Osiedle Tysiąclecia

Osiedle Tysiąclecia (District of a 1000-year anniversary) is a district of Katowice and one of the largest districts in Poland. It is located in the northern part of Katowice, on the land once occupied by the villages of Bederowiec, Sośnina and east Klimzowiec. The construction of the district began in 1961 during the times of the People's Republic of Poland. The name was chosen as 1961 was a 1000-year anniversary of the founding of Poland.

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• Osiedle tysi clecia park chorzowski budowa 4wie e katowice z powietrza hd
• Map of Osiedle TysiC485clecia Katowice Poland
• Osiedle tysi clecia katowice i klimzowiec chorz w widziane z batorego chorz w
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Map of Osiedle Tysi%C4%85clecia, Katowice, Poland

It has an area of 1.88 km² and in 2007 had 12,480 inhabitants.

The district is bordered by the town of Chorzów on the west, on the east the border is ul. Bracka (Bracka street), on the south the Rawa river and Załęże district, from the north the border is formed by Silesian culture and refreshment park (Wojewódzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku). The district is formed by several dozens of high apartment buildings of up to several dozen meters each. The largest of those are the "Kukurydze" (the Maizes) of 82 meters height (24 floors), which makes them the second tallest apartment buildings in Poland.