Brynów is a district in

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 is located in the central part of Katowice, south-west of the immediate center, and is divided into two subdistricts: *

Brynów - Osiedle Zgrzebnioka Brynów is a district in Katowice, Poland. It is located in the central part of Katowice, south-west of the immediate center, and is divided into two subdistricts: * Brynów - Osiedle Zgrzebnioka is the eastern subdistrict with 7,200 inhabitants ...

is the eastern subdistrict with 7,200 inhabitants (in 2002) *

Brynów - Załęska Hałda Brynów is a district in Katowice, Poland. It is located in the central part of Katowice, south-west of the immediate center, and is divided into two subdistricts: * Brynów - Osiedle Zgrzebnioka is the eastern subdistrict with 7,200 inhabitants ...

is the western subdistrict with 16,800 inhabitants (in 2002) Brynów (german: Brynow) borders the following districts of Katowice:

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 ...

, Osiedle Paderewskiego - Muchowiec, Śródmieście,

Ligota - Panewniki Ligota - Panewniki (german: Ellgoth-Panewnik; also "Idaweiche") is a district of Katowice in Poland. It has an area of 12.59 km2 and in 2007 had 31,879 inhabitants. Ligota-Panewniki is famous due to the magnificenFranciscan Basilica the headquart ...

, Piotrowice - Ochojec. Among the landmarks of Brynów are: *

Kopalnia Wujek Wujek Coal Mine (''Polish'': Kopalnia Wujek, full name in Polish: ''Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Wujek;'' ) is a coal mine in Katowice, Poland. It is widely known in Poland as the place of the massacre of striking miners in 1981 (most often refer ...

, a coal mine known as the place the government of

People's Republic of Poland The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...

brutally suppressed workers demonstration in December, 1981. *

Kościuszko Park The Kosciuszko Park, which has existed since 1925, is one of the most famous and frequented parks in Katowice, Poland. It is situated at the street of the same name. Its foundation dates back to 1888 when a municipal park was founded on the 6 ...

, the largest

park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

in the city * Church of St. Michael Archangel, located in Kościuszko park, is the oldest building in Katowice (from 1510) *

Parachute tower A parachute tower is a tower used for parachute training, often by members of a military paratroop unit. A mixture of tower heights are used at different stages of training. Trainees typically begin on towers around in height in fall-arrest harn ...

, the only one in Poland, place of a battle during the Invasion of Poland History of Brynów, as a village, goes back to the 15th century. Brynów has its own train station. There are several major roads and a tram line. There are several schools, five churches and three supermarkets in Brynów. A small civilian airport is nearby.

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