Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine
Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine is a monument in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship. Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine is situated nearby to the park Skwer Anny Walentynowicz, as well as near the museum Silesian Freedom And Solidarity Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument in the Katowice district of Załęska Hałda-Brynów
- Also known as: “Pomnik górników KWK Wujek” and “Pomnik ku czci górników kopalni „Wujek” poległych 16 grudnia 1981 roku”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silesian Freedom And Solidarity Centre and Wujek Coal Mine.
Silesian Freedom And Solidarity Centre
Museum
Photo: MacQtosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silesian Freedom And Solidarity Centre is a museum.
Wujek Coal Mine
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wujek Coal Mine is a coal mine in Katowice, Poland. It is widely known in Poland as the place of the massacre of striking miners in 1981, as well as being the site of a deadly mining accident in 2009. Wujek Coal Mine is situated 270 metres north of Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine.
Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Katowice
Church
Photo: Lestat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St. Michael Archangel is one of the oldest buildings in Katowice. It is located in Kościuszko Park, where it was moved in 1938 from the village Syrynia, where it was originally constructed in 1510. Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Katowice is situated 1 km east of Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katowicka Hałda and Załęska Hałda.
Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine
- Categories: monument, memorial, outdoor sculpture, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Katowice, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.24391° or 50° 14′ 38″ northLongitude
18.98969° or 18° 59′ 23″ eastInception
December 15th, 1991Open location code
9F2W6XVQ+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1312505941OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11823575
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine” goes by many names.
- German: “Denkmal für die gefallenen Bergleute der Wujek-Mine”
- Italian: “Monumento ai minatori caduti della miniera di Wujek”
- Polish: “Pomnik górników kopalni Wujek w Katowicach”
- Polish: “Pomnik poległych górników kopalni Wujek”
- Polish: “Pomnik poległych górników KWK ‘Wujek’”
- Polish: “Pomnik poległych górników KWK „Wujek””
- Polish: “Pomnik poległych górników KWK Wujek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skwer Anny Walentynowicz and Maybe Crazy Studio Dance & Fitness.
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