The Silesian Insurgents' Monument ( pl, Pomnik Powstańców Śląskich) in
Katowice, southern Poland, is a monument to those who took part in the three
Silesian Uprisings
The Silesian Uprisings (german: Aufstände in Oberschlesien, Polenaufstände, links=no; pl, Powstania śląskie, links=no) were a series of three uprisings from August 1919 to July 1921 in Upper Silesia, which was part of the Weimar Republic ...
of 1919, 1920 and 1921, which aimed to make the region of
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ...
part of the newly independent Polish state. The monument was unveiled on 1 September 1967, and was designed by sculptor
Gustaw Zemła and architect
Wojciech Zabłocki. The wings symbolize the three uprisings, and the names of places where battles were fought are etched on the vertical slopes. The monument was funded by the people of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
for Upper Silesia.
Monuments and memorials in Poland
Buildings and structures completed in 1967
Buildings and structures in Katowice
Silesian culture
Silesian Uprisings
Tourist attractions in Katowice
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