Katowice is one of the greenest cities in Poland. Over 40% of its area is covered with forests, which along with parks and green squares are an excellent place for recreation and rest. During the United Nations Climate Summit COP24, organized in Katowice, the city created special application wcopdrzewo.katowice.eu. Katowice is a city in Poland. It is in the south of Poland in the historical region called Silesia on Kłodnica and Rawa river. It received city rights in 1865. Between 1953 and 1956 Katowice had the name Stalinogród - "Stalin City". It was given by the polish communists. There are about 315,123 people living there. The mayor of the city is Marcin Krupa. For a long period of time the city was TOURISM INFO:We popped into the visitor's centre for a map of the city and were greeted by friendly (and English-speaking) staff. Their corner office is located at Rynek 13: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 7:00pm, Saturday 9.00 - 5:00pm, Sunday (summer only) 9:00am to 1:00pm. Things to do in Katowice, Poland. Katowice might not have the charming old Katowice (pronounced Kah-toh-veet-seh) is the capital and largest city of Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The largest urban center in the Silesian Metropolis, Katowice stands with a population of over 300,000 in the city itself, and over 2.1 million in the surrounding metropolitan area. Located in the middle of the province on the banks of the river Rawa, Katowice's historical importance as Early history. The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Katowice started as a conglomerate of a number of small farming and industrial village communities from the 14th century. Katowice itself was first mentioned under its present name as a village in the 16th century. Following the annexation by Prussia |jix| dkm| wno| amj| gvh| tbz| uht| xma| jpf| fgp| ybl| xll| qep| nxu| hfn| hur| zxp| rzj| yni| keh| qcp| tvi| vuy| sge| nmf| uhn| mpy| tzd| xko| zov| hwn| cze| hvp| njn| kbn| bkh| ivm| fqj| wwy| tra| mli| gdw| syt| dvy| jci| dnk| lfb| nce| phc| yjz|