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The area around Katowice, Upper Silesia, has been inhabited by ethnic Silesians from its earliest history. It was first ruled by the Polish Silesian Piasts dynasty (until its extinction). From 1335 were a part of Czech lands. 1526 fall into the Habsburg domains. The city itself was founded in the 19th century, a period while the area was under Prussian rule since 1742, and Katowice gained city status in 1865.
Inhabited mainly by Germans, Silesians, Jews and Poles, Katowice became part of the Second Polish Republic following the Silesian Uprisings throughout the Silesian region between 1918 and 1921. The land was subsequently divided by an allied commission and the League of Nations, leaving Kattowitz on the Polish side and with significant Autonomy. The city flourished due to large mineral (especially coal) deposits in the nearby mountains. Extensive city growth and prosperity depended on the coal mining and steel industries, which took off during the Industrial Revolution. But recently, due to economic reforms, there is a shift away from heavy industry, and towards small businesses. Between 1953-1956 it was renamed Stalinogród - "Stalin City" by Polish communists. Katowice lies in the center of the largest agglomeration in Poland and is one of the largest in the European Union. Katowice is also part of a megalopolis of over 7 million inhabitants covering Cracow, Katowice and Ostrava regions.
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Katowice Travel Blogs
Jun 27, 2008 - Jul 17, 2008
New York, New York, USA -› London, England, UK -› ...
Yesterday I have reserved the "ultra" package to shoot AK 47 Russian assault weapon, and other hanguns through a third party and here is what I knew:
The cost, the fact that I will be picked up at exactly 11 in the morning in a "black car"... THATS IT NOTHING ELSE!!!
Come to think of it, being hungover is not the best state to be in when you are about to operate automatic weapons :)
So exactly @ 11 am I get a call that there is a black car downstairs, I come down... A dogd...
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Feb 13, 2005 - Apr 24, 2005
Spent the weekend in Katowice visiting Maggi. Nice and sunny actually, while London is still cold and gray at the moment. Went out to some clubs & pubs. Fun. 6 girls tried to chat me up. No, I'm not lying. I have to go back to this club again!
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Nov 20, 2006 - May 03, 2007
Brussels, Belgium -› Tienen, Belgium -› ...
I'm now halfway through my third year in Europe and things are constantly still amazing and exciting me. I see that the focus of my travelling has changed and I've grown alot since I first set out. Here's a few things I've been up to recently.
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Jul 30, 2008 - Aug 15, 2008
Eindhoven, Netherlands -› Katowice, Poland -› ...
Een reis met het vliegtuig, trein, bus en boot, door Polen, Slowakije en Hongarije!
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