• Katowice is a capital city of Śląskie Voivodeship (Silesian Province) located in southern Poland; it is the largest city of the Silesian Agglomeration, in Polish known as GOP (Upper Silesian Industrial Region), and one of the most important cultural, academic and economic centres in Poland.
  
  The first reference to the village of Katowice appears in the notes of the Polish priest, Krzysztof Kazimierski, who visited the Bogucice parish in 1598. However, the history of the city is marked by the events that took place in several Slavic agricultural settlements dating from the 14th and 16th centuries and in the smithies; today they constitute the city districts.
  
  The development of the village of Katowice started in 1846 with the opening of the Mysłowice-Wrocław railway line. Taking over the land property by the Winckler family was of considerable importance to the development of Katowice. Visitors were coming to those settlements which extended along both sides of the Rawa River to do business. Franz Winckler, a foreman and later a mining enterpreneur, changed the neighbouring villages into an industrial town. The man who succesfully implemented Winckler's plan was Friedriech Wilhelm Grundmann, who in 1839 was appointed to a post of a director of the Katowice estate management.
  
  In 1889, a dynamic concern "Kattowitzer Aktien-Gesselschaft" was established in Katowice; at the turn of the century, five well known banks were opened. The industry, especially steelworks and mines, started to develop during the period of the Prussian occupation (from 1742); it flourished in the 19th century. Thanks to the few institutions which were established at the end of the century the new economic centre developed; among many there were: Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Upper Silesian Association of Mining and Steel Works Manufacturers, coal minings, National Board of the Post Offices, District Court and Prussian Royal Railway Directory.
  
  The newest history of Katowice is connected not only with the industrial and urban development but also with a large infrastructure and social negligence. One of the most tragic events in the post-war history of Katowice was the pacification of the miners who were protesting in the "Wujek" mine after the introduction of the marital law ( from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983). On December 16, 1981 nine strikers were shot. The cross at the mine gate is the monument commemorating this tragic event.

Portals

• Katowice City Council
  News, history of the city, city guide, web camera, map.
• City Guide - Katowice - NaszeMiasto.pl
  News, entertainment, tourism, city guide.
• Katowice City Web Portal - Portal.Katowice.pl
  News, photographs, history, features, events, website directory, adverts, districts and the area of Katowice.
• Śląskie Voivodeship Office (regional council)
  News, information about Śląskie Voivodeship, map of the voivodeship, information about the poviats.

Information about the town or city

• Katowice - Wikipedia
  Location, climate, history, economy, architecture.
• Katowice City Guide
  History of the city, worth seeing, galleries, churches.
• Katowice International Fair
  News, events calendar.
• Map of Katowice
  Katowice city plan, street and object search.
• Univeristy of Silesia in Katowice
  News, information about the university, enrolment, faculties and courses.
• Weather Forecast - Katowice - onet.pl
  Weather forecast for Katowice for the next few days.
• Web Camera - Katowice
  Live camera view - Market Square

Tourist attractions

• "Spodek" - Sports and Concert Hall
  Concerts, events calendar, seating plan, directions.
• Panorama of Katowice
  Live view from the camera placed on the roof of the Silesian University (the Facutly of Physics building).
• Photo Gallery of Katowice
  Images and descriptions of the monuments, historic buildings, schools and other interesting places.
• Silesian Museum in Katowice
  News, history of the museum, collection, permanent and temporary exhibitions.
• Taking a Walk in Katowice - Photo Gallery
  Photo galleries of Katowice - images of the city, monuments, Katowice during the Polish People's Republic period, air photographs.
• The Voivodeship Park of Culture and Recreation
  News, plan of the park, photo gallery, events calendar, forum

Timetables (Bus Station, Railway Station, public transport)

• Railway station timetables - Katowice - train departures
  Train departure timetable - trains. Select the preferred time of departure.
• Railway station timetables -Katowice - train arrivals
  Train arrivals timetable. Select arrival time e.g. between 12:00 and 13:00.
• KZK GOP - Municipal Transport Union of the Upper Silesian Industrial District
  News, passenger notices, timetables.
• Katowice - Pyrzowice International Airport
  Information about the airport, flights schedule, offer, parking, directions.
• Katowice Bus Station - Timetable
  Katowice Bus Station - departures schedule.
• Public Transport - Bus and Tram Timetable
  Connection search according to bus and tram stops and numbers.

Discussion forum

• Discussion Forum - katowice.fora.pl
  Discussion forum - everything about Katowice.
• Forum - Katowice - Gazeta.pl
  Katowice city discussion forum.