Brynów is a

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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 ...

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. 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 is the western subdistrict with 16,800 inhabitants (in 2002) Brynów () 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 (; 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 headquarters of the Franciscan As ...

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

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known as the place the government of

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brutally suppressed workers demonstration in December, 1981. *

Kościuszko Park The Kościuszko 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

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

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, the only one in Poland, place of a battle during the

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History of Brynów, as a village, goes back to the 15th century. Brynów has its own

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. There are several major roads and a

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line. There are several schools, five churches and three supermarkets in Brynów. A small civilian

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is nearby.

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