Katowice

Katowice's metropolitan area is 2.71 million,¹ although only 317 thousand live in the city proper.² It is located in Śląskie (Silesian) Province of Polska (Poland), on the Polish plateau, on headwaters of both the Odra (Oder) and the Wisła³ rivers. It is the center of the Silesian coal fields. Buildings of note include the 125 meter Altus, completed in 2002, and the 50 meter mast called the Parachute Tower Katowice. The Katowice International Airport is one of Polska's busiest.⁴

External references

aerial view of Katowice in Polska (Poland) centered on the saucer-shaped Spodek sports-concert hall

Historical maps

Footnotes

1. Large urban zone population as of 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_areas_in_Poland, Eurostat LUZ column, accessed 12/18/2013.
2. Figures for 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Poland, accessed 12/18/2013.
3. Also called the Vistula.
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Poland, accessed 1/14/2014.