Wujek Coal Mine

Wujek Coal Mine is a coal mine in , . 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.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: coal mine in Katowice (Poland)
  • Also known as: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Wujek (w likwidacji)” and “Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. Oddział KWK Staszic-Wujek Ruch Wujek”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Silesian Freedom And Solidarity Centre and Monument to the fallen miners of the Wujek mine.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 230 metres south of Wujek Coal Mine.

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is situated 270 metres south of Wujek Coal Mine.

Church
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is situated 690 metres southeast of Wujek Coal Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katowicka Hałda and Załęska Hałda.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is a district of , located in the western part of the city. It lies between the A4 motorway and the river, within the area of four historical parts of Katowice: Załęska Hałda, , Stara Ligota, and Katowicka Hałda.

Wujek Coal Mine

Latitude
50.24632° or 50° 14′ 47″ north
Longitude
18.99002° or 18° 59′ 24″ east
Open location code
9F2W6XWR+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51988870
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q1783873
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Silesian—“Wujek Coal Mine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “乌耶克煤矿”
  • Chinese: “烏耶克煤礦”
  • French: “mine de Wujek”
  • French: “Mine de Wujek”
  • German: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Wujek”
  • German: “Oheimgrube”
  • Greek: “Ανθρακωρυχείο Βούγιεκ”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia ‘Wujek’”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego „Wujek””
  • Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Wujek”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia Wujek”
  • Polish: “KWK Wujek”
  • Polish: “Wujek (kopalnia)”
  • Silesian: “Gruba ‘Wujek’”
  • Silesian: “Gruba "Wujek"”

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