Szopienice-Burowiec
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.
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