (records, relative humidity 1991–2020)WEB,meteomodel.pl/dane/srednie-miesieczne/?imgwid=350190560&par=tmax&max_empty=3, Katowice Absolutna temperatura maksymalna, 6 April 2018, Meteomodel.pl, pl, 23 March 2023, WEB,meteomodel.pl/dane/srednie-miesieczne/?imgwid=350190560&par=tmin&max_empty=3, Katowice Absolutna temperatura minimalna, 6 April 2018, Meteomodel.pl, pl, 20 January 2022, WEB,meteomodel.pl/dane/srednie-miesieczne/?imgwid=350190560&par=rh&max_empty=3, Katowice Średnia wilgotność, 6 April 2018, Meteomodel.pl, pl, 20 January 2022, | source = }}

Neighborhoods

(File:Katowice jednostki pomocnicze.png|right|300px)Katowice has 22 officially recognized neighborhoods. ÅšródmieÅ›cie, Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec, Zawodzie and Koszutka form the dense central urban core where most cultural and educational institutions, businesses and administrative buildings are located.Most Northern and Eastern neighborhoods around the downtown core are more working-class and developed from worker’s estates build around large industry such as coal mines, manufactures and steelworks. Each of these neighborhoods has its own dense commercial strip surrounded by mid-rise apartment buildings and some single-family homes. Szopienice, located between downtown Katowice and MysÅ‚owice, used to be a separate town until mid-1960s. Nikiszowiec, a former mine’s town, has undergone strong gentrification in recent years, and emerged as a major tourist attraction in the region thanks to its unique architecture and art galleries.WEB, Nikiszowiec,www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/Nikiszowiec-and-Giszowiec_71613f, 2022-08-08, www.inyourpocket.com, en, Western and Southern neighborhoods (with the exception of Brynów-ZaÅ‚Ä™ska HaÅ‚da, which is a working-class neighborhood built around a coal mine) are more suburban in nature, concentrating the city’s middle and upper middle classes. {|

I. Central District

• 1. ÅšródmieÅ›cie
• 4. Osiedle Paderewskiego – Muchowiec
• 12. Koszutka
• 13. Bogucice

II. Northern District

• 7. Załęże
• 8. Osiedle Witosa
• 9. Osiedle TysiÄ…clecia
• 10. DÄ…b
• 11. WeÅ‚nowiec – Józefowiec

III. Western District

• 2. Brynów – ZaÅ‚Ä™ska HaÅ‚da
• 5. Brynów – Osiedle Zgrzebnioka
• 6. Ligota – Panewniki

IV. Eastern District

• 3. Zawodzie
• 14. DÄ…brówka MaÅ‚a
• 15. Szopienice – Burowiec
• 16. Janów – Nikiszowiec
• 17. Giszowiec

V. Southern District

• 18. Murcki
• 19. Piotrowice – Ochojec
• 20. Zarzecze
• 21. Kostuchna
• 22. Podlesie

Metropolitan area

Katowice lies in the centre of the largest conurbation in Poland, one of the largest in the European Union, numbering about 2.7 million. The Katowice metropolitan area consists of about 40 adjacent cities and towns, the whole Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area (mostly within the Upper Silesian Coal Basin) over 50 cities or towns and a population of 5,008,000. In 2006, Katowice and 14 adjacent cities united as the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia (predecessor to the current Metropolis GZM). Its population was 2 million and its area was 1,104 km2. In 2006–2007 the union planned to unite these cities in one city under the name “Silesia”, but this proved unsuccessful.{{in lang|pl}} dziennik.pl – “17 Å›lÄ…skich miast chce siÄ™ poÅ‚Ä…czyć w SilesiÄ™”, 11 December 2006 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031513www.dziennik.pl/Default.aspx?TabId=14&ShowArticleId=24596 |date=30 September 2007 }}{hide}Adjacent communities|width=auto|state=expanded {edih}The Katowice conurbation comprises settlements which have evolved because of the mining of metal ores, coal and raw rock materials.JOURNAL, Post-industrial Cultural Heritage Sites in the Katowice conurbation, Poland, Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies, Marzena, Lamparska, 1 June 2013, 1, 2, 36–42, 10.1515/environ-2015-0011, free, 2013ESES....1b..36L, The establishment of mining and heavy industry which have developed for the past centuries has resulted in the unique character of the cityscape; its typical aspects are the red brick housing estatesWEB,www.staypoland.com/about_katowice.htm, Katowice – Tourism – Tourist Information – Katowice, Poland -, StayPoland Sp. z, o.o., 16 March 2017, live,www.staypoland.com/about_katowice.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316205004www.staypoland.com/about_katowice.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20170316205004www.staypoland.com/about_katowice.htm, 16 March 2017, constructed for the poorer working class, factory chimneys, manufacturing plants, power stations and quarries. The inhabitants of a large mining community like Katowice, and local administrations within the conurbation, which have only evolved due to mining, are a subject to overall decline after the liquidation of coal mines and factories. This is one of the reasons which led to the development of the service sector, including office spaces, shopping centres and tourism.(File:GórnoÅ›lÄ…ski ZwiÄ…zek Metropolitalny.svg|right|450px){| class=“wikitable sortable” align=center!District||PopulationWEB,demografia.stat.gov.pl/bazademografia/Tables.aspx, GUS – Baza Demografia: Wyniki badaÅ„ bieżących: Stan i struktura ludnoÅ›ci: Ludność: 2017: Ludność stan w dniu 30 VI: Ludność wedÅ‚ug pÅ‚ci i miast: ÅšlÄ…skie, live,archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141015142423/http://demografia.stat.gov.pl/bazademografia/Tables.aspx, 15 October 2014, (30 June 2017) ||Area (km2)||Density (km2)|1,896Sosnowiec>|2,444Gliwice>|1,474Zabrze>|2,352Bytom>|2,661Ruda ÅšlÄ…ska>|1,860Tychy>|1,590DÄ…browa Górnicza>|682Chorzów>|3,420Jaworzno>|626MysÅ‚owice>|1,139Siemianowice ÅšlÄ…skie>|2,809Piekary ÅšlÄ…skie>|1,477ÅšwiÄ™tochÅ‚owice>|4,097

Demographics

{{Historical populations6751326378011000165134317356739127044132894107735175496269926305000355117366798330625306826290553Polish Statistical Office estimates Katowice’s population to be 292,774 {{as of|2020|12|31|lc=y|post=,}} with a population density of {{convert|1,778|PD/km2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 139,274 males and 153,500 females. Age breakdown of people in Katowice is: 12.9% 0–14 years old, 13.7% 15–29 years old, 23.8% 30–44 years old, 19.5% 45–59 years old, 20.1% 60–74 years old, and 9.9% 75 years and older.Katowice is a centre of the Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area, with a population of approx. 5.3 million. This metropolitan area extends into the neighboring Czechia, where the other centre is the city of Ostrava. 41 municipalities that constitute the core of the metropolitan area created the Metropolis GZM association, which has 2.3 million people {{as of|2019|lc=y|post=.}}

Historical population

Katowice’s population grew very fast between 1845 and 1960, fueled by the expansion of heavy industry and administrative functions. In the 60s, 70s and 80s, the city grew by another 100,000 people, reaching a height of 368,621 in 1988. Since then, the collapse of heavy industry, emigration, and suburbanization reversed the population development; Katowice lost approx. 75,000 people (20%) since the fall of communism in Poland.Before World War II, Katowice was mainly inhabited by Poles and Germans. The 1905 Silesian demographic census has shown that Germans made up nearly 70-75% of the total population (with German Jews) and Poles constituted 25-30% of inhabitants of Katowice. After the plebiscite in Upper Silesia, Silesian uprisings and the incorporation of Katowice into Poland in 1922, and then the incorporation of several nearby villages and towns into the city, the number of inhabitants of Katowice increased significantly, but the number of Germans in Katowice fell to 12% in 1925 and to 6% in 1939 (most Germans left Poland, and areas with a Polish majority were incorporated). Thus, in 1939 Katowice was inhabited in 93% by Poles, 6% by Germans and 1% by Jews.After the German aggression against Poland in 1939, some Poles were displaced from Katowice and settled with Germans, this process was interrupted during the occupation of Katowice by the Red Army in 1945, and then practically the entire German minority was displaced. After 1945, Polish exiles from Kresy (Eastern Borderlands) and Polish people from other work regions (including for work purposes) came to the city. Most pre-war citizens (excluding Poles) were forcibly expelled by the new authorities.During the war, the Nazi occupiers committed severe crimes against the local Roma and Jewish communities. Most of them were eventually killed or transported by cattle wagons to concentration camps such as Auschwitz for complete extermination.WEB, Holocaust – oshpitzin.pl,oshpitzin.pl/holocaust/, live,oshpitzin.pl/holocaust/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170316210702oshpitzin.pl/holocaust/,">web.archive.org/web/20170316210702oshpitzin.pl/holocaust/, 16 March 2017, 16 March 2017, This led to a population drop between 1939 and 1945.

