Located in Upper Silesia region, is has been the district of Katowice since 1924. It runs along the Gliwicka street, 1 km away from the market square all the way to Chorzów’s boarder.  Situated in the north-west part of the city, one of the oldest but also the poorest districts of the city. The total area of 3,39 km² is inhabited by about 12 000 people.

 

The district heyday was at the turn of the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Typical Silesian buildings. The tenements and historic but squalid buildings (so called familoki) predominate the district.

 

There can be found:

– one of the biggest leisure centers in Katowice – Punkt 44 – it houses, among others, a cinema, a bar and the bowling alleys

– closed Baildon Steelworks

– Neo-Gothic St Josephs’ Church

– neoclassical palace and park located around the Józef Londzin square

– Załęże Park

 

Silesia City Centre, Silesian stadium and railway station are located in close proximity.