Silesia,educative

SILESIA- our region

Silesia: it is a region which is located along upper and middle

Oder river, upper Vistula river and along the Sudetes, Carpathian mountain range. However, the

biggest cities of Silesia are Wrocław and Katowice. Modern Silesia is inhabited mostly by Poles and

Silesians, but also by minorities of Germans, Czechs and Moravians.

Silesia can be divided into two parts:

- Upper Silesia (its capital: Katowice) and

- Lower Silesia (its capital: Wrocław).

Silesia also has its own languge, which is called: Silesian’s language and it has a form of some kind of local dialect. This languge is used by older pepople or by people who live in the countries (small

villages).

Silesia is famous for many coal mines. Most men worked in mines few years ago

and it was the main source of their livelihood.

The list of the most famous cities in Silesia:Name Population Area

Wrocław 633,700 293.9 km² Katowice 317,220 164.6 km² Gliwice 199,451 134.2 km² Bytom 187,943 69.32 km² Zabrze 186,481 80.47 km²

Bielsko-Biała 176,864 124.93 km² Ruda Śląska 147,403 77.7 km²

Rybnik 141,755 148 km² Tychy 131,547 82.63 km² Opole 128,827 96.2 km²

Wałbrzych 126,465 84.79 km² Zielona Góra 118,221 58 km²

Chorzów 114,035 33.5 km² Legnica 105,750 56.29 km²

Katowice: it is a city which is situated in Upper Silesia in southern Poland. This city plays the role as a core of Metropolis which means the union

of several cities neighboring around this particular city (like: Sosnowiec, Bytom, Chorzów).

Katowice has been the capital of Upper Silesia since 1999.

Tourism in Katowice 

Katowice's marketplace - is the old center and marketplace of the city. Unfortunately many old buildings were demolished in the 1951 to make place for communist modern buildings. Several streets around the marketplace are closed to traffic and have been made into a shopping

alleys. 

Spodek’ as the biggest sport center and concert hall. Its name and its shape come form the name

of UFO flying saucer

One of the first skyscraper in Europe

Cathedral in Katowice

A famous roundaboat in Katowice which is extremely huge and difficult to drive for the

begginer drivers. Under the roundaboat there is a long tunnel and a big Arts Gallery which is

located in the middle of the roundaboat.This photo comes from the time when it was rebuilt

A tunnel under the roundaboat (opened on last Saturday!!!)

Silesia City Centre: it is a huge shop centre where you can find many different shops, you

move there by alleys.

Education 

- University of Silesia- University of Economics in Katowice

- University of Music in Katowice- University of Sport in Katowice

- University of Arts- Medical University of Silesia

Regional clothes- which were worn on the theritory of Silesia few

years ago 

Female’s clothing

Shoes (which were worn in this time)

Most women wore aprons. The aprons had many different embroideries.

 Male’s clothing

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