Ethnic diversity

Katowice is one of the more diverse cities in Poland. In the 2021 census, 93.87% of inhabitants declared a Polish nationality while 19.38% declared a nationality other than Polish (in the Polish census, respondents are allowed to declare up to two nationalities or ethnicities). Indigenous Silesians were the largest minority, at 17.8%, followed by Germans (0.43%), Ukrainians (0.18%), the English (0.12%), Jews (0.07%) and Italians (0.07%).WEB, GUS, Tablice z ostatecznymi danymi w zakresie przynależności narodowo-etnicznej, języka używanego w domu oraz przynależności do wyznania religijnego,stat.gov.pl/spisy-powszechne/nsp-2021/nsp-2021-wyniki-ostateczne/tablice-z-ostatecznymi-danymi-w-zakresie-przynaleznosci-narodowo-etnicznej-jezyka-uzywanego-w-domu-oraz-przynaleznosci-do-wyznania-religijnego,10,1.html, 2024-03-02, stat.gov.pl, pl, In addition, Katowice is home to a large immigrant population that is largely unaccounted for in the official population data in Poland.WEB, 2023-06-21, Kilkumilionowa wyrwa demograficzna. Polaków jest 36 mln czy 39 mln? [RAPORT],www.gazetaprawna.pl/wiadomosci/kraj/artykuly/8737727,ile-ludnosci-liczy-polska-2023.html, 2024-03-02, www.gazetaprawna.pl, pl, According to the Polish Ministry of Development, Labor and Technology, there have been 20,527 foreigners (7% of official population figure) on a special worker permit for citizens of Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine in Katowice in 2020, 19,003 of them from Ukraine. By the end of 2021, this number has increased to 26,990, 23,207 of them from Ukraine.WEB, Wortal Publicznych Służb Zatrudnienia prowadzony przez Ministerstwo Rozwoju, Pracy i Technologii - aktualna strona : Statystyka,psz.praca.gov.pl/web/urzad-pracy/-/8180211-oswiadczenia-o-powierzeniu-wykonywania-pracy-cudzoziemcowi-wpisane-do-ewidencji-oswiadczen-obowiazujace-od-2018-r-, 2021-02-06, psz.praca.gov.pl, Additionally, {{as of|2022|06|lc=y|post=,}} 11,568 refugees settled in Katowice since the start of the Russian invasion on Ukraine.WEB, Otwarte Dane,dane.gov.pl/pl/dataset/2715,zarejestrowane-wnioski-o-nadanie-statusu-ukr, 2022-06-10, dane.gov.pl,

Socioeconomics

According to the 2021 census, 32.3% of the population aged 13 and older had a college degree, 34.3% had a high school diploma or some college, 17.9% completed a vocational secondary school, 2.4% only completed a gimnazjum, 8.4% only completed a primary school while 2.1% did not complete primary school. In 2011, in the 25-34 age group, college graduates share is 44.9%, and an additional 31.8% has a high school degree. According to Eurostat data, Katowice and its surrounding Silesian region had one of the highest share of people who have attained at least an upper secondary level of education (more than 90%), and one of the lowest share of school dropouts in Europe (less than 5%).WEB, Education and training statistics at regional level - Statistics Explained,ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Education_and_training_statistics_at_regional_level#Educational_attainment, 2021-02-06, ec.europa.eu, There were 120,869 households in Katowice as of the 2021 census, a drop from 134,199 in the 2011 census. Average household size was 2.33, virtually unchanged from the 2.3 reported in the previous census. 32.4% households were single-person households, 31.2% had two people, 18.5% had three people, 11.5% had four people and 6.4% had five people or more. Compared to the 2011 census, the largest difference was an increase in households with 5 and more people (from 4.9%).As of 2022, Katowice placed third in the country among cities with the highest average salaries, at PLN 8,017.49, behind Warsaw and Kraków.WEB, August 4, 2023, Wages and Salaries and Social Security Benefits. Wages and Salaries. Average monthly gross wages and salaries.,bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/podgrup/tablica, August 4, 2023, Statistics Poland, Poverty rate places Katowice on average with other big cities in Poland, at 4.09% of inhabitants eligible for welfare benefits {{as of|2019|lc=y|post=.}}

Religion

Roman Catholicism is the main religion in Katowice; {{as of|pre=the|2011|lc=y}} Polish census, 82.43% (256,166) people in Katowice declared to be Catholic. Other denominations with at least 1,000 worshippers include the Lutheran Church in Poland – 0.43% (1,336 people) and Jehovah’s Witnesses – 0.42% (1,311 people). 4.47% (13,900) people in Katowice stated they are atheist, while 12% (37,029) people refused to state their religious affiliation. Other religions with presence and places of worship in the city include Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism, as well as other Protestant denominations.

Christianity

File:Katowice-Śródmieście S - katedra Chrystusa Króla + kuria (9).jpg|thumb|Cathedral of Christ the King, seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of KatowiceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of KatowiceKatowice is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, with the suffragan bishoprics of Gliwice and Opole, and around 1,477,900 Catholics. The Cathedral of Christ the King, constructed between 1927 and 1955 in a classicist style, is the largest cathedral in Poland. There are 36 Catholic churches in Katowice (including two basilicas), as well as 18 monasteries. Katowice is also a seat of a diocesan Catholic seminary, as well as one of the Order of Friars Minor. Katowice Archdiocese owns several media companies headquartered in Katowice: Księgarnia św. Jacka, a Catholic publishing company, and Instytut Gość Media, a multi-channeled media company that owns Radio eM, a regional Catholic radio, and a few magazines. Gość Niedzielny, owned by Instytut Gość Media and published in Katowice, is currently the most-popular Catholic magazine in the country with approx. 120,000 copies sold weekly.(File:Katowice - Kościół ewangelicko-augsburski - front.JPG|thumb|Lutheran Cathedral of the Resurrection )Katowice is also the seat of a Lutheran Diocese which covers Upper Silesia, Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian region and has 12,934 adherents {{as of|2019|lc=y|post=.}}JOURNAL, Rocznik Statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Rocznik Statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej = Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland, Zakład Wydawnictw Statystycznych, 2020, 1506-0632, Warszawa, 202, Lutherans have two churches in Katowice, including a cathedral, which is the oldest church built originally in Katowice, completed on 29 September 1858. Historically, Lutheran population in Katowice was mostly German, and with the expulsion of Germans from Poland after the Second World War, number of Lutherans dropped in Katowice.Other denominations with churches or praying houses in Katowice include Seventh Day Adventists, Baptists, Christ Church in Poland, Pentecostals and other evangelical groups.

Judaism

File:Katowice Synagoge.jpg|thumb|The Great Synagogue in Katowice was destroyed by the German Nazis during the invasion of Polandinvasion of PolandJudaism has historically been present in Katowice since at least 1702.WEB, Historia społeczności {{!, Wirtualny Sztetl|url=https://sztetl.org.pl/pl/miejscowosci/k/398-katowice/99-historia-spolecznosci/137450-historia-spolecznosci|access-date=2021-02-12|website=sztetl.org.pl}} First synagogue, designed by a local architect Ignatz Grünfeld, was consecrated on 4 September 1862, while the Jewish cemetery was established in 1868. Dr. Jacob Cohn was the first rabbi of Katowice, appointed to this function on 6 January 1872 and holding it until 1920s. Zionism was strong in Katowice, and in 1884 the city was the place of the Katowice Conference, the first public Zionist meeting in history. On 12 September 1900, the Great Synagogue was opened.Following World War I and subsequent creation of the Polish state, most Katowice Jews, who identified with Germany, left the city and settled primarily in Bytom, a nearby city that was still part of Germany. They were partially replaced by Jews moving from the East, particularly the neighboring Dąbrowa Basin region that had a large Jewish population. In 1931, 60% of 5,716 Jews in Katowice were recent immigrants from other parts of Poland. On 1 September 1939, Poland was attacked by Nazi Germany, and Katowice, a border city, surrendered on 3 September. The Great Synagogue was burned by the German army the same day, and in the following months, Katowice Jews were deported to ghettos in Dąbrowa Basin (primarily Sosnowiec and Będzin) or directly to various concentration and death camps where most of them were murdered in the Holocaust. After the war, around 1,500 Jews were living in Katowice, but most of them left Poland and emigrated to the United States and other Western countries.Currently, Katowice has one Qahal with approximately 200 members. It owns houses of prayer in Katowice (along with a kosher cafeteria) and nearby Gliwice, and the current rabbi is Yehoshua Ellis.

Other religions

There are two buddhist groups in Katowice: Kwan Um School of Zen, first registered in 1982, and the Diamond Road of Karma Kagyu line association. Jehovah’s Witnesses maintain 13 houses of prayer and one Kingdom Hall in Katowice. Aside from Polish-language congregations, there is one for English speakers and one for Ukrainian speakers.

