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Cultural HeritageThe Fortified Area of Silesia was constructed along the sixty-kilometer interbellum border of Poland and Germany in the area of then-divided Upper Silesia. The line of fortifications was to defend the Polish part of Upper Silesia against the aggression of the German troops. One of the most important elements of the central part of the line is the Łagiewniki stronghold located between Bytom and Chorzów. It was a set of fortifications, among which we can find a neatly renovated bunker at 168 Katowicka Street in Chorzów. It is a two-floor construction, with almost two meter thick walls. -
Cultural HeritageFor lovers of old fortification Upper Silesia is a real paradise, primarily due to the perfectly preserved Polish fortifications of the Fortified Area Silesia. Yet, in the interwar period, German fortifications, known as the Upper Silesian Position, were also built here. The most impressive remains can be seen in Zbrosławice, where in the shelter R 116 a museum chamber has been arranged.
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The area around the General Józef Ziętek Roundabout in Katowice is one of the most recognizable places in the capital of Upper Silesia. Even today visitors are impressed by the bold shape of the Sport and Show Arena known as Spodek ("Saucer in Polish). On the opposite side of the roundabout there is the Monument of the Silesian Insurgents and close to it the bronze statue of General Ziętek. An unusual memento of the communist times is the so-called Super Unit. A more recent landmark is "Rondo Sztuki", a an art and cultural centre.
Culture Zone in Katowice is located between Spodek arena and new buildings which are the seat of the International Congress Center (MCK), The National Orchestra of Polish Radio (NOSPR) and the Silesian Museum. The location of the Space of Culture adapted the area of former coal mine "Katowice". There you can find, according to a characteristics for Upper Silesia urban designs and motifs, amazing buildings. Tourist can admire a fantastic view from the green roof of the MCK, and Hoist tower of the former pit shaft, on which a panoramic lift is mounted (the Silesian Museum)
Katowice is the second city (after Warsaw) in Poland which boasts the largest number of high-rise buildings. The tradition of such constructions in the capital of Upper Silesia dates back to the interwar period, when the first “skyscraper” in the country was erected in Katowice. Currently, the record high building is the skyscraper "Altus", which is 125 meters tall and has a total area of about 69 000 square meters.
In 1984, the reactivated Silesian Museum in Katowice was moved into the impressive building of the former Grand Hotel at today’s 3 Korfanty Street. The construction of the building was financed by Max Wiener, an entrepreneur from Katowice in 1899. It was designed by Ignatz Gruenfeld or Gerd Zimmermann. The building is made of brick, giving it an elegant, neo-Renaissance form with decorative gables and projections.
Silesian Flavours Culinary Trail
Accommodation
Hotel Diament Spodek Katowice is a three star hotel situated in the Katowice city center. Hotel is an integral part of the most known building in Silesia, namely “Spodek”. Hotel Diament Spodek Katowiceoffers buisness meetings, conferences, events, dance parties.
Mieszkanie 38 m² w ścisłym centrum Katowic przy ul. Sokolskiej w okolicy Hotelu Angelo.
Gastronomy
Wielbicieli Steków, jak i Wegetarian zapraszamy w podróż po tradycji i nowoczesności do Restauracji "Stare i nowe"!
Hotelowa restauracja oferuje potrawy kuchni polskiej i egzotycznej, jednak na szczególną uwagę zasługuje tradycyjna kuchnia śląska.
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