Katowice

Worth seeing in and around Katowice

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Silesian Stadium

   The Silesian Stadium is a sport stadium located on the premises of Silesian Park in Chorzów, Poland. The stadium has a fully covered capacity of 54,378, after refurbishment completed in October 2017.

   4.5 km · Polish national athletics stadium in Chorzów, Poland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Silesia in Katowice

   The University of Silesia in Katowice is an autonomous state-run university in Katowice, Silesia Province, Poland. The university offers higher education and research facilities.

   500 m · university in Poland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Silesian Interurbans

   Silesian Trams is one of the largest tram systems in the world and the largest and longest tram system in Poland, located entirely within the Silesian Voivodeship. Started as a part of the German Empire in 1894, the system currently has 677 stops across 29 lines and serves the region’s population inhabited by more than two million people.

   3.2 km · tram system in the Upper Silesian Conurbation in Poland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stadion Ruchu

   The Ruch Chorzów Stadium, also known as the Cicha Street Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Batory district of the town Chorzów, Poland. Built in the years 1934–1935 for the successful Ruch Wielkie Hajduki team and currently is also used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of that club, now known as Ruch Chorzów.

   5.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Chorzów, Poland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec

   The Diocese of Sosnowiec is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sosnowiec in the ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland. As of 2013 weekly Sunday mass attendance was 27.5%, up from 27.4% in the previous year.

   7.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Silesian Museum in Katowice

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

   900 m · museum in Katowice, Poland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Silesian Planetarium

   The Silesian Planetarium also Silesian Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory is the largest and oldest planetarium in Poland. It was founded on 4 December 1955 to commemorate Nicolaus Copernicus.

   3.8 km · planetarium in Chorzów, Poland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Great Synagogue

   The Great Synagogue was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Katowice, Poland. Designed by Max Grünfeld in an eclectic mix of the Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival styles, and completed in 1900, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis by arson in early September 1939, during the invasion of Poland.

   200 m · largest synagogue in Katowice (Kattowitz), Poland then Germany · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Silesian Insurgents' Monument

   The Silesian Insurgents Memorial in Katowice, southern Poland, it is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921. These uprisings aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state.

   200 m · monument (Katowice, Poland) · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Silesian Amusement Park

    Legendia is an amusement park located within Silesian Park in the center of the Metropolis GZM, Poland.

    2.5 km · amusement Park in Poland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Rynek

   The market place, pedestrianised but criss-crossed by trams.

2. 02
   History of Katowice Museum

   Small permanent display of local history plus exhibitions.

3. 03
   Silesian Organ Museum
4. 04
   Cathedral of Christ the King
5. 05
   Archdiocesan Museum

   Wita Stwosza 11 (west side of cathedral),.

6. 06
   Church of the Immaculate Conception

From Wikivoyage: Katowice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Spodek

   A city icon opened in 1971; the name means "flying saucer" and it's the city's main multi-use venue, with a capacity of over 10,000.

2. 02
   International Congress Centre
3. 03
   Silesian Library
4. 04
   Światowid

   The main place for art-house film in city centre.

5. 05
   Rialto

   An artist-run venue showing more experimental film.

6. 06
   Cinema City - Silesia City Center

   Chorzowska 107 (within Silesia City Center),.

From Wikivoyage: Katowice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Złoty Osioł

   Lively vegetarian bar hosting events like poet meetings or concerts.

2. 02
   Talerz Szklanka

   Called a milk bar, but it's trad filling Silesian food, perfectly seasoned and textured.

3. 03
   Okiem i Brzuchem

   If you're looking for local Silesian cuisine on the map of Katowice.

4. 04
   Mekong

   Hurry Curry, Sw Stanisława 1 (opposite Cathedral of the Resurrection),.

5. 05
   Carlos Burger&Lunch

   Large burgers, decent price, friendly staff.

From Wikivoyage: Katowice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Katowice

Airports

Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 24 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 58 km · Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 91 km

Stations

Katowice railway station, 600 m · Sosnowiec Główny, 7.7 km · Katowice-Muchowiec Airport, 2.9 km · old train station in Katowice, 600 m

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  58 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · zł16–21
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• Łódź → Katowice

  171 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · zł46–60
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• Wrocław → Katowice

  169 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · zł42–55
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