Bobrek (German: ''Bobrek'') is a district of the city of

Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian language, Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital. It is one ...

in the

Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship ( ) is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second-most populous, and the most-densely populated and most-urbanized region of Poland ...

, Poland. The district borders

Szombierki Szombierki () is a Bytom#Districts, district of Bytom, Poland, located in the southern part of the city. Szombierki Heat Power Station and Szombierki Coal Mine (KWK Szombierki), both recognized as important historical and industrial monuments, a ...

(a district of Bytom) to its east,

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(another district of Bytom) to its north,

Ruda Śląska Ruda Śląska (; ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a city in the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River (tributary of the Oder). It h ...

to its south and

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: , full form: , , ) is an industrial city put under direct government rule in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 m ...

to its west. As of 2011 it has a population of roughly 5 thousand people. Bobrek is very closely associated with

. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the Germans operated three

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camps in Bobrek, including a camp solely for Jews and the E209 subcamp of the

Stalag VIII-B Stalag VIII-B was most recently a German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army administered prisoner-of-war camp#Military District VIII (Breslau), POW camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now Łambin ...

/344

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Sport

Football

The first football club established in Bobrek was RKS Górnik Bobrek (founded in 1945). In 1958 the club Bobrek Karb Bytom was established, which became defunct by 2007. Currently the clubs

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom. Founded in 1920, the team won two List of Polish football champions, championships, in 1954 Ekstraklasa, 1954 and 1962 Ekstraklasa, 1962. As of the 2025–26 I liga, 2025–26 season, th ...

and Nadzieja Bytom enjoy great amount of support in the district.

Notable people

* Jerzy Gołkowski (born in the 18th century), Moravian Missionary who worked in

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References

External links

* Bytom Neighbourhoods in Silesian Voivodeship {{Silesian-geo-stub