Katowice
Katowice is a large city in the Silesian Voivodeship in the south of Poland. In 2021 it had a population of 315,000; it's the central city of Metropolis GZM which in turn is part of Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area sprawling across the Czech border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Katowice Ligota and Muzeum Motoryzacji Adam i Zygmunt Grządziel.
Muzeum Motoryzacji Adam i Zygmunt Grządziel
Theater building
Photo: Lahcim n, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muzeum Motoryzacji Adam i Zygmunt Grządziel is a theater building.
Galeria Libero
Shopping center
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Galeria Libero is a shopping center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ligota-Panewniki and Giszowiec.
Ligota-Panewniki
Suburb
Photo: MacQtosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ligota - Panewniki is a district of Katowice in Poland. It has an area of 12.59 km2 and in 2007 had 31,879 inhabitants. Ligota-Panewniki is famous due to the magnificent Franciscan Basilica, the headquarters of the Franciscan Assumption Province in Poland. Ligota-Panewniki is situated 3½ km northwest of Katowice.
Giszowiec
Suburb
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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. Giszowiec is situated 4½ km east of Katowice.
Katowice
Latitude
50.2141° or 50° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
19.008° or 19° 0′ 29″ eastPopulation
296,000Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)Open location code
9F2X6275+M5GeoNames ID
7530792
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Yiddish—“Katowice” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ካቶቪጸ”
- Arabic: “كاتوفيتسه”
- Armenian: “Կատովիցե”
- Bashkir: “Катовице”
- Belarusian: “Горад Катавіцы”
- Bulgarian: “Катовице”
- Chinese: “卡托维兹”
- Chuvash: “Катовица”
- Crimean Tatar: “Katovitse”
- Czech: “Katovice”
- Dhivehi: “ކެޓޮވިސް”
- Georgian: “კატოვიცე”
- German: “Kattowitz”
- Greek: “Κατοβίτσε”
- Hebrew: “קטוביץ”
- Japanese: “カトヴィツェ”
- Kannada: “ಕತೋವೀಸ್ಸ”
- Kazakh: “Катовице”
- Kirghiz: “Катовице”
- Korean: “카토비체”
- Kurdish: “Katovîts”
- Latin: “Katovicum”
- Latvian: “Katovice”
- Lithuanian: “Katovicai”
- Lojban: “tcadrkatovitse”
- Low German: “Kattowitz”
- Macedonian: “Катовице”
- Marathi: “कातोवित्सा”
- Moksha: “Катовице”
- Neapolitan: “Katovice”
- Nepali: “क्याटोभिस”
- Ossetian: “Катовице”
- Pennsylvania German: “Kattowitz”
- Persian: “کاتوویتس”
- Russian: “Катовице”
- Serbian: “Катовице”
- Silesian: “Katowicy”
- Slovak: “Katovice”
- Slovenian: “Katovice”
- Thai: “คาโตวีตเซ”
- Tosk Albanian: “Kattowitz”
- Udmurt: “Катовице”
- Ukrainian: “Катовіце”
- Veps: “Katovice”
- Vlax Romani: “Katovice”
- Western Panjabi: “کاتووچ”
- Yiddish: “קאטאוויץ”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Katowice Ligota and Katowice-Muchowiec Airfield.
Silesian Voivodeship: Must-Visit Destinations
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