| Szopienice-Burowiec | |
| Settlement Type: | Katowice District |
| Coordinates: | 50.2687°N 19.0842°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: | 8.47 |
| Population Total: | 17,139 |
| Population As Of: | 2007 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Area Code: | (+48) 032 |
| Registration Plate: | SK |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Primary airport |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Katowice Airport |
Szopienice-Burowiec is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km2 and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.[1]
The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice.
Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice.[2] It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.[2] During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice.[3] The occupation ended in 1945.