Chorzów
Chorzów is an industrial city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southwest Poland, with a population of 105,628 in 2021. Many of its attractions are in the Culture Park along the boundary with Katowice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silesian Stadium and Legendia.
Silesian Stadium
Stadium
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The Silesian Stadium is a sport stadium located on the premises of Silesian Park in Chorzów, Poland. The stadium has a fully covered capacity of 54,378, after refurbishment completed in October 2017.
Legendia
Theme park
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Legendia is an amusement park located within Silesian Park in the center of the Metropolis GZM, Poland. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, the park saw 253,000 visitors.
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
Theme park
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The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katowice and Ruda Śląska.
Katowice
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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.
Ruda Śląska
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Ruda Śląska is an industrial city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southwest Poland, with a population of 135,008 in 2021. It's part of the Upper Silesian metropolis, centered around Katowice.
Osiedle Tysiąclecia
Suburb
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Osiedle Tysiąclecia is a district of Katowice and one of the largest districts in Poland. It is located in the northern part of Katowice, on the land once occupied by the villages of Bederowiec, Sośnina and east Klimzowiec.
Chorzów
- Type: Locality with 109,000 residents
- Also known as: “Chorzow”
- Location: Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.2884° or 50° 17′ 18″ northLongitude
18.9628° or 18° 57′ 46″ eastPopulation
109,000Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)Open location code
9F2W7XQ7+94GeoNames ID
7531851
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“Chorzów” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Chorzów”
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