Located in Upper Silesia, Katowice is Poland’s industrial capital and the biggest city in the region. The city’s 320,000 residents are served by theaters, the Silesian Museum, and Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as the famed Spodekconcert hall, which attracts more than 2.1 million people from the neighboring cities of the Upper-Silesian Metropolitan Union.
Katowice, located in the centre of Silesia on the banks of the Rawa River, is a popular tourist destination because of its blend of contemporary and old architecture, as well as its proximity to the Beskids and other Silesian towns.
It has a temperate-continental climate. The average temperature is 8.2 degrees Celsius (1.5 degrees Celsius (29 degrees Fahrenheit) in January and up to 18 degrees Celsius (64 degrees Fahrenheit) in July). The average annual rainfall is 608.5 mm (23.96 in). The Moravian Gate is characterized by light winds that blow at roughly 2 m/s from the west.
Katowice is a city in Upper Silesia, Poland, on the rivers Kodnica and Rawa (tributaries of the Oder and the Vistula respectively). It is located in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of the Silesian Beskids (part of the Carpathian Mountains) and approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of the Sudetes Mountains. Katowice is located in the Katowice Highlands, which are part of the Silesian Highlands, in the eastern section of Upper Silesia, and in the center of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Katowice is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland’s south-west.
It is the center region of the Silesian Metropolis, a two-million-person metropolis. It is bounded by Chorzów, Siemianowice lskie, Sosnowiec, Mysowice, Ldziny, Tychy, Mikoów, Ruda lska, and Czelad. It is located between the rivers Vistula and Oder. Several rivers run through the city, the most important of which are the Kodnica and Rawa. Six capital cities are within 600 kilometers (370 miles) of Katowice: Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest, and Warsaw.
Katowice is a significant coal and steel hub. It has many coal mines (Wujek Coal Mine, Mysowice-Wesoa Coal Mine, Wieczorek Coal Mine, Murcki Coal Mine, Staszic Coal Mine) organized into unions—Katowice Coal Holding Company (pl: Katowicki Holding Wglowy), two steelworks (Huta Baildon, Huta Ferrum), and one nonferrous metals foundry (Huta
Katowice is a major commercial and trade fair hub. Tens of international trade fairs are held each year at Katowice International Fair and Spodek. Katowice is Poland’s second biggest business center (after Warsaw Business Centre). Skyscrapers line Chorzowska, Korfantego, and Rodzieskiego streets in the city center. The Chorzowska 50, Altus Skyscraper, and Silesia Towers are the most recent (A-class) office structures (under construction).
Katowice is the headquarters of the Katowice Special Economic Zone (Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna).
At 2%, Poland has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country (2008). The city retains its working-class identity and draws many individuals seeking employment from other cities (other districts USMU).
The average monthly wage in Poland is around 4222,52 z (approximately $1,220), with Warsaw accounting for approximately 4135,93 z (approximately $1,200).
When dialing from inside Poland, the area code for Katowice is 32, while when dialing from outside Poland, it is +4832.
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