Architecture and urban design

{{multiple image }}Unlike most other large Polish cities, Katowice did not originate as a medieval town, therefore it does not have an old town with a street layout and architectural styles characteristic to cities founded on Magdeburg rights. Katowice’s urban layout is a result of expansion and annexation of various towns, industrial worker estates, and villages.BOOK, Szczypka-Gwiazda, Barbara, Urbanistyka, architektura, sztuka i nurty życia artystycznego. W: Katowice. Åšrodowisko, dzieje, kultura, jÄ™zyk i spoÅ‚eczeÅ„stwo., Muzeum Historii Katowic, 2012, 978-83-87727-29-1, Katowice, 13–94,

City centre

Katowice city centre has an axis design, along the main railway line, developed by an industrialist Friedrich Grundman in mid-19th century.BOOK, Adamczyk, S., Katowice - Informator, Urząd Miasta w Katowicach, 1993, Katowice, 11, BOOK, Szaraniec, Lech, Górny Śląsk - Przewodnik, Muza, 1997, 83-7079-875-6, Warszawa, 55, Most of the city centre in Katowice developed in late 19th and early 20th century, when it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia and had a German-speaking majority. As a result, architectural styles of that era are similar to those in other Prussian cities such as Berlin or Wrocław (then Breslau); primarily renaissance revival and baroque revival, with some buildings in gothic revival, romanesque revival, and art nouveau styles.

Interwar architecture

{{multiple image| align = right| caption_align = center| perrow = 2| total_width = 427| image1 = Kattowitz - Panorama 4.jpg| image2 = Katowice - Gmach Sejmu ÅšlÄ…skiego 01.jpg| caption1 = Interwar panorama of Katowice with Drapacz Chmur visible in centre| caption2 = Silesian Parliament}}In 1922, Katowice and the eastern portion of Upper Silesia were reintegrated with reborn Poland, and an autonomous Silesian Voivodeship was established, with Katowice as its capital. This event has marked the beginning of a period of unprecedented architectural development in the city. Since most traditional styles, especially gothic and gothic revival, were perceived as connected to imperial Germany by the new Polish authorities, all new development was to be built in, at first in the neoclassical, and later in functionalist/Bauhaus style.BOOK, Syska, Anna, Styl gotycki wyklucza siÄ™. MiÄ™dzywojenna architektura w województwie Å›lÄ…skim, KieÅ‚kowski, Tomasz, ÅšlÄ…skie Centrum Dziedzictwa Kulturowego w Katowicach, 2015, 9788385871699, Katowice, The city, which needed to build administrative buildings for the new authorities and housing for people working in regional administration, began expansion southward creating one of the largest complexes of modern architecture in Poland, comparable to Warsaw and Gdynia (newly built port on the Baltic Sea) only.BOOK, Bożek, Gabriela, etal, Wojewódzki program opieki nad zabytkami w województwie Å›lÄ…skim na lata 2010-2013, ÅšlÄ…skie Centrum Dziedzictwa Kulturowego w Katowicach, 2010, Katowice, 79, The modernist district is centered around the monumental Silesian Parliament building (1923–1929), which architecture is mostly functionalist but still will neoclassical references on the facades. During World War II, the building became headquarters of the Reichsgau Oberschlesien and part of the interior was redesigned by Albert Speer, Hitler’s favorite architect, to resemble the interior of the Reich Chancellery.WEB, Sejm ÅšlÄ…ski, czyli budynek ÅšlÄ…skiego UrzÄ™du Wojewódzkiego w Katowicach - monumentalne arcydzieÅ‚o modernizmu - BryÅ‚a,www.bryla.pl/bryla/1,85301,6677160,BRYLAnty_polskiej_moderny___parlament_w____Katowicach.html, 2021-02-12, www.bryla.pl, pl, The nearby Cathedral of Christ the King (1927–1955, with dome lowered by 34 meters compared to original design) is also neoclassical but with an ascetic interior (including a tabernacle and a golden mosaic funded by future pope, Joseph Ratzinger).WEB, WieliÅ„ski, Bartosz T., 2019-02-11, ZmieniÅ‚ projekt katedry na życzenie komunistów, ale Å›wiÄ…tynia i tak na tym zyskaÅ‚a,katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/7,165672,24447287,zmienil-projekt-katedry-na-zyczenie-komunistow-ale-swiatynia.html?disableRedirects=true, 2021-02-12, katowice.wyborcza.pl, Other buildings, designed in mid-to-late 1920s and 1930s, are mostly modernist or functionalist. A symbol of the city in the interwar period, Drapacz Chmur (literally: The Skyscraper), was the first skyscraper built in Poland after World War I, and the first building in the country to be based on a steel frame.

Post-war architecture

(File:Koszutka 01.jpg|thumb|Plac Grunwaldzki in Koszutka under construction, 1950s)(File:Bloki - gwiazdy z Muzeum ÅšlÄ…skiego - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Modernist Osiedle Gwiazdy built in late 1970s and the light cubes of the New Silesian Museum)After World War II, Katowice again expected a period of rapid growth, particularly under the regional leadership of Marshall Jerzy ZiÄ™tek. PaÅ‚ac MÅ‚odzieży (Youth Palace) became the first major new building completed in Katowice after the war, erected in the socrealist style with elements of late modernism in 1949–1951.WEB, Redakcja, 2011-09-21, Katowicki PaÅ‚ac MÅ‚odzieży ma już 60 lat! Remont trwa [ZDJĘCIA],slaskie.naszemiasto.pl/katowicki-palac-mlodziezy-ma-juz-60-lat-remont-trwa-zdjecia/ar/c13-1090361, 2021-02-12, Nasze Miasto, pl-PL, The largest development of the 1950s in Katowice was the expansion of the Koszutka neighborhood, also in the socialist realist style, in early 1950s.BOOK, Semik, Teresa, Od cyrku po Spodek. Jak katowicka dzielnica Koszutka porzuciÅ‚a kozy, Dziennik Zachodni, 2015, Katowice, 26, Following the death of Stalin in 1956, and the end of socrealism, Jerzy ZiÄ™tek and city authorities commissioned a group of young architects and urbanists to create a project of the new urban design of Katowice. The collective, called Miastoprojekt Katowice, came up with a design heavily influenced by Le Corbusier’s ideas.WEB, Step-by-Step Guide to the Best of Katowice,culture.pl/en/article/step-by-step-guide-to-the-best-of-katowice, 2021-02-12, Culture.pl, en, The project was centered around a grand avenue (current Aleja Korfantego) surrounded by simple, modern blocks and monuments, scattered in distance to each other according to modernist ideals. The most important buildings from that time include:

• Spodek Arena (1964–1971), widely considered the symbol of Katowice and ranked among the finest achievements of modern architecture in Poland;WEB, 2015-12-04, Katowice International Conference Centre / JEMS,www.archdaily.com/778138/katowice-international-conference-centre-jems, 2021-02-12, ArchDaily, en-US, one of the first buildings in the world with a tensegrity rooftop. Arena’s unique design (resembling an UFO) comes from the need to accommodate different functions inside
• Katowice Railway Station (1959–1972), considered to be the most outstanding example of brutalism in Poland,WEB, PiÄ™kno brutalizmu - Sztuka architektury,sztuka-architektury.pl/article/4471/piekno-brutalizmu, 2021-02-12, sztuka-architektury.pl, January 2000, controversially demolished in 2010 and partially rebuilt as an addition to the Galeria Katowicka shopping centre.
• Superjednostka (1967–1972), a massive (187.5 meters length, 51 meters high) residential block heavily inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unite d’habitation in Marseille
• Osiedle Gwiazdy (1978–1985), a housing estate of eight 27-floor residential buildings on a plan resembling a star
• Osiedle TysiÄ…clecia (1961–1982, later expanded), a large housing estate connecting to the Silesian Park, built with modernist principles (separation of foot and automobile traffic, vast green spaces, self-sufficiency in terms of schools, basic shops and healthcare). Later expansion of the estate includes Kukurydze high-rises, a group of 26-floor high residential towers inspired by Marina City in Chicago
• Stalexport Towers (1979–1982), twin office towers with 22 and 20 floors, showing influences of postmodernism

Contemporary architecture

{{multiple image |align=right |caption_align=center |perrow=2 |total_width=427| image1=The Scientific Information Center and Academic Library of University of Silesia in Katowice, October 2021 (1).jpg| image2=2021-10 Katowice .KTW (9).jpg| image3=2023-06 Katowice Global Office Park (5).jpg| image4=2023-06 Katowice Craft (3).jpg| caption1=Scientific Information Centre and Academic LibraryKTW (Katowice)>KTW| caption3=Global Office Park| caption4=Craft}}Following the collapse of communism in Poland and other Eastern Bloc countries, and the centrally-planned economy with it, Katowice’s economy suffered a downturn, due to reduced significance of heavy industry. As a result, except for residential (primarily suburban) construction, not many buildings were built. One of the most significant buildings of the 1990s was the new branch of the Silesian Library, in postmodernism style.The situation changed in the early aughts, when several new notable developments were completed:

