Mysłowice
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Mysłowice [mɨswɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] ⓘ (German: Myslowitz; Silesian: Myslowicy) is a city in Silesia in Poland, bordering Katowice. The population of the city as of 2022[update] is 72,124.[1]
It is located in the core of the
History
Mysłowice is one of the oldest cities in
Over the centuries the ownership of the city changed frequently, as did the borders between different countries. After the foundation of the
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans operated a Nazi prison in the town.[7] Many Polish children passed through the prison during the implementation of the Nazi genocidal policy towards Polish families in Silesia.[8] In the Wesoła district, the Germans also established and operated a forced labour camp for Jews[9] and a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp.[10] In the final stages of the war, most prisoners of the subcamp were evacuated by the Germans in a death march to Gliwice and then deported to Germany, while the remaining sick prisoners were mostly murdered by the SS.[10] A dozen or so prisoners managed to hide and survived the massacre, and were taken care of by Polish miners afterwards.[10]
In 1951, city limits were expanded, and Brzezinka and Brzęczkowice were included as new districts.[11]
Districts
Mysłowice is subdivided into 14 districts:[12]
- Bończyk–Tuwima
- Brzezinka
- Brzęczkowice and Słupna
- Dziećkowice
- Janów Miejski–Ćmok
- Kosztowy
- Krasowy
- Larysz–Hajdowizna
- Morgi
- Mysłowice Centrum
- Piasek
- Stare Miasto (Old Town)
- Szopena–Wielka Skotnica
- Wesoła
Education
Mysłowice is home to a university-level institution called Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Kard. Augusta Hlonda (August Hlond College of Pedagogy) located at ul. Piastów Śląskich 10.
Mysłowice has eight
Monuments
There are some buildings in Mysłowice which prove the medieval origin of the town. Farna Church, located near the market square, is the oldest and probably the only brick church in Mysłowice.[citation needed] Saint Cross Church is another brick building, maintained in baroque and classicistic style; according to Catholic tradition, it is the oldest place of religious worship in the town. There is also a Jewish cemetery in the town. The origins of the place trace back to the 18th century, when Jews decided to buy a tract in order to create their own graveyard.
Culture
The Off Festival is an annual music festival started in 2006 by musician Artur Rojek (however, in 2010 it was moved to Katowice[13]). Bands from Mysłowice include Myslovitz formed 1992 (named after their hometown), as well as Lenny Valentino (1998–2001).
Economy
As of 2017, the city was the location of one of five
Notable people
- Primate of Poland
- Georg Koßmala (1896–1945), Wehrmacht general
- Albert Norden (1904–1982), East German politician
- Jerzy Chromik (1931–1987), long-distance runner
- Ireneusz Pacula (born 1966), former ice hockey player and coach
- Mariusz Puzio (born 1966), former ice hockey player
- Jolanta Fraszyńska (born 1968), film and theatre actress
- Artur Rojek (born 1972), musician, former guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz
- Piotr Bajtlik (born 1982), actor
Twin towns – sister cities
Mysłowice is twinned with:[15]
- Enz (district), Germany
- Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
Former twin towns:
- Sokolinaya Gora (Moscow), Russia
In February 2022, Mysłowice severed its partnership with Moscow's Sokolinaya Gora district as a reaction to the
References
- ^ a b Demographic Yearbook of Poland
- European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) "Project 1.4.3". Archived from the originalon 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ L.Musioł (1956). Parafia mysłowicka. Uzupełnienie i sprostowanie do pracy ks. Kudery: Historia parafii mysłowickiej.
- ^ a b c d "Strzały w Mysłowicach doprowadziły do wybuchu I powstania śląskiego". PolskieRadio24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Landsmannschaft der Oberschlesier in Karlsruhe". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Pless/Pszczyna County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Schweres NS-Gefängnis Mislowitz". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- Biblioteka Jagiellońska. p. 56.
- ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Fürstengrube". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Fürstengrube". Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 marca 1951 r. w sprawie zniesienia i zmiany granic niektórych powiatów oraz utworzenia i zmiany granic niektórych miast, stanowiących powiaty miejskie w województwie katowickim., Dz. U. z 1951 r. Nr 18, poz. 147
- ^ "Jednostki pomocnicze" (in Polish). BIP Miasta Mysłowice. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ "Rojek zabiera festiwal z Mysłowic". Tvn24.pl. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Marcin Goettig (2017-02-20). "Amazon to open its fifth logistics center in Poland". Reuters.
- ^ "Miasta partnerskie". myslowice.pl (in Polish). Mysłowice. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "Mysłowice gotowe na przyjęcie rodzin z Ukrainy. Miasto zerwało współpracę z okręgiem Municypalnym Sokola Góra miasta Moskwa" (in Polish). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Mysłowice at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.myslowice.pl Official site of Mysłowice
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081016003036/http://m-ce.net/ Site of Mysłowice
- http://www.m-ce.pl The Website of Myslowice (Polish, some content in English)
- Jewish Community in Mysłowice on Virtual Shtetl
- http://www.myslowice.zobacz.slask.pl Myslowice, Silesia (Polish, some content in English)