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KATOWICE
November 2010 - February 2011
Stalinogród
Big Joe‘s ’gift’ to
Katowice
New station
Katowice gets a
makeover
N°11 - 5zł (w tym 7% VAT)
katowice.inyourpocket.com
ISSN 1899-0215
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CONTENTS
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Contents
Arrival & Transport
8
The Basics
11
Culture & Events
14
Where to Stay
18
Restaurants
23
Cafes
33
Nightlife
34
After WWII Poland and Katowice found themselves part of
the bloc of states subject to the rule of Moscow and Jozef
Stalin. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Soviets decided
to bestow a ‘gift’ on Katowice and renamed the city in
honour of their great leader. This proved to be just another
(small) chapter in the story of this remarkable city on a
journey that the locals hope will end in it being awarded
European Capital of Culture status for 2016. Read about
that on page 6.
History
40
Sightseeing
Essential Katowice
43
What to See
44
Chorzów
48
Further Afield
Auschwitz
50
Gliwice
52
Zabrze
56
Leisure
60
Shopping
62
Directory
65
One of the major contributors to the bad press Katowice
has received over the years from the foreign press has to
do with the first impression many journos and visitors have
no doubt received on arriving at Katowice’s main railway
station. Well after years of discussion and debate, a new
era has dawned with the commencement of a complete
redevelopment of the train station and surrounding area.
Take a look at the artist impressions and read the details
on page 8.
Maps & Indexes
Katowice Map
66
Chorzów Map
68
Gliwice Map
69
Zabrze Map
70
Regional Map
71
Street Indexes
72
Features & Listings Indexes
74
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FOREWORD
You may have noticed - while hunting around the
internet or flicking through your in-flight magazine
- that it appears to be common practice to hand
over information about Krakow when you’ve actually
asked about Katowice. There seems to be a school
of thought amongst people in the ‘travel game’ that
while you clearly searched ‘Katowice’ you surely
couldn’t have meant it, and even if you did you
clearly weren’t aware that these travel experts have
decided it is a dump. That’s why ‘Getting to town’
information for Katowice airport usually means
telling you how to get to Krakow’s Rynek as quickly
as possible.
Well, these experts are missing out. But now that
you have found Katowice In Your Pocket, you will
no longer need to. While we are amongst the first
people to admit that there are some parts of the
Katowice conurbation that quite frankly deserve
a slap for downright ugliness or dereliction, we
will at the same time share with you some of the
fascinating, even beautiful secrets we’ve unearthed
while researching this guide. Quite frankly, Katowice
is a truly remarkable example of centrally-planned
living.
From the 19th century - when the district of
Giszowiec became one of the first planned ‘Garden
Towns’ in the world - to the mid-20th century (when
it became one of the major cogs in the Soviet
bloc’s industrial machine), Katowice has been at
the urban avant garde. It might not all be spires,
cobbled streets, buskers and cafes, but it’s definitely
different. And it deserves discovering.
As always, we have a collection of the most
comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate information
about your choices of where to go and what to
see and do while you are here. We appreciate
your thoughts about the places we cover, and you
can post your comment next to the venue on our
website, or about this guide and you can drop a line
to editor_poland@inyourpocket.com with comments,
criticism or congratulations.
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Editorial
Editor Craig Turp
Contributor Brien Barnett
Research Manager Anna Hojan
Researchers Katarzyna Burzynska,
Events Klaudia Mampe, Łukasz Jankowski,
Vaughan Elliott
Design Tomáš Haman
Photography www.flickr.com,
www.wikipedia.pl
Cover Courtesy of Katowice City Hall
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cartographer. All rights reserved. No part
of this publication may be reproduced
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the purpose of review, without written
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