• Chorzowska 50 (1999–2001) – first modern, A-grade office building in Katowice; currently owned and occupied by ING Bank ÅšlÄ…ski
• Altus, previously known as Uni Centrum (2001–2003) – for many years the highest skyscraper in Poland outside of Warsaw, at 125 meters (410 ft) high. Qubus Hotel, which was located in Altus, was one of the first four-star hotels in southern Poland.
• Silesia City Center (2003–2005), the flagship brownfield development of the era, built in place a defunct coal mine Gottwald. It remains one of the largest shopping centres in Poland, at {{cvt|86,000|m2}}, and also includes a housing estate and a chapel.
• Dom z Ziemi ÅšlÄ…skiej (2001–2002), a modern suburban villa, nominated to Mies van der Rohe Award in 2002

Another wave of architectural revival came after Poland joined the European Union in 2004. European cohesion funds, along with private capital investment, flew into the city resulting in a number of architecturally interesting buildings and complexes, including:

• Strefa Kultury (Zone of Culture, a brownfield urban redevelopment in downtown Katowice):
  • National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) building (2012–2014) contains two concert halls (for an audience of 1,800 or 300). Nominated to Mies van der Rohe Award in 2014, first prize in European Commercial Property Awards.WEB, » Siedziba NOSPR, Katowice,en.koniorstudio.pl/projekt/siedziba-nospr-katowice/, 2021-02-12, pl-pl, WEB, EUMiesAward,www.miesarch.com/work/572, 2021-02-12, www.miesarch.com,
  • Katowice International Conference Centre (2012–2015), the largest conference centre in Poland (capacity up to 12,000 people), connected to the Spodek Arena. The design of the centre, with a distinct canyon going through it in order to remove any obstruction from view of Spodek, has been hailed and the building was nominated to Mies van der Rohe award in 2017WEB, EUMiesAward,www.miesarch.com/work/3657, 2021-02-12, www.miesarch.com,
  • New Silesian Museum (2011–2013) located in place of a former coal mine, most of the museum is located underground, with only glass cubes that provide daylight, visible above ground. Shortlisted for Mies van der Rohe award in 2015.WEB, EUMiesAward,www.miesarch.com/work/595, 2021-02-12, www.miesarch.com,
• CINiBA (2009–2011) – academic library of the University of Silesia and Katowice University of Economics, shortlisted to Mies van der Rohe award in 2013.WEB, EUMiesAward,www.miesarch.com/work/1087, 2021-02-12, www.miesarch.com,
• Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski Film School at the University of Silesia (2014–2017) – awarded with Wienerberger Brick Award in 2020,WEB, NajpiÄ™kniejszy na Å›wiecie budynek z cegÅ‚y stoi w Katowicach! To gmach WydziaÅ‚u Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa KieÅ›lowskiego Uniwersytetu ÅšlÄ…skiego,www.elle.pl/decoration/artykul/najpiekniejszy-na-swiecie-budynek-z-cegly-stoi-w-katowicach-to-gmach-wydzialu-radia-i-telewizji-im-krzysztofa-kieslowskiego-uniwersytetu-slaskiego, 2021-02-12, www.elle.pl, pl-PL, shortlisted to Mies van der Rohe award in 2019.WEB, EUMiesAward,www.miesarch.com/work/4248, 2021-02-12, www.miesarch.com, Located in a decayed neighborhood, the building aims at kick-starting an urban renewal process there.
• KTW (2018–2022) – the taller tower, KTW II, is the tallest building in Katowice and one of the tallest in Poland at {{convert|135|m}}.WEB,europaproperty.com/construction-of-ktw-ii-office-complex-in-katowice-completed/, Construction of .KTW II Office Complex in Katowice Completed, EuropaProperty.com, 18 February 2022, 22 June 2023,
• Global Office Park (2022–2023) – mixed-use complex featuring four buildings, with two office towers reaching {{convert|104|m}}.
• Craft (2023) – project by developer Ghelamco at Chorzowska Street, near the Silesia City Center. The building consists of three perpendicular blocks clad with elements in a copper shade.WEB,eurobuildcee.com/en/news/30564-ghelamco-starts-craft-work, Ghelamco starts Craft work, EurobuildCEE, 20 November 2020, 22 June 2023,

Tourist attractions

File:Nikisz 2013.JPG|thumb|NikiszowiecNikiszowiecFile:Katowice-Spodek (4).jpg|thumb|SpodekSpodek(File:Katowice - Kamienica na rogu Stawowej i Mickiewicza nocÄ….jpg|thumb|A historic tenement house in the city centre)

• Market square and adjacent streets: Warszawska, Teatralna, Dyrekcyjna, Staromiejska, Dworcowa, Å›w. Jana, Pocztowa, Wawelska, 3 Maja, Stawowa, MielÄ™ckiego, Starowiejska and Mickiewicza, the so-called “Great Market Square of Katowice” or “Old town of Katowice“—many historic (monument) buildings. This is a group of functional-architectural. On the market square and most of the above-mentioned streets are prohibitions or restrictions on cars. Streets: Staromiejska, Dyrekcyjna, Wawelska, Stawowa and Warszawska is lined decorative cobblestone creating a pedestrian zone. The authority plans to Katowice—Quarter streets: Å›w. Jana, Dworcowa, Mariacka, MielÄ™ckiego, StanisÅ‚awa and Starowiejska is to become so “small market square”.Dziennik Zachodni Katowice – “BÄ™dÄ… dwie Mariackie”, 3 sierpnia 2007
• Nikiszowiec – historical settlement of Katowice, candidate to UNESCO
• Cathedral of Christ the King
• St Mary’s Church
• Church of the Resurrection, Evangelical-Augsburg, built in 1856–1858
• Church of St Michael Archangel, the oldest church in the city, built in 1510
• Drapacz Chmur, one of the first skyscrapers in Europe
• Silesian Parliament, built in 1925–1929. For a very long time, it was the biggest structure in Poland
• Modernist old town
• Spodek (a large sports centre/concert hall, whose name translates as the ‘saucer’, from its distinctive shape resembling a UFO flying saucer)
• Silesian Insurgents Monument (Polish: Pomnik PowstaÅ„ców ÅšlÄ…skich), the largest and heaviest monument in Poland. It is a harmonious combination of architecture and sculpture with appropriate symbolism: the wings symbolize the three Silesian Uprisings (1920 – 1921) while the names of places that were battlefields are etched on the vertical slopes. The monument, which was funded by the people of Warsaw for Upper Silesia, is considered Katowice’s landmark.
• Silesian Theater, built in 1907
• Rialto Cinetheater, built in 1912
• Silesian Museum, built in 1899
• Old train station in Katowice, built in 1906
• The Goldstein Palace
• The Załęże Palace
• Parachute Tower, a {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall lattice tower was built in 1937 for training parachutists. It was used in the first days of World War II and is the only parachute tower in Poland.

Other:

• Franciscan Monastery in Panewniki
• Church of St Joseph (Załęże)
• St Stephen’s Church
• Church of Christ Resurrection
• The Monument to Marshal PiÅ‚sudski by Croatian sculptor Antun Augustinčić, 1937–39. It was commissioned in 1936 but brought to Poland in 1991
• Monopol Hotel
• Katowice Rondo, the large square/roundabout, reconstructed recently, with the semi-circular Galeria Rondo Sztuki in the centre.

Economy

(File:KATOWICE, AB. 122.JPG|thumb|Galeria Katowicka shopping centre)File:Katowice - Silesia City Center (2).jpg|thumb|Silesia City CenterSilesia City CenterKatowice has been classified as a Gamma - global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research NetworkWEB, The World According to GaWC 2020,www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html, 3 September 2020, GaWC - Research Network, Globalization and World Cities, and is considered as an emerging metropolis.Interim Territorial Cohesion Report {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423165806ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/reports/coheter/coheter_en.pdf|date=23 April 2013}} – Preliminary results of ESPON and EU Commission studies Katowice’s metropolitan area is the 16th most economically powerful urban area in the European Union by GDP, with an output amounting to $114.5 billion.WEB, Global city GDP 2011,www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3, dead,www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3," title="web.archive.org/web/20130605135349www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3,">web.archive.org/web/20130605135349www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/global-metro-monitor-3, 5 June 2013, 26 December 2012, Brookings Institution, The city is one of the major industrial, commerce and financial hubs of Poland and has successfully transformed its economy from heavy industry-based to knowledge-based one.Katowice has a diversified economy with one of the strongest job markets in Poland. 171,839 Katowice residents are employed as of 2019, and 113,830 commute to work in the city - making Katowice second only to Warsaw in terms of commuter inflows in the country.WEB, tuPolska, Przyjezdni pracownicy - Katowice ustÄ™pujÄ… tylko Warszawie,www.slaskibiznes.pl/wiadomosci,przyjezdni-pracownicy-katowice-ustepuja-tylko-warszawie,wia5-6-3512.html, 2020-10-13, www.slaskibiznes.pl, pl, Unemployment rate is extremely low at 1.8%, as of June 2022.WEB, GUS, Bezrobotni zarejestrowani i stopa bezrobocia. Stan w koÅ„cu czerwca 2022 r.,stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/rynek-pracy/bezrobocie-rejestrowane/bezrobotni-zarejestrowani-i-stopa-bezrobocia-stan-w-koncu-czerwca-2022-r-,2,119.html, 2022-08-04, stat.gov.pl, pl, The broader Katowice subregion (NUTS-3 level in European statistics) which includes neighboring towns of Chorzów, Siemianowice ÅšlÄ…skie, MysÅ‚owice, Ruda ÅšlÄ…ska, and ÅšwiÄ™tochÅ‚owice had 377,600 employed persons as of 2019, of which 22% in industry, 6% in construction, 23% in retail and services, 5% in information and communication, 5% in finance and insurance, 2% in real estate, 10% in professional services and science, 23% in education, health and administration and 4% in arts and entertainment.WEB, August 4, 2022, Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 regions,ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/bookmark/85fb97e4-d393-4ac7-9386-aaf01bf14986?lang=en, August 4, 2022, Eurostat, As of 2018, Katowice had the 10th highest salaries in Poland, at PLN 5,698.98 per month, on average.WEB, 2019-11-08, Åšrednie wynagrodzenie wg powiatów w Polsce - ranking 2018,300gospodarka.pl/rankingi/srednie-wynagrodzenie-wg-powiatow-2018-gus, 2020-10-13, 300Gospodarka.pl, pl-PL, The entire metropolitan area is the 16th most economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union with an output amounting to $114.5 billion. Katowice special economic zone (pol. {{ill|Katowice special economic zone|pl|Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna}}) is fourth of the TOP10 Global Free Zones.

