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Katowice Destination Guide

Discover Katowice in Poland

Katowice in the region of Silesian Voivodeship with its 317,316 habitants is a place located in Poland - some 161 mi or ( 259 km ) South-West of Warsaw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Katowice

Local time in Katowice is now 04:18 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Warsaw " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oradea, Warsaw, Budapest, Bratislava, and Ostrava. When in this area, you might want to check out Oradea . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Katowice ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Katowice Spodek

1:12 min by Artur Kępa
Views: 24737 Rating: 4.41

Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme is played every hour. Spodek, Katowice, Poland. en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org Melodia z filmu "Bliske spotkania trzeciego stopnia" jest odgrywana o każdej ..

PETDuo @ Mayday Poland - 10.11.2012

93:09 min by petduomusic
Views: 23043 Rating: 4.93

Watch In Full HD! Video set recorded live @ Mayday Poland 2012, at the Spodek Hall in the city of Katowice. ..


Katowice - Tramwajem - Rynek do Stadion Śląski - HD 720p

3:12 min by 50727A656D6173
Views: 9902 Rating: 4.78

Przejazd tramwajem od: Katowice Rynek * Kce Rondo * Kce Sokolska * Kce Stęślickiego * Dąb Huta Baildon * Dąb Silesia City Center * Dąb Kościół * WPKiW Wesołe Miasteczko * WPKiW Śląski Ogród Zoologiczn ..

Mayday 2012 Polska - Westbam HD

8:14 min by cyb0rg123
Views: 4402 Rating: 4.50

Westbam początek arena (Extasy - one for me - take it take it take it now take it :)) ) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

University of Silesia

The University of Silesia in Katowice (Polish: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland. The University of Silesia in Katowice should not be confused with a similarly named university in the Czech Republic, i.e. the Silesian University in Opava (Slezská univerzita v Opavě). The University of Silesia in Katowice conducts education and research.

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Located at 50.26 19.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1968, Film schools, Film schools in Poland, University of Silesia

Silesian Museum

Silesian Museum is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.

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Located at 50.26 19.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Poland, Buildings and structures in Katowice, History museums in Poland, Military and war museums in Poland, Museums established in 1929, Museums in Silesian Voivodeship, Printing press museums, Registered museums in Poland, Silesian culture

Silesian Insurgents' Monument

The Silesian Insurgents' Monument (Polish: Pomnik Powstańców Śląskich) in Katowice, southern Poland, is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921, which aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state. The monument was unveiled on 1 September 1967, and was designed by sculptor Gustaw Zemła and architect Wojciech Zabłocki.

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Located at 50.26 19.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1967, Buildings and structures in Katowice, Monuments and memorials in Poland, Silesian culture

Jerzy Ziętek Rondo

The Rondo Generała Jerzego Ziętka in Katowice is the roundabout in the centre of the city, in the Silesian Voivodship in southern Poland. On that main traffic circle, the Aleja Korfantego and the road 79, part of the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa, meet. To allow an easy passage through the Katowice city centre for road 79, two underground tunnels of 657 and 650 metres have been built. There are ramps leading to the roundabout, which are the exit for the city centre.

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Located at 50.26 19.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Katowice, Streets in Katowice

Silesian Library

Silesian Library, is one of the most modern libraries in Poland, and is located in the south-western city of Katowice, Silesia.

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Located at 50.25 19.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Katowice, Libraries in Poland, Visitor attractions in Silesian Voivodeship

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Katowice