KATOWICE - In Your Pocket

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Contents
Arrival & Transport 8
The Basics 13
Culture & Events 16
Where to Stay 20
Restaurants 26
Cafes 40
Nightlife 41
Despite imposing rather significantly upon the urban
landscape, the downtown Silesian Parliament complex
(pictured) causes precious few people to take pause
and ponder, “Wait a minute, here – Katowice has a
Parliament?” That it does, pedestrian. Or at least it did,
and we take a brief look back at the city’s short, but sweet
stint as the capital of a sovereign province on page 8.
Photo: UM Katowice, Marian Drygas
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With Katowice among the goods that Germany was forced
to give up after WWI, it took Poland’s grabby neighbours
all of 18 years to recover and try to reclaim the region by
force, staging a mock attack on nearby Gliwice’s radio
tower (p.56) to justify their invasion of Polish Silesia on
September 1st. With the Polish army retreating east to
avoid entrapment and protect Kraków, the defence of
Katowice was left to an ill-equipped, inexperienced bunch
of upstart Silesian scouts. Their essentially suicidal
effort is remembered by this monument at Plac Obronów
Katowic (C-3) and we tell their tragic coming-of-age story
on page 9.
History 50
Sightseeing
Essential Katowice 51
What to See 52
Nikiszowiec & Giszowiec 62
Further Afield
Auschwitz 64
Leisure 66
Park of Culture & Recreation 68
Shopping 70
Directory 73
Maps & Indexes
Katowice Map 74
Chorzów Map 76
Gliwice Map 77
Zabrze Map 78
Regional Map 79
Street Indexes 80
Features & Listings Indexes 82
July - October 2012
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