Business and commerce

(File:Katowice-Face2Face 2021-03 (1).jpg|thumb|Face2Face Business Campus)Katowice is a large business, convention and trade fair centre. Katowice is headquarters to 18 public companies traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, with total market value of PLN 24.2 billion as of 2016, with the largest being ING Bank Śląski.WEB, Kwestarz, Piotr, 2016-02-24, Interaktywna mapa ugiełdowienia Polski – sprawdź spółki w swoim mieście,strefainwestorow.pl/artykuly/20160224/interaktywna-mapa-ugieldowienia-polski-sprawdz-spolki-w-swoim-miescie, 2020-10-13, StrefaInwestorow.pl, pl, As of 2019, 38 companies from Katowice make the list of 2000 largest enterprises in Poland according to Rzeczpospolita, with largest one being Tauron Polska Energia S.A. (10th place).WEB, Firmy szybsze niż PKB,www.rp.pl/Lista-2000/312189870-Firmy-szybsze-niz-PKB.html, 2020-10-13, www.rp.pl, pl, As of 2012, 44,050 companies were registered in Katowice, almost 10% of all companies in the Silesian Voivodeship.Retail is a very strong sector in Katowice. The city is home to several shopping centres and department stores, with Silesia City Center and Galeria Katowicka being the largest ones. Silesia City Center, located on a brownfield in place of a former coal mine, is the largest shopping centre in Poland when number of stores is considered (310 different brands)WEB, B, Jakub, ura, 2020-07-03, Największe galerie handlowe w Polsce,portfelpolaka.pl/najwieksze-galerie-handlowe-w-polsce/, 2020-10-13, Portfel Polaka, pl-PL, and 7th largest in terms of retail space for rent {{cvt|86,000|m2}}.WEB, TOP 10: Największe galerie handlowe w Polsce [FOTOGALERIA],www.muratorplus.pl/inwestycje/inwestycje-komercyjne/top-10-najwieksze-galerie-handlowe-w-polsce-fotogaleria-aa-zY5f-6QZY-5D5F.html, 2020-10-13, www.muratorplus.pl, It is also a part of a broader revitalization complex, that features an apartment complex and office space (under construction as of October 2020) as well.Katowice is also the seat of Katowice Special Economic Zone (Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna).

Industry

Since its creation, Katowice’s development was tightly connected to heavy industry, especially coal mining, steelworks and machine production. In 1931, 49.5% of inhabitants worked in industry, and 12.5% in coal mining alone. In 1989 industry accounted for 36% of all jobs in the city (112,000 employees). As of 2018, 34,294 people worked in industry in Katowice, 20.4% of total, below the national average.The first reported coal mine in Katowice (Murcki coal mine) was established in 1740, and in 1769 construction on Emanuelssegen mine started. As the demand for coal kept rising in the Kingdom of Prussia, further mines were opened: Beata (1801), Ferdinand (1823), Kleofas (1845). Later in 19th and early 20th century additional mines were opened: Katowice, Wujek, Eminenz (later renamed Gottwald and merged with Kleofas), Wieczorek, Boże Dary, Staszic and renewed Murcki. Currently only one (Murcki-Staszic) remains in operation. Katowice is also the seat of (:pl:Polska Grupa Górnicza|Polska Grupa Górnicza), the largest coal mining corporation in Europe. Metallurgy was another important part of Katowice’s economy. In 1863 a dozen zinc metallurgy facilities were reported in Katowice, with Wilhelmina (founded in 1834) being the largest. In early 1900s, Wilhelmina (later renamed Huta Metali Niezależnych Szopienice) was enlarged and became the largest Silesian producer of non-ferrous metals and world’s largest producer of cadmium. Two major steelworks existed in the city: Huta Baildon, established in 1823 by the Scottish engineer and industrialist John Baildon (declared bankruptcy in 2001), and Huta Ferrum, established in 1874 and operating to this date in limited capacity.

Culture

{{multiple image| align = right| direction = vertical| width = 220| image1 = Katowice 05.15 NOSPR 2.JPG| caption1 = Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra building| image2 = Wielka Sala Koncertowa NOSPR.jpgPolish National Radio Symphony Orchestra>The Main Concert Hall| total_width = | alt1 = }}Vibrant and progressive artistic communities, particularly around musical arts, make Katowice one of the leading cultural spots in Poland.WEB,en.invest.katowice.eu/people/27/culture.html, Culture: People: Invest in Katowice., Media Partner Sp., j., live,en.invest.katowice.eu/people/27/culture.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170325024546en.invest.katowice.eu/people/27/culture.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170325024546en.invest.katowice.eu/people/27/culture.html, 25 March 2017, Since mid-2000s, Katowice has established a strategy to redevelop the post-industrial areas using culture - the pinnacle of which was a massive development on the site of a former coal mine known as (:pl:Strefa Kultury (Katowice)|Strefa Kultury) (the “Zone of Culture“), where numerous cultural and convention institutions are located.

Performing arts

(File:2023-07 Katowice Kinoteatr Rialto (4).jpg|thumb|Kinoteatr Rialto)Katowice’s status as the UNESCO City of Music, designated when Katowice joined UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2015,NEWS, Katowice – a city of music,www.polska.pl/arts/music/katowice-city-music/, live, 31 July 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180801004215/https://www.polska.pl/arts/music/katowice-city-music/, 1 August 2018, comes from a long and rich history of musical arts. Katowice is the seat of an internationally renowned Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, whose faculty and graduates created the nationally important informal group called the Silesian school of composers. Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra has been located in Katowice since 1945 and has gotten a new internationally acclaimed concert hall in 2014, built on a site of a former coal mine near Katowice’s city center. The Silesian Philharmonic also has its seat in Katowice. The city is a venue for numerous classical concerts and festivals, such as: the International Festival of Young Music Competition Laureates, Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, Chamber Music Festival, Ars Cameralis Festival and Katowice’s opera, operettas and most of all ballet.There are currently 6 theater buildings in Katowice, and some theater groups without a permanent location. Teatr ÅšlÄ…ski is the oldest still-functioning theater in Katowice, first opened for audience in 1907 and located on the main square. It was the first theater to give plays in Silesian dialect of Polish. Every first Monday of the month, the Silesian Opera singers from nearby Bytom give a performance there, as Katowice does not have an opera house of its own. Teatr Ateneum is an important puppetry theater, while Teatr Korez was one of the first non-public theaters in post-war Poland.Katowice is home to many nationally and internationally renowned popular music festivals. Rawa Blues, named after a stream that passes through Katowice’s city center, is one of the largest blues festivals in Europe. Electronic music’s Mayday Festival takes place every year in early November and is a sister event to its namesake in Dortmund. OFF Festival, dedicated to alternative music, moved to Katowice in 2010 and has been held every August. Tauron Nowa Muzyka festival, oriented more towards dance and techno has been named one of the major European festivals to attend.WEB, Festival Tauron Nowa Muzyka,crackmagazine.net/article/live-reviews/tauron-nowa-muzkya/, 2022-08-03, Crack Magazine, Other music festivals, such as the Silesian Jazz Festival, KatoHej (dedicated to chants and touristic music), and Gardens of Sound, are also organized. In 2019, 475,806 people attended various big cultural events such as concerts and festivals, which gave the city the third place in Poland, behind Warsaw and Kraków. Nearby Chorzów, with the Silesian Stadium right across the street from Katowice, gathered another 319,783 attendees.WEB, August 4, 2022, Kultura - Organizacja imprez masowych - Liczba uczestników imprez.,bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/podgrup/tablica, Bank Danych Lokalnych,

