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Katowice

Katowice (kah-to-vee-tseh) is the largest constituent of the so-called Upper Silesian Urban Area, a vast conurbation with a population approaching three million. Built on coal wealth, the rural village that once snoozed here exploded into a modern industrial city in the 19th century.

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Must-see attractions

  • Silesian Museum

    Silesian Museum

    Katowice

    A symbol of Katowice's transition from a centre of heavy industry to one of culture, the Silesian Museum sits in an ingeniously repurposed coal mine in…

  • Cathedral of Christ the King

    Cathedral of Christ the King

    Katowice

    With a base measuring 89m by 53m, this is Poland's largest cathedral. Erected between 1927 and 1955, the neoclassical sandstone basilica's progress was…

  • Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park

    Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park

    Katowice

    This sprawling open-air museum contains scores of traditional wooden buildings spread over 20 hectares, representing architectural styles from Upper…

  • Psychiatric Hospital

    Psychiatric Hospital

    Katowice

    In May 1940 popular British novelist PG Wodehouse, creator of the masterful valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster, was captured by the…

  • Rynek

    Rynek

    Katowice

    The city's central market square is not lined with historical burghers' houses as you’d find elsewhere in Silesia, but is instead encircled by drab…

  • Toszek Castle

    Toszek Castle

    Katowice

    This impressive Gothic castle was first mentioned in surviving records in 1222, although some experts believe it's originally from the 12th century…

  • Cloud Scraper

    Cloud Scraper

    Katowice

    This blocky, 14-storey, 60m-high apartment building was Poland’s tallest building from 1934 until 1955. Considered the purest example of functionalism in…

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