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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Muzeum Motoryzacji Adam i Zygmunt Grządziel and Galeria Libero.
Muzeum Motoryzacji Adam i Zygmunt Grządziel
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ligota-Panewniki and Giszowiec.
Ligota-Panewniki
Suburb
Giszowiec
Suburb
Katowice
Latitude
50.2141° or 50° 12′ 51″ north
Longitude
19.008° or 19° 0′ 29″ east
Population
296,000
Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)
Open location code
9F2X6275+M5
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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”
- Swiss German: “Kattowitz”
- Thai: “คาโตวีตเซ”
- Udmurt: “Катовице”
- Ukrainian: “Катовіце”
- Veps: “Katovice”
- Vlax Romani: “Katovice”
- Western Panjabi: “کاتووچ”
- Yiddish: “קאטאוויץ”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ochojec and Piotrowice-Ochojec.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Katowice-Muchowiec Airfield and Economy Silesian Hotel.
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Worth a closer look: Katowice and Częstochowa.
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