Museums and art galleries

{{multiple image| align = right| direction = horizontal Silesian Museum with an original Headframe>mine headframe| image2 = 02015 Schlesische Museum in Kattowitz.JPG| caption2 = Museum exhibition hall| total_width = | alt1 = }}(File:2022-08 Katowice - Śródmieście 015.jpg|thumb|Old building of Silesian Museum)The Silesian Museum is the largest and most-important museum in Katowice. It originally opened in 1929, and its radically modern, Bauhaus-style new building was demolished immediately after the Nazis seized Katowice in 1939, considering it too degenerate and too Polish. The museum has been placed in temporary buildings with its collections dispersed until 2015, when a new, mostly underground building has been constructed in the Zone of Culture. The museum exhibits works by famous and renowned Polish artists like Józef Chełmoński, Artur Grottger, Tadeusz Makowski, Jacek Malczewski, Jan Matejko, Józef Mehoffer and Stanisław Wyspiański. It is also well known for its collection of naïve art paintings, including local coal miners from Katowice area. The museum has a number of sketches of globally recognizable artists such as Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt.The City History Museum of Katowice exhibitions include: immersive typical urban apartments from early 20th century, naïve art paintings from local artists and the history of Katowice from a village to an industrial center. Other museums in Katowice include Museum of the History of Computers and Informatics and the Museum of Smallest Books in the World.The BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice, established in 1949, is a notable institution concerning the Contemporary arts.WEB,culture.pl/pl/miejsce/galeria-sztuki-wspolczesnej-bwa-w-katowicach, Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej BWA w Katowicach – Miejsce – Culture.pl, live,culture.pl/pl/miejsce/galeria-sztuki-wspolczesnej-bwa-w-katowicach," title="web.archive.org/web/20170325024529culture.pl/pl/miejsce/galeria-sztuki-wspolczesnej-bwa-w-katowicach,">web.archive.org/web/20170325024529culture.pl/pl/miejsce/galeria-sztuki-wspolczesnej-bwa-w-katowicach, 25 March 2017, Every three years, it is responsible for organizing the Polish Graphic Art Triennial. Several other galleries feature exhibitions of the works by artists from abroad along with film screenings, workshops for children and public fairs.

Media

• TVP 3 Katowice
• TVS (TV Silesia)
• TVN24 – department Katowice (TVN24 – oddziaÅ‚ Katowice)

• Radio Katowice
• Antyradio

• Dziennik Zachodni
• – Katowice section
• Fakt – Katowice section
• Metro International – Katowice
• Nowy PrzeglÄ…d Katowicki

Festivals and events

• (File:Tauron nowa muzyka fot marta ferens.jpg|thumb|Tauron New Music Festival) Rawa Blues Festiwal – Spodek
• Metalmania – Spodek
• Off Festival
• Mayday – Spodek
• International Competition of Conductors by Fitelberg
• International Cycling Film Festival
• International Festival of Military Orchestras
• International Exhibition of Graphic arts “Intergrafia”
• Esports tournament ESL One Katowice Tournament in 2015.WEB,www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-esl-fnatic-nip/, 3 things we learned from ESL Katowice’s Counter-Strike event, The Daily Dot, 18 November 2015,www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-esl-fnatic-nip/," title="web.archive.org/web/20151220013653www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-esl-fnatic-nip/,">web.archive.org/web/20151220013653www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-esl-fnatic-nip/, 20 December 2015, dead,
• Esports tournament Intel Extreme Masters World Championship, one of the biggest esports events in the worldFortune Magazine (3 March 2016) Poland Is Home to the Biggest eSports Event in the World WEB,fortune.com/2016/03/03/poland-is-home-to-the-biggest-esports-event-in-the-world/, Intel Celebrates 10 Years of eSports, 25 July 2016, live,fortune.com/2016/03/03/poland-is-home-to-the-biggest-esports-event-in-the-world/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160714044509fortune.com/2016/03/03/poland-is-home-to-the-biggest-esports-event-in-the-world/,">web.archive.org/web/20160714044509fortune.com/2016/03/03/poland-is-home-to-the-biggest-esports-event-in-the-world/, 14 July 2016,
• Poland hosted the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), with the meeting held in Katowice.WEB,cop24.gov.pl/, COP24, cop24.gov.pl, 1 May 2018, live,www.cop24.gov.pl/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180428180844www.cop24.gov.pl/,">web.archive.org/web/20180428180844www.cop24.gov.pl/, 28 April 2018,
• Wikimania 2024 is going to be held at the International Congress Centre from August 7-10, 2024.

Parks and squares

• Silesian Park (Wojewódzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku)
• KoÅ›ciuszko Park (Park im. Tadeusza KoÅ›ciuszki)
• Forest Park of Katowice (Katowicki Park LeÅ›ny)
• Valley of Three Ponds (Dolina Trzech Stawów)
• Zadole Park

• File:Katowicki rynek 02.jpg|thumb|Palms on Katowice market squareKatowice market square Katowice market square (Rynek w Katowicach)
• Freedom Square (Plac WolnoÅ›ci)
• Andrzej Square (Plac Andrzeja)
• Miarka Square (Plac Miarki)
• Council of Europe Square (Plac Rady Europy)
• Alfred Square (Plac Alfreda)
• A. Budniok Square (Plac A. Brudnioka)
• J. Londzin Square (Plac J. Londzina)
• A. Hlond Square (Plac A. Hlonda)

Nature reserves and ecological areas

(File:Las Murckowski.jpg|thumb|Las Murckowski)

• Nature reserve Las Murckowski
• Nature reserve Ochojec
• Szopienice-Borki
• ŹródÅ‚a KÅ‚odnicy
• Staw Grunfeld
• Stawy Na TysiÄ…cleciu
• PÅ‚one Bagno

Education and science

File:Biblioteka Slaska.jpg|thumb|right|Silesian LibrarySilesian Library(File:Wydział Teologiczny Uniwersytetu Śląskiego; widok od frontu.jpg|thumb|Silesian University - Faculty of Theology)Katowice is a large scientific centre and has been designated as the European City of Science 2024 by EuroScience (ESOF). It has over 20 schools of higher education, at which over 100,000 people study.File:Katowice - UŚ - WPiA.jpg|thumb|right|University of Silesia in KatowiceUniversity of Silesia in Katowice

• University of Silesia in Katowice
• University of Economics in Katowice
• Medical University of Silesia
• Silesian University of Technology
• University of Social Sciences and Humanities
• Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music
• Akademia Lospuma Training Institute
• Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice
• Academy of Physical Education im. Jerzy Kukuczka in Katowice
• Higher Silesian Seminary in Katowice

There are also:

• around 80 high schools
• around 35 gimnasia
• around 55 primary schools
• around 50 libraries, including the Silesian Library

Transportation

Public transportation

File:Pesa Twist Step Katowice 1.JPG|thumb|Pesa TwistPesa TwistThe public transportation system of the Katowice consists of commuter and long-distance trains, trams, buses and city bikes. Around 38 percent of people in Katowice use trams and buses on their daily commute (40 percent if counted those using the park-and-ride facilities), 10 percent walk, 4 percent cycle, and 2 percent takes the train, according to a 2020 report.WEB, administrator, 2020-05-28, Polacy chcÄ… lepszego transportu zbiorowego i mniej aut w miastach - badanie,polskialarmsmogowy.pl/2020/05/polacy-chca-lepszego-transportu-zbiorowego-i-mniej-aut-w-miastach-badanie/, 2022-08-03, Polski Alarm Smogowy - Razem o czyste powietrze, pl-PL, There are also three park-and-ride centers in Katowice with over 1,000 parking spaces.

Tram and bus lines

The transit authority of the Metropolis GZM, ZarzÄ…d Transportu Metropolitalnego (ZTM), operates the city trams and buses.The Silesian Interurban tram system is one of the largest and oldest in Europe, in operation since 1894 and covering over 200 km of rails, including 62 km in Katowice proper. The network in Katowice is mostly located in the northern part of the city has a star-like shape, with most lines converging on the Rynek square and expanding to all directions. There are 13 tram lines in Katowice, all but 2 expanding into neighboring cities. 116 tram stops are located in Katowice proper, as of 2020. A new tram line is planned to the southern suburbs since 2016. File:WK14 Katowice kielichy.JPG|thumb|Katowice railway stationKatowice railway stationIn addition to trams, bus lines are organized by ZTM. There are currently 63 regular lines in Katowice (including night lines), and additional 10 express metropolitan lines, with 609 bus stops as of 2020. ZTM organizes a bus line to their airport as well, which runs every 30 minutes between 4am and 9:30pm and every hour at night.

