Śródmieście ("city centre", German: Innenstadt) is a district (

dzielnica In the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica (Polish plural ''dzielnice'') is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council ('' rada dzielnicy'', or ''dzielnica council''), ...

) of the city of Katowice in southern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. It has an area of 3.81 km² and in 2007 had 35,927 inhabitants. This is the most urbanized part of the city, home of Silesian Parliament,

Silesian Museum Silesian Museum in Katowice ( pl, Muzeum Śląskie w Katowicach) is a museum in the City of Katowice, Poland. History The museum was founded in 1929 by the Silesian Sejm, while the region was recovering from the Silesian Uprisings. In the XX ...

and

Silesian Library Silesian Library ( pl, Biblioteka Śląska), is one of the most modern libraries in Poland, and is located in the south-western city of Katowice, Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within P ...

along with international companies like ING or CITI Bank. There are several consulates in the city centre. The master plan of Central Katowice was designed by Friedrich Wilhelm Grundman in the second half of the 19th century. Extensive city growth took place during the Industrial Revolution. The centre has the finest examples of Modernism such as International Style and Bauhaus. Central Katowice also contain a significant number of Art Nouveau (Secesja) buildings along with the Communist Era giants such as

Spodek Spodek (meaning "saucer" in Polish language, Polish) is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened on 9 May 1971. Aside from the main dome, the complex includes a gym, an ice rink, a hotel and three large car parks. It was the large ...

or Superjednostka. File:Kattowitz map simple.jpg, Map of Central Katowice File:Śródmieście, Katowice.png, Skyline File:Katowice_-_ul._3-go_maja_15_i_17.JPG, 19th century buildings in Central Katowice

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Districts of Katowice {{Silesian-geo-stub