Osiedle Tysiąclecia Explained

Osiedle Tysiąclecia
Settlement Type:Katowice District
Coordinates:50.2792°N 18.9733°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County/City
Subdivision Name2:Katowice
Parts Type:Notable landmarks
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.88
Population Total:23,501
Population As Of:2007
Population Density Km2:12,480
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:(+48) 032

Osiedle Tysiąclecia (Millennial District) 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 1000th anniversary of the founding of Poland.

It has an area of 1.88 km2 and in 2007 had 23,501 inhabitants.[1]

The district is bordered by the town of Chorzów on the west, on the east by ul. Bracka (Bracka street), on the south by the Rawa and Załęże district and on the north by Silesian Park (Park Śląski). The district is formed by several dozen tall apartment buildings. The largest of those are the Kukurydze (Corn on the Cob) of 82 metres height (24 floors), which makes them the second tallest apartment buildings in Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego. 2011-06-16. Urząd Miasta Katowice. Polish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111104131333/http://bip.um.katowice.pl/dokumenty/2009/12/30/1262693839.pdf. 2011-11-04.