Szopienice-Burowiec

Szopienice-Burowiec (German: Schoppinitz-Burowietz) is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km² and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.^[1]

Szopienice-Burowiec
Katowice District
Szopienice
Location of Szopienice-Burowiec within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′07.475″N 19°05′03.106″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County/City	Katowice
Area
• Total	8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	17,139
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	(+48) 032
Vehicle registration	SK
Primary airport	Katowice Airport

The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice.

Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice.^[2] It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.^[2] During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice.^[3] The occupation ended in 1945.

Notable people

• Hilary Krzysztofiak (1926–1979), Polish painter, graphic artist and set designer
• Piotr Libera (b. 1951), Roman Catholic bishop

Gallery

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  Plac Powstańców Śląskich ("Silesian Insurgents' Square")
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  Church of St. Hedwig, High Duchess consort of Poland
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  Silesian Uprisings Monument
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  Park Olimpijczyków ("Olympians' Park")
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  Ulica Wiosny Ludów ("Spring of Nations Street") with the Primary School No. 42 on the left
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  Primary School No. 44
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  Former brewery complex
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  Pesa Twist 2012N tram at Ulica Obrońców Westerplatte ("Defenders of Westerplatte Street") in Roździeń