Wełnowiec-Józefowiec () is a district of
Katowice
Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...
. It has an area of 3.15 km
2 and in 2007 had 15.924 inhabitants.
The district consists of two historical settlements:
* Wełnowiec (), first mentioned in the 17th century, initially a
hamlet
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of
Bogucice
Bogucice () is a district of Katowice, in Poland. It has an area of 2.78 km2 and in 2007 had 16,538 inhabitants.
The most eminent piece of architecture in Bogucice is the neo-Gothic St. Stephen the Martyr's church, which was consecrated in ...
; before 1922 also known as ''Hohenlohehütte'', after a local steel mill;
* Józefowiec (), established in 1826 by rev. Józef Beder, a Catholic priest from
Chorzów
Chorzów ( ; ; ) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa ...
;
File:Katowice - huta Hohenlohe (Welnowiec).jpg, Hohenlohehütte in Wełnowiec, a picture from the 19th century
File:Katowice - Józefowiec - Kościół pw. św. Józefa Robotnika.JPG, St Joseph church in Józefowiec
References
Districts of Katowice
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