Chorzów

(Short edition)

Post office in Chorzów. – Photo by: Ludek, Chorzow poczta, CC BY-SA 3.0

Distance

18 km NE, 5 km N, 14 km NE, 21 km E, 7 km SE, 62 km V, 16 km SE, 10 km NV, 9 km V, 7 km E, 17 km E, 4 km V, 22 km NV

Population

113.000 (2009)

Location and history

Chorzów is located in the Katowice area of southern Poland, immediately north of Katowice town.
In 1257, the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was granted permission to build the village of Chorzów. In 1778, for the first time, deposits of coal were discovered in the underground. This was the starting point for the development of the city's industry, which is predominantly made up of the mining and metal industries.

Tourist attractions

Selected attractions:

The city's attractions include:

The Silesian Planetarium

Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park (open-air museum)

The Silesian Zoological Garden

Slaskie Wesołe Miasteczko
- the largest, permanent amusement park in Poland.

Surrounding Area

Katowice Area

Accommodation

Booking.com
Chorzów – in Polish, English and German, there is also practical information for tourists

Other Internet sites and sources

Chorzów – in Polish, English and German

Translated into English by Google Translate. Spangshus.dk accept no liability for any errors or omissions in translation.

Ethnographic parks

Fairground

Open-air museums

Planetariums

Theme parks

Zoo's