Katowice Voivodeship

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Points of interest Kościuszko Park, Silesian Museum, Silesian Insurgents' Monument, Centrum Scenografii Polskiej, Cathedral of Christ the King

Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: województwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.

Map of Katowice, Poland

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

Katowice (354,200);

Sosnowiec (249,000);

Bytom (227,600);

Gliwice (214,000);

Zabrze (201,600);

Ruda Śląska (166,300);

Rybnik (144,300);

Tychy (133,900);

Dąbrowa Górnicza (130,900);

Chorzów (125,800);

Jastrzębie Zdrój (103,500);

Jaworzno (98,500);

Mysłowice (80,000);

Siemianowice Śląskie (78,100);

Wodzisław Śląski (68,600);

Tarnowskie Góry (67,200);

Piekary Śląskie (67,200);

Żory (66,300);

Racibórz (65,100);

Będzin (63,100);

Świętochłowice (59,600);

Zawiercie (56,300);

Knurów (44,200);

Chrzanów (42,100);

Olkusz (40,500);

Mikołów (38,900);

Czeladź (36,600);

Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600);

Pszczyna (34,600);

Czerwionka-Leszczyny (30,100);

Rydułtowy (24,100);

Łaziska Górne (23,000);

Bieruń (22,100);

Pyskowice (21,900);

Trzebinia (20,000);

Brzeszcze (12,441).

Katowice Voivodeship (województwo katowickie), initially Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship (województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie) was also a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1946 to 1975, superseded by the 1975-1998 Katowice, Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship. Its capital city was also Katowice.

References

Katowice Voivodeship Wikipedia

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