Commuter trains

Koleje Śląskie (Silesian Railways), a regional railway authority, connects Katowice with its suburbs and other major cities in Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodeships: Gliwice, Rybnik, Częstochowa, Bielsko-Biała, Kraków, and Oświęcim, among others. It operates 9 regular lines and 1 tourist weekend line (to Zakopane).WEB, Schemat linii {{!, Koleje Śląskie - regionalny przewoźnik kolejowy |url=https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/rozklad_jazdy/schemat-linii-komunikacyjnych/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |language=pl-PL}}Polregio operates commuter trains from Katowice to cities and towns in Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie voivodeships: Trzebinia, Olkusz, and Kielce, among others.

Long-haul trains

Katowice is the main railway hub in southern Poland. Katowice’s main railway station is the fifth-busiest train station in Poland as of 2019 (and third outside Warsaw), with 17.6 million passengers and growing 47 percent since 2015.WEB, Kolejowego, UrzÄ…d Transportu, Wymiana pasażerska w 2019 r.,utk.gov.pl/pl/raporty-i-analizy/analizy-i-monitoring/analizy-i-opracowania/16709,Wymiana-pasazerska-w-2019-r.html, 2022-08-03, UrzÄ…d Transportu Kolejowego, pl, 16% of the passengers travelled on PKP Intercity train, the main long-distance train operator in Poland.Katowice has a direct Express Intercity Premium (high-speed) connection to Warsaw through the Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa, with a run time of 2 hours 21 minutes. PKP Intercity also offers direct standard connections to Kraków (under 1 hour), WrocÅ‚aw, Kielce and Ostrava (under 2 hours), Warsaw, Rzeszów, Olomouc, and Łódź (under 3 hours), PoznaÅ„ (under 4 hours), Brno, Vienna and Bratislava (under 5 hours), as well as Prague, Budapest, and Berlin.WEB, Niećko, Dorota, 2021-09-06, PociÄ…giem z Katowic w podróż do miast Europy w kilka godzin i bez przesiadek. Jak kupić bilet na kolejowe poÅ‚Ä…czenie miÄ™dzynarodowe,dziennikzachodni.pl/pociagiem-z-katowic-w-podroz-do-miast-europy-w-kilka-godzin-i-bez-przesiadek-jak-kupic-bilet-na-kolejowe-polaczenie/ar/c7-15788918, 2022-08-03, Dziennik Zachodni, pl-PL, (File:WeÅ‚nowiec-Józefowiec II (14).jpg|thumb|City by bike bicycles in Józefowiec district)

Long-haul coach lines

Katowice has a modern international bus station located close to the city center. There are over 400 connections on a typical weekday,WEB, Rozkład jazdy,mdakatowice.pl/rozklad-jazdy/, 2022-08-03, MDA Katowice - Międzynarodowy Dworzec Autobusowy Katowice, pl-PL, with the most-popular ones being domestic destinations in Poland and cities in Ukraine.

Cycling, walking and other

Cycling is becoming a more popular mode of transportation in Katowice. As of 2021, the city had {{Convert|92.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} of dedicated bicycle lanes, up from {{Convert|60|km|mi|abbr=in}} in 2015. The municipal bicycle system is operated by Nextbike and has 83 stations with over 600 bicycles.WEB, O City by bike {{!, City by bike |url=https://citybybike.pl/o-city-by-bike/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=citybybike.pl}} Rides under 15 minutes are free, those 15–60 minutes are PLN 1 and each additional hour becomes more expensive.WEB, Cennik {{!, City by bike |url=https://citybybike.pl/cennik/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=citybybike.pl}}Bolt and Blinkee operate commercial systems of scooter share. Traficar and Panek Car Share operate commercial carshare systems.

Freeways, roads and streets

(File:Katowice - ul. W. RoździeÅ„skiego (Novotel i Gwiazdy).JPG|thumb|Drogowa Trasa Åšrednicowa (DK79) exiting the tunnel below Katowice city center)Katowice has an extensive network of freeways, roads and streets, totaling over 1,120 km in length.WEB, MSZ-KIIP Miejski System ZarzÄ…dzania - Katowicka Infrastruktura Informacji Przestrzennej - Mapa akustyczna,emapa.katowice.eu/mszkiip/geoportal-obslugi-obywatela/mapa-akustyczna?start=3, 2022-08-03, emapa.katowice.eu, The well-developed network supports over 200,000 cars registered in Katowice, and 49 percent of commuters that drive alone, a high share compared to other major cities in Poland. Several freeways in Katowice are among the busiest in Poland: expressway S86 between Sosnowiec and Katowice’s city center and highway A4 between Murckowska and MikoÅ‚owska interchanges both see over 100,000 cars passing each day.Katowice has a ring around its city center, consisting of highway A4, Murckowska freeway, Drogowa Trasa Åšrednicowa (a freeway-style road connecting downtowns of cities in the Katowice urban area) that partly goes in a tunnel underground and BocheÅ„skiego road. Many of the roads and freeways in Katowice expand radially from the city center and replaced old local roads.

Main roads

European route E40 passes through Katowice as highway A4. It enters the city from Chorzów and continues eastward, with three lanes in each direction on the main road and two to three lanes in parallel access roads. It meets BocheÅ„skiego road and continues towards MikoÅ‚owska interchange, which is one of the only combination interchanges in Poland and the main exit towards the city center. After that interchange, the highway loses its access roads due to lack of space in the dense urban area and continues east with four lanes in each direction. Access roads appear again (only on the south side, though) after around 500 meters and there is an exit towards Francuska Street. After another 1.5 kilometer, access roads appear again on the north side, too, and there is a tight exit towards PuÅ‚askiego Street. The highway then runs into Murckowska interchange, before exiting the city.National road 79 (DK79) enters Katowice from Chorzów and separates the Silesian Park and Osiedle TysiÄ…clecia in Katowice. It then merges with Drogowa Trasa Åšrednicowa (DTÅš) at the junction with BocheÅ„skiego road and ZÅ‚ota Street. It continues with DTÅš through the Katowice city center and descents into a tunnel under the Rondo roundabout. It then emerges overground again, right before an interchange with DK86. The road continues eastward as a freeway with exits towards Zawodzie and Szopienice neighborhoods for several more kilometers, before entering MysÅ‚owice and becoming a standard-access road.National road 81 (DK81) enters Katowice from Mikołów and runs through the southern residential neighborhoods as an arterial road with two lanes in each direction, named KoÅ›ciuszki Street. In the Brynów neighborhood, KoÅ›ciuszki Street continues towards Katowice’s city center while NR 81 turns east, to run through the forest towards the interchange with DK86.National road 86 (DK86) enters Katowice from Sosnowiec as expressway S86 up until RoździeÅ„skiego interchange where it meets DK79 and loses its expressway status. It then continues south as Murckowska freeway east of the city center. It meets highway A4 and then passes by Giszowiec neighborhood and continues through the woods southward, with exits towards Murcki neighborhood (from which it gets its name) and Kostuchna. It bypasses Murcki from the east and continues south towards Tychy.

Tempo 30 Zone

In 2015, Katowice designated most of its city center as a {{Convert|30|km/h|mph|abbr=in}} zone, in an effort to curb traffic fatalities and crashes. Within 3 years of operation, the number of accidents dropped by 41 percent, including 37 percent drop in accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists. The accidents are also less severe: there was a 55 percent drop in injured pedestrians and cyclists.WEB, Strefa tempo 30,katowice.eu/dla-mieszka%C5%84ca/transport-w-mie%C5%9Bcie/strefa-tempo-30, 2022-08-03, katowice.eu,

Airports

File:Terminal A outside.jpg|thumb|Katowice AirportKatowice AirportLocated approximately {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the city center, Katowice Airport is the main airport serving Katowice. The airport is a focus city for LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair and its subsidiary Buzz, Wizz Air, Smartwings, and Enter Air. The busiest routes are: London, Dortmund, Antalya, Eindhoven, Warsaw and Frankfurt. Katowice is the largest leisure travel airport in Poland.WEB, Statistics by origin airports - FPR,www.ulc.gov.pl/en/market-regulation/statictics-and-analysis-of-air-transport-market/3974-statistics-by-airports, 2022-08-03, www.ulc.gov.pl, Long-haul flights are operated from Katowice to Varadero in Cuba, Bangkok in Thailand, Cancún in Mexico, Malé in Maldives and to Puerto Plata as well as Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Katowice is also the second-largest cargo airport, after Warsaw Chopin. The airport is accessed through a metropolitan express bus line, running every 30 minutes between 4am and 9:30pm and every hour at night. A new train station at the airport is under construction, scheduled to be operational in 2023.Katowice is also within an hour drive from Kraków Airport, which offers additional destinations and airlines such as Amsterdam (KLM), Paris (Air France), Helsinki (Finnair), Chicago and Newark (LOT Polish Airlines), Copenhagen and Stockholm (SAS) and Zurich (Swiss). The airport can be accessed through scheduled buses leaving from Katowice bus station every 30–60 minutes.

