Giszowiec
Giszowiec is an eastern district of the city of Katowice, created as a coal miners' settlement in 1907. Initially consisting of about 3,300 miners and their families, the district's population have grown over the years to over 18,000.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Park Giszowiecki and Izba Śląska.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolonia Wysockiego and Kolonia Zuzanny.
Kolonia Wysockiego
Neighborhood
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Kolonia Wysockiego is a neighborhood.
Nikiszowiec
Quarter
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Nikiszowiec is a well-known neighbourhood and settlement which is part of the Janów-Nikiszowiec administrative district of the city of Katowice. Nikiszowiec is situated 2½ km north of Giszowiec.
Giszowiec
- Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
- Description: district of the city of Katowice in southern Poland
- Categories: dzielnica, tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.2218° or 50° 13′ 19″ northLongitude
19.06779° or 19° 4′ 4″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)Open location code
9F2X63C9+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 29574067OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to South Azerbaijani—“Giszowiec” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գիշովիեց”
- Dutch: “Giszowiec”
- French: “Giszowiec”
- German: “Gieschewald”
- German: “Giszowiec”
- Greek: “Γκισόβιετς”
- Italian: “Giszowiec”
- Persian: “گیشوویتس”
- Polish: “Giszowiec”
- Russian: “Гишовец”
- Silesian: “Giszowjec”
- South Azerbaijani: “قیشوویتس”
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