Szopienice-Burowiec (German: Schoppinitz-Burowietz) is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km2 and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.[1]
Szopienice-Burowiec | |
|---|---|
 Szopienice | |
 Location of Szopienice-Burowiec within Katowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′07.475″N 19°05′03.106″E / 50.26874306°N 19.08419611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Katowice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 17,139 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 032 |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
| Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice.
Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice.[2] It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.[2] During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice.[3] The occupation ended in 1945.
Notable people
edit- Hilary Krzysztofiak (1926–1979), Polish painter, graphic artist and set designer
- Piotr Libera (b. 1951), Roman Catholic bishop
Gallery
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Plac Powstańców Śląskich ("Silesian Insurgents' Square") -
Church of St. Hedwig, High Duchess consort of Poland -
Silesian Uprisings Monument -
Park Olimpijczyków ("Olympians' Park") -
Ulica Wiosny Ludów ("Spring of Nations Street") with the Primary School No. 42 on the left -
Primary School No. 44 -
Former brewery complex -
Pesa Twist 2012N tram at Ulica Obrońców Westerplatte ("Defenders of Westerplatte Street") in Roździeń
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References
edit- ^ Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ a b Warzecha, Bartłomiej (2003). "Niemieckie zbrodnie na powstańcach śląskich w 1939 roku". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 12–1 (35–36). IPN. p. 56. ISSN 1641-9561.
- ^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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