Mysłowice

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imagesize278px
image_captionPart of Old Town and the city's iconic chapel
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image_flagPOL Myslowice flag.svg
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blank_emblem_typeWordmark
pushpin_mapPoland
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1[[File:POL województwo śląskie flag.svg
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2city county
leader_titleCity mayor
leader_nameDariusz Wójtowicz
established_titleFounded
established_date11th century
established_title3City rights
established_date31260
area_total_km265.6
population_as_of1 january 2022
population_total72,124
population_density_km21100
population_urban2,700,000
population_metro2,240,000
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
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coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code41-400 to 41-412
area_code+48 32
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoSM
blank_name_sec2Primary airport
blank_info_sec2Katowice Airport
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It is located in the core of the Metropolis GZM in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza and Brynica rivers (tributaries of the Vistula). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in the Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Mysłowice is one of the cities comprising the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of about 5,294,000.

History

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Mysłowice is one of the oldest cities in Upper Silesia. Located at the confluence of the White and Black Przemsza rivers, it is situated on an important trading route from Wrocław to Kraków. The earliest traces of the modern settlement date back to the 11th and 12th century, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. The first mention of a parish priest is found in a document from 1306. In 1360, Mysłowice was already referred to as a town. The previously existing village was granted city rights around 1260.

Over the centuries the ownership of the city changed frequently, as did the borders between different countries. After the foundation of the German Empire in 1871 the area became known as Dreikaisereck ("triangle of the three emperors"), as it was situated at the point where the Austrian, German and Russian Empires adjoined. A local branch of the Polish Sokół movement was established in 1903, but was dissolved in 1905 due to harassment by local German authorities, and replaced by a new branch in the present-day district of Kosztowy a week later. After World War I, in 1918, Poland regained independence, and in 1919, local Polish miners organized large protests in Mysłowice. On August 15, 1919, the German Grenzschutz opened fire on protesting Polish miners and their families. After the Silesian Uprisings in 1922, Mysłowice and the rest of East Upper Silesia became part of the newly restored Second Polish Republic.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans operated a Nazi prison in the town. Many Polish children passed through the prison during the implementation of the Nazi genocidal policy towards Polish families in Silesia. In the Wesoła district, the Germans also established and operated a forced labour camp for Jews and a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp. In the final stages of the war, most prisoners of the subcamp were evacuated by the Germans in a death march to Gliwice and then deported to Germany, while the remaining sick prisoners were mostly murdered by the SS. A dozen or so prisoners managed to hide and survived the massacre, and were taken care of by Polish miners afterwards.

In 1951, city limits were expanded, and Brzezinka and Brzęczkowice were included as new districts.

Districts

Mysłowice is subdivided into 14 districts:

Education

Mysłowice is home to a university-level institution called Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Kard. Augusta Hlonda (August Hlond College of Pedagogy) located at ul. Piastów Śląskich 10.

Mysłowice has eight Junior High Schools and five Secondary and vocational schools. There are at least 20 kindergartens located in Mysłowice, residing at location with greater density of children. On top of that, there are also 17 primary schools operating in the city.

Monuments

There are some buildings in Mysłowice which prove the medieval origin of the town. Farna Church, located near the market square, is the oldest and probably the only brick church in Mysłowice. Saint Cross Church is another brick building, maintained in baroque and classicistic style; according to Catholic tradition, it is the oldest place of religious worship in the town. There is also a Jewish cemetery in the town. The origins of the place trace back to the 18th century, when Jews decided to buy a tract in order to create their own graveyard.

Culture

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The Off Festival is an annual music festival started in 2006 by musician Artur Rojek (however, in 2010 it was moved to Katowice). Bands from Mysłowice include Myslovitz formed 1992 (named after their hometown), as well as Lenny Valentino (1998–2001).

Economy

As of 2017, the city was the location of one of five Amazon logistics centres in Poland, which serves customers across Europe.

| Centre = Mysłowice | N = Sosnowiec | E = Jaworzno | SE = Imielin | SW = Lędziny | W = Katowice

Notable people

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Ksaf-agh-jgraczynski-0994_(4439647498).jpg" caption="Performance by [[Myslovitz]]. The band take their name from their hometown."] ::

Twin towns – sister cities

Mysłowice is twinned with:

Former twin towns:

In February 2022, Mysłowice severed its partnership with Moscow's Sokolinaya Gora district as a reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

References

  1. [https://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5515/3/16/1/polski_rocznik_demograficzny_2022.pdf Demographic Yearbook of Poland]
  2. "Project 1.4.3".
  3. L.Musioł. (1956). "Parafia mysłowicka. Uzupełnienie i sprostowanie do pracy ks. Kudery: Historia parafii mysłowickiej.".
  4. Ogrodziński, Wincenty. (1937). "Dzieje Dzielnicy Śląskiej "Sokoła"".
  5. "Strzały w Mysłowicach doprowadziły do wybuchu I powstania śląskiego".
  6. (2016-03-04). "Landsmannschaft der Oberschlesier in Karlsruhe".
  7. "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Pless/Pszczyna County".
  8. "Schweres NS-Gefängnis Mislowitz".
  9. Kostkiewicz, Janina. (2020). "Zbrodnia bez kary... Eksterminacja i cierpienie polskich dzieci pod okupacją niemiecką (1939–1945)". [[Jagiellonian University.
  10. "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Fürstengrube".
  11. "Fürstengrube".
  12. (1951). "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 marca 1951 r. w sprawie zniesienia i zmiany granic niektórych powiatów oraz utworzenia i zmiany granic niektórych miast, stanowiących powiaty miejskie w województwie katowickim.".
  13. "Jednostki pomocnicze". BIP Miasta Mysłowice.
  14. (2010-02-25). "Rojek zabiera festiwal z Mysłowic". Tvn24.pl.
  15. Marcin Goettig. (2017-02-20). "Amazon to open its fifth logistics center in Poland". Reuters.
  16. "Miasta partnerskie". Mysłowice.
  17. (25 February 2022). "Mysłowice gotowe na przyjęcie rodzin z Ukrainy. Miasto zerwało współpracę z okręgiem Municypalnym Sokola Góra miasta Moskwa".

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