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   Spodek

   Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened on 9 May 1971. Aside from the main dome, the complex includes a gym, an ice rink, a hotel and three large car parks.

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   Będzin Castle

   The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century.

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   Będzin Ghetto

   The Będzin Ghetto was a Jewish ghetto established by Nazi Germany for Polish Jews in the town of Będzin in occupied southwestern Poland. The German authorities announced the formation of this ghetto in July 1940.

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   Sosnowiec Ghetto

   The Sosnowiec Ghetto (German: Ghetto von Sosnowitz) was a World War II ghetto set up by Nazi German authorities for Polish Jews in the Środula district of Sosnowiec in the Province of Upper Silesia.

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   Guido Mine and Coal Mining Museum

   The Guido mine (Polish: Kopalnia Guido, formerly Zabytkowa Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego) is a historic deep coal mine and museum in Zabrze, Silesia, Poland.

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   Sosnowiec Główny

   Sosnowiec Główny railway station is a major railway stations in Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located about 9 km to the East of Katowice railway station.

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   Nikiszowiec

   Nikiszowiec is a well-known neighbourhood and settlement which is part of the Janów-Nikiszowiec administrative district of the city of Katowice.

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   Silesian Museum in Katowice

   Silesian Museum in Katowice (Polish: Muzeum Śląskie w Katowicach; Silesian: Muzeum Sylezyjske w Katowicy) is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.

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   Bytom Synagogue

   The Bytom Synagogue or Beuthen Synagogue was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Beuthen, in the Prussian Province of Silesia.

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    Great Synagogue

    The Great Synagogue (Polish: Synagoga Wielka w Katowicach; German: Große Synagoge in Kattowitz) was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Katowice, Poland.

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   Silesian Park

   Silesian Park (Polish: Park Śląski) (Silesian: Park Ślōnski) is a recreation complex in the center of the Metropolis GZM, located in Chorzów in Upper Silesia, Poland. Silesian Park is managed by WPKiW S.A.

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   Silesian Amusement Park

   Legendia (a.k.a. Silesian Amusement Park, Polish: Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) is an amusement park located within Silesian Park in the center of the Metropolis GZM, Poland.

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   Christ the King Cathedral in Katowice

   Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach (English: Archcathedral of Christ the King in Katowice) is a classicist and modernist archcathedral in Katowice-Śródmieście, Katowice, Poland.

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   Market Square in Katowice

   Market Square in Katowice (Polish: Rynek w Katowicach) is a central feature of the Śródmieście district in the city of Katowice, Poland. This market square, the main one in the city, dates to the late 19th century.

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   Silesian Planetarium

   The Silesian Planetarium also Silesian Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory (Polish: Planetarium Śląskie Polish: Śląskie Planetarium i Obserwatorium Astronomiczne) is the largest and oldest planetarium in Poland.

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   Silesian Zoological Garden

   Silesian Zoological Garden (Polish: Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny) is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów cities in the Metropolis GZM.

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   Chorzów Batory

   Chorzów Batory (formerly Bismarckhütte, Hajduki Wielkie, 1941–1945 Königshütte-Bismarck) is a district of the Polish city of Chorzów, in Silesian Voivodeship. Until early 1939, it was a separate municipality.

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   Bogucice

   Bogucice (German: Bogutschütz) is a part and district of Katowice, Poland, located in the northern part of the city in the Chorzów Hills area, bordering Dąbrówka Mała, Szopienice-Burowiec, Zawodzie, Śródmieście, Koszutka…

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   FM- and TV-mast Kosztowy

   The FM and TV mast Katowice / Kosztowy (RTCN Katowice / Kosztowy) is a 358.7-metre-tall guyed mast for FM and TV situated at Mysłowice - near Kosztowy, Poland.

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    Szombierki

    Szombierki (German: Schomberg, Silesian: Szōmbierki) is a district of Bytom, Poland, located in the southern part of the city.

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