Baildon Steelworks ( pl, Huta Baildon) was a major

steelworks A steel mill or steelworks is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. It may be an integrated steel works carrying out all steps of steelmaking from smelting iron ore to rolled product, but may also be a plant where steel semi-fini ...

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

, Poland. It was located in Katowice districts of

Załęże Załęże ( German: ''Zalenze'') is a district of Katowice, located in the north-western part of the city, in the central part of the Upper Silesian conurbation, on the Rawa river. It runs along Gliwicka street characteristic tortuous course o ...

and Dąb. Founded in 1823 (then in

Prussian Silesia The Province of Silesia (german: Provinz Schlesien; pl, Prowincja Śląska; szl, Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1740 and established as an official p ...

), it was a major local employer and a landmark until its liquidation in 2001. It was named after Scottish engineer

John Baildon John Baildon (11 December 1772 – 7 August 1846) was a Scotland, Scottish pioneer in metallurgy in continental Europe. Baildon was born in Larbert, Stirlingshire. In 1793, he came to Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian Province of Silesia, Silesia (i ...

. It sponsored a major sports club, KS

Baildon Katowice Baildon Katowice was an ice hockey team from Katowice, Poland. They competed in the Polska Hokej Liga The Polska Hokej Liga is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1926 to 1999, an ...

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* Buildings and structures in Katowice 1823 establishments in Poland Iron and steel mills in Poland 2001 disestablishments in Poland Manufacturing companies established in 1823 {{Poland-struct-stub