Katowice historic railway station
Katowice historic railway station was the main railway station of Katowice, in the Silesia region of what is now Poland. Built in 1859 and reconstructed and expanded several times, it was judged obsolete after World War II, and in 1972 decommissioned and replaced by the newly built Katowice railway station.Photo: Lestat, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: railway station in Katowice, Poland
- Also known as: “old train station in Katowice” and “Stary Dworzec Kolejowy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinoteatr Rialto and Katowice railway station.
Kinoteatr Rialto
Movie theater
Photo: PetrusSilesius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinoteatr Rialto is a movie theater, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Katowice historic railway station.
Katowice railway station
Railway station
Photo: MacQtosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, and the largest railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. Domestic and international trains connect at the station to most major cities in Europe; these are operated primarily by Polskie Koleje Państwowe. Katowice railway station is situated 440 metres west of Katowice historic railway station.
Monopol Hotel, Katowice
Hotel
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monopol Hotel is a historic five star hotel in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland at Dworcowa Street 5, across from the central train station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Śródmieście and Osiedle Paderewskiego.
Śródmieście
Suburb
Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Śródmieście is the central district of the city of Katowice in southern Poland. It is located in a complex of downtown districts, between Dąb, Koszutka, Bogucice, Zawodzie, Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec, Brynów-Osiedle Zgrzebnioka, and Załęże, on the Rawa river.
Koszutka
Suburb
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koszutka is a part and a district of Katowice, located in the northern part of the city, in the Chorzów Hills, bordering Wełnowiec-Józefowiec, Bogucice, Śródmieście, and Dąb.
Katowice historic railway station
- Categories: station building, architectural heritage monument, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.25733° or 50° 15′ 26″ northLongitude
19.02331° or 19° 1′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F2X724F+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 202259447OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q11836290
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Katowice historic railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡托维兹老车站”
- French: “ancienne gare de Katowice”
- French: “Ancienne gare de Katowice”
- Georgian: “კატოვიცეს ისტორიული რკინიგზის სადგური”
- Greek: “Παλιός σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός του Κατοβίτσε”
- Polish: “Stary dworzec kolejowy w Katowicach”
- Polish: “zespół starego dworca kolejowego w Katowicach”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà ga lịch sử ở Katowice”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Diament Plaza and Q Hotel Plus Katowice.
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