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Szopienice-Burowiec

Katowice District in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

50°16′07.475″N 19°05′03.106″E / 50.26874306°N 19.08419611°E / 50.26874306; 19.08419611Country

PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCounty/CityKatowiceArea

• Total8.47 km² (3.27 sq mi)Population

(2007)

• Total17,139 • Density2,000/km² (5,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code(+48) 032Vehicle registrationSKPrimary airportKatowice Airport

Szopienice-Burowiec (German: Schoppinitz-Burowietz) is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km² and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.^[1]

The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice.

Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice.^[2] It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.^[2] During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice.^[3] The occupation ended in 1945.

Notable people

Hilary Krzysztofiak (1926–1979), Polish painter, graphic artist and set designer
Piotr Libera (b. 1951), Roman Catholic bishop

Gallery

Plac Powstańców Śląskich ("Silesian Insurgents' Square")
Church of St. Hedwig, High Duchess consort of Poland
Silesian Uprisings Monument
Park Olimpijczyków ("Olympians' Park")
Ulica Wiosny Ludów ("Spring of Nations Street") with the Primary School No. 42 on the left
Primary School No. 44
Former brewery complex
Pesa Twist 2012N tram at Ulica Obrońców Westerplatte ("Defenders of Westerplatte Street") in Roździeń

References

^ Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
^ ^a ^b Warzecha, Bartłomiej (2003). "Niemieckie zbrodnie na powstańcach śląskich w 1939 roku". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 12–1 (35–36). IPN. p. 56. ISSN 1641-9561.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.