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Zinc ores are widespread though the local mines are worked out; zinc is used for corrosion-proof coating of steel, and is alloyed with copper to make brass. This large, chilly industrial hall displays the process plus a collection of motorcycles.
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Vast hall that once held the headworks for a mine shaft (szyb). It's now an art gallery and hosts events, but they're dwarfed by the space.
Nikiszowiec is a city neighbourhood built 1908-12 to house workers of Giesche (later Wieczorek) coal mine, all in a distinct red-brick style. It has the neo-Baroque Church of St Mary, several galleries, a branch of the Museum of Katowice History, and a modern hotel.
Dolina Trzech Stawów
Detached north section of Forest Park. You can bathe or boat in the lake.
Muzeum Śląskie
Remarkable building of 2015 in a former coalmine, with galleries underground. Excellent display of life and history in Silesia down the ages, plus religious artworks. The former museum within the old Grand Hotel closed in 2018.
Kościół pw Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP
Sturdy neogothic church, framed by the view down Mariacka. Mass in English is 14:30 Sunday.
Biblioteka Śląska
Large modern regional library.