Sports

File:Panorama stadionu.jpg|thumb|Stadion ÅšlÄ…skiStadion ÅšlÄ…skiKatowice has a long sporting tradition and hosted the final of EuroBasket 2009 and 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1975 European Amateur Boxing Championships, 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1957, 1985 European Weightlifting Championships, 1974, 1982 World Wrestling Championships, 1991 World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, 2011 Women’s European Union Amateur Boxing Championships, 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship and others.The Stadion ÅšlÄ…ski is between Chorzów and Katowice. It was a national stadium of Poland, with more than 50 international matches of the Poland national football team played here and around 30 matches in UEFA competitions. There were also a Speedway World Championship, Speedway Grand Prix of Europe and many concerts featuring international stars.Tourists can relax playing tennis or squash, doing water sports also sailing (for example—in (:pl:Dolina Trzech Stawów|Dolina Trzech Stawów)), horse-riding (in (:pl:WesoÅ‚a Fala|WesoÅ‚a Fala) and Silesian Park), cycling or going to one of numerous excellently equipped fitness clubs. Near the city centre are sporting facilities like swimming pools (for example “Bugla”, “Rolna“) and in neighbourhood—Golf courses (in Siemianowice ÅšlÄ…skie).

Sports clubs

• GKS Katowice – men’s football, (Polish Cup winner: 1986, 1991, 1993; Polish SuperCup winner: 1991, 1995; 1st league in 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons). ice hockey team Champion: 1958, 1960, 1962 Górnik Katowice / GKS 1965, 1968, 1970.
• 1. FC Kattowitz – football club, vice-champion of Poland: 1927; champion of Upper Silesia: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1922, 1932, 1945
• AZS AWF Katowice – various sports, women’s handball team playing in Polish Women’s Handball Superleague, men’s basketball team playing in the second league, fencing section – many medals in the Polish Championship
• Naprzód Janów Katowice – hockey club playing in Polish Hockey Superleague, vice-champion of Poland (5x): 1971, 1973, 1977, 1989, 1992; bronze medal (7x): 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987; Polish Cup (1x): 1970.
• AZS US Katowice – various sports, many medals in the Polish Championship in various sports
• HKS Szopienice – various sports, many medals in the Polish and Europe and World Championship in weightlifting
• Silesia Miners – American football club playing in Polish American Football League, Polish champion in 2009, vice-champion in 2007
• Jango Katowice – futsal club playing in Polish Futsal Superleague; Polish Cup (1x): 2007; bronze medal Polish Championship (2x): 2001, 2007
• Rozwój Katowice – football club playing in Polish Third League
• MK Katowice – football club playing in Polish Fourth League
• Hetman Szopienice – chess club, many medals in the Polish Championship
• Sparta Katowice – various sports, many medals in the Polish Championship in various sports
• Policyjny Klub Sportowy Katowice – various sports, many medals in the Polish Championship in various sports
• AWF Mickiewicz Katowice – basketball club
• Silesian Flying club (Aeroklub ÅšlÄ…ski)

Defunct sports clubs:

• Diana Kattowitz – football club
• Germania Kattowitz – football club
• KS Baildon Katowice – various sports, many medals in the Polish Championship in various sports
• PogoÅ„ Katowice – various sports, many medals in the Polish Championship in various sports

Sports events

File:Spanish Fans (3936293638).jpg|thumb|Spanish fans at the EuroBasket 2009EuroBasket 2009File:Spodek Liga Åšwiatowa 2012 (2).jpg|thumb|2012 FIVB Volleyball World League2012 FIVB Volleyball World League

• 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships
• 1976 World Ice Hockey Championships
• FIVB World League 2001
• FIVB World League 2007
• Eurobasket 2009
• Tour de Pologne 2010
• BNP Paribas Katowice Open
• EMS One Katowice 2014 ((Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships|CS:GO Major Championship))
• IEM World Championship Katowice 2015
• ESL One Katowice 2015 ((Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships|CS:GO Major Championship))
• IEM World Championship Katowice 2016
• (IEM Katowice CS:GO Championship 2017|IEM World Championship Katowice 2017)
• Overwatch World Cup 2017 Qualifier
• IEM World Championship Katowice 2018
• IEM World Championship Katowice 2019 ((Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships|CS:GO Major Championship))
• ESL One Katowice 2019WEB,www.esl-one.com/dota2/katowice-2019/, ESL One New York 2018 – Where CS:GO Legends Are Made, ESL One Katowice 2019, en-US, 10 January 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190110183411/https://www.esl-one.com/dota2/katowice-2019/, 10 January 2019, live,
• BWF World Senior Badminton Championships 2019WEB,bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/11/16/katowice-to-host-world-seniors, KATOWICE TO HOST ‘WORLD SENIORS’, 5 December 2017, live,bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/11/16/katowice-to-host-world-seniors," title="web.archive.org/web/20171205194739bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/11/16/katowice-to-host-world-seniors,">web.archive.org/web/20171205194739bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/11/16/katowice-to-host-world-seniors, 5 December 2017,
• IEM Katowice 2020WEB, IEM Katowice 2020,www.hltv.org/events/4901/iem-katowice-2020, 2021-09-28, HLTV.org, en,
• IEM Katowice 2021WEB, IEM Katowice 2021,www.hltv.org/events/5552/iem-katowice-2021, 2023-04-20, HLTV.org, en,
• Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - KatowiceWEB, IEM Katowice 2022,www.hltv.org/events/6136/iem-katowice-2022, 2022-03-12, HLTV.org, en,
• Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023WEB, IEM Katowice 2023,www.hltv.org/events/6809/iem-katowice-2023, 2023-04-20, HLTV.org, en,

Notable people

File:HD.3A.050 (10481713035).jpg|thumb|160px|Maria Goeppert MayerMaria Goeppert MayerFile:Wojciech Kilar 2.jpg|thumb|160px|Wojciech KilarWojciech KilarFile:Festiwal Gwiazd 2006 Kazimierz Kutz 2.jpg|thumb|160px|Kazimierz KutzKazimierz Kutz

• Hans Sachs (1877–1945), serologist
• Kurt Goldstein (1878–1965), neurologist
• Erich Przywara (1889–1972), priest
• Hans Mikosch (1898–1993), general
• Hans Källner (1898–1945), general
• Franz Leopold Neumann (1900–1954), politician
• Willy Fritsch (1901–1973), actor
• Hans Bellmer (1902–1975), surrealist photographer
• Hans-Christoph Seebohm (1903–1967), politician
• Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
• Kurt Schwaen (1909–2007), composer
• Rudolf Schnackenburg (1914–2002), priest
• Georg Thomalla (1915–1999), actor
• Ernst Wilimowski (1916–1997), football player
• Ernst Plener (1919–2007), football player
• Anneli Cahn Lax (1922–1999), mathematician
• Richard Herrmann (1923–1962), football player
• Chaskel Besser (1923–2010), Orthodox rabbi
• Kazimierz Kutz (1929–2018), film director and politician
• Waldemar Åšwierzy (1931–2013), artist, illustrator and cartoonist
• Wojciech Kilar (1932–2013), classical and film music composerWEB,culture.pl/en/artist/wojciech-kilar, Wojciech Kilar, culture.pl, 11 November 2023,
• Henryk Górecki (1933–2010), classical composer
• WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw MasÅ‚owski (1933–1986), journalist and press researcher
• Janusz SidÅ‚o (1933–1993), javelin thrower
• Josef Kompalla (born 1936), ice hockey player and referee
• Henryk Broder (born 1946), journalist
• Krzysztof Krawczyk (1946–2021), singer, guitarist and composer
• Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989), alpine and high altitude climber
• Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska (born 1963), politician
• Elżbieta BieÅ„kowska (born 1964), politician
• Robert Konieczny (born 1969), architect
• Anna KaÅ„toch (born 1976), writer
• Alicja Kwade (born 1979), contemporary visual artist
• Jan P. MatuszyÅ„ski (born 1984), film director
• Grzegorz Kosok (born 1986), volleyball player
• Zuzanna Bijoch (born 1994), fashion model
• Mateusz MusiaÅ‚owski (born 2003), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland}}Katowice is twinned with:WEB, Miasta partnerskie,www.katowice.eu/czas-wolny/o-mie%C5%9Bcie/miasta-partnerskie, Katowice, pl, 25 June 2023, {{div col|colwidth=20em}}

• {{flagicon|GER}} Cologne, Germany
• {{flagicon|NED}} Groningen, Netherlands
• {{flagicon|SVK}} KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia
• {{flagicon|UKR}} Lviv, Ukraine
• {{flagicon|HUN}} Miskolc, Hungary
• {{flagicon|USA}} Mobile, United States
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Opava, Czech Republic
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Ostrava, Czech Republic
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Pula, Croatia
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Étienne, France
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Shenyang, China

{{div col end}}

See also

• List of mayors of Katowice
• List of tallest buildings in Katowice

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Sister project links|Katowice|voy=Katowice}}

• www.um.katowice.pl/en/index.php" title="web.archive.org/web/20070623135218www.um.katowice.pl/en/index.php">The Municipal Council of the City of Katowice

{{Navboxes| title= Articles related to Katowice| list={{Principal cities of Poland |state=show}}{{Silesian Voivodeship}}{{Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)}}}}{{Authority control}}