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Świętochłowice Destination Guide

Touring Świętochłowice in Poland

Świętochłowice in the region of Silesian Voivodeship with its 55,600 citizens is located in Poland - some 161 mi or ( 260 km ) South-West of Warsaw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Świętochłowice

Time in Świętochłowice is now 10:55 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Warsaw " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oradea, Warsaw, Budapest, Bratislava, and Ostrava. Being here already, consider visiting Oradea . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Świętochłowice ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Polscy górnicy w RC kopalnie PASKOV i DARKOV Frydek-Mistek i Karvina

3:03 min by polonista36
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Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live - Poland 2008)

4:59 min by michalstanko
Views: 24990 Rating: 4.93

Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls May 28, 2008 Chorzów, Poland The first European show by Metallica in 2008. Video brought to you by Metallica fanatics from Slovakia. :-) This show is available in F ..


Kamil Bednarek-Dancehall Queen Lyrics (StarGuardMuffin)

2:29 min by WeRo Nika
Views: 14287 Rating: 4.74

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U2 360º Tour - City Of Blinding Lights - Stadion Slaski, Chorzow 2009 (HQ) LIVE

5:41 min by kobylecac0
Views: 5163 Rating: 4.76

U2 - City Of Blinding Lights. Coś nieprawdopodobnego.. (więcej wideo wkrótce..) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Zgoda labour camp

The Zgoda labour camp was a concentration camp for Silesianshttp://www. ipn. gov. pl/portal. php?serwis=en&dzial=2&id=71, Germans, and Poles, set up in 1945 by the Soviet NKVD in Świętochłowice, Silesia. It was controlled by the communist secret police until its closure by the Stalinist authorities of Poland in November of the same year. Between 1943 and January 1945 during World War II, the camp in Świętochłowice operated as German Nazi Arbeitslager.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.28 18.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Concentration camps, History of Silesia, Internments, Soviet World War II crimes in Poland, Świętochłowice

Świętochłowice

Świętochłowice (German: Schwientochlowitz, 1941-1945 Schwingen) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (tributary of the Vistula). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.32 18.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship, City counties of Poland, Świętochłowice

Chorzów

Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (a tributary of the Vistula). Administratively, Chorzów is in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, previously Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Silesian Voivodeship.

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Located at 50.30 18.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Chorzów, Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship, Cities in Silesia, City counties of Poland

Ruda Śląska

Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (tributary of the Oder). It has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously, it was in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, part of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship.

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Located at 50.30 18.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship, City counties of Poland, Ruda Śląska

Silesian Stadium

Silesian Stadium is a sport stadium located between Chorzów and Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It opened on 22 July 1956 and has since hosted crowds of over 120,000 for both football matches and motorcycle speedway world championships. It also hosts music festivals.

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Located at 50.29 18.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Chorzów, Event venues established in 1956, Football venues in Poland, National stadiums, Speedway venues, Speedway venues in Poland, Sports venues in Silesian Voivodeship

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Świętochłowice