Osiedle Tysiąclecia

Osiedle Tysiąclecia
Katowice District

Location of Osiedle Tysiąclecia within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′45″N 18°58′24″E / 50.27917°N 18.97333°E / 50.27917; 18.97333Coordinates: 50°16′45″N 18°58′24″E / 50.27917°N 18.97333°E / 50.27917; 18.97333
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County/City Katowice
Area
  Total 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 12,480
  Density 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+48) 032

Osiedle Tysiąclecia (District of a 1000-year anniversary) is a district of Katowice and one of the largest districts in Poland. It is located in the northern part of Katowice, on the land once occupied by the villages of Bederowiec, Sośnina and east Klimzowiec. The construction of the district began in 1961 during the times of the People's Republic of Poland. The name was chosen as 1961 was a 1000-year anniversary of the founding of Poland.

It has an area of 1.88 km2 and in 2007 had 12,480 inhabitants.[1]

The district is bordered by the town of Chorzów on the west, on the east the border is ul. Bracka (Bracka street), on the south the Rawa river and Załęże district, from the north the border is formed by Silesian culture and refreshment park (Wojewódzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku). The district is formed by several dozens of high apartment buildings of up to several dozen meters each. The largest of those are the "Kukurydze" (the Maizes) of 82 meters height (24 floors), which makes them the second tallest apartment buildings in Poland.

References

  1. Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Retrieved 2011-06-16.
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