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Katowice Map, Poland

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Katowice Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Katowice with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Katowice useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Katowice!

Katowice History

One of the most important events in Katowice history took place in the mid 19th century, when a railway connecting to Myslowice made its way through this farmers and smiths settlement. By this time, Katowice was already Prussian territory, and the ethnic structure of the town, affected by German migration, started to change. By 1865 Katowice was granted municipal rights, under the Germanized name “Kattowitz”.... read more

Katowice Travel Guide

Katowice has an impressive number of hotels, many of them located in the city centre. Because Katowice is such a major economic and business centre, you can find a wide range of upscale hotels: Monopol, Novotel Centrum, Qubus Hotel Prestige Katowice or Olimpijski Hotel. There are also some good hotels situated at the city’s outskirts that were especially designed for the passers-by: Piramida – Spa&Welness, Best... read more

Katowice Nightlife

The only problem about Katowice nightlife is that, when you have too many options, it will be hard to choose. My suggestion is to follow your instinct and be sure there will be always some gig or event going on. In any case, there are still some places where people go in big numbers (in Katowice’s case, those would be Jazz Club Hypnoza, Czakram Club or Elektro). If you’re looking for a friendly atmosphere, you... read more

Katowice Sightseeing

Katowice is the capital of the Silesian Voivodship and one of the biggest industrial centers in Poland. Because Katowice is a relatively new city and that it suffered important loses during the Nazi occupation, there is not so much to see in terms of historical buildings. Katowice sights don’t have the historic importance of Krakow Sights or Warsaw Sights, but its modern architecture and increasing number of cultural... read more