From 16th to 19th of March 2010, the MIPIM real estate trade fair will take place in Cannes, France. The City Hall of Katowice is going to attend this major international fair of property professional similar to previous years. The City will participate in MIPIM 2010 together with Silesian ...

The fifth OFF Festival edition, the most important alternative festival in Poland will be taking place in Katowice as of now. Erstwhile, the audience of the Festival has been gathering in Mysłowice, the place of birth of Festival’s Creative Director – Artur Rojek. But in 2010 the organizers had to ...

For the fourth time, an international conference – “City 2010. Energy Efficiency in Cities” – will take place in Katowice. This year, the conference will be held on 22nd – 23rd of March in the angelo Hotel at 24 Sokolska St. Debates will focus on energy efficiency and energy ...

In January, the 4-star angelo Hotel informed about its opening which will take place in the beginning of March. However, the future weeks are going to bring an opening of following 4-star hotel which is the Best Western Premier Hotel at 1A Bytkowska St. It will be ...

The Central Mining Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa, GIG) is currently preparing to launch a pilot research of gasifying coal underground in one of its mines. The attempt is planned for March. As a result, the extracted gas will allow for energy or hydrogen production in the future. This is ...

Together with a February public opinion poll which concerned citizens’ preferences for an appearance of the future Katowice’s downtown, more projects’ details were presented. According to the designers the most important foundation of the City Center redevelopment which combines all the three proposed concepts, is a wish to ...

After a presentation of three concepts of the future City Center by the consortium of Polish and Spanish design studios, nowadays a next step is to survey citizens about theirs preferences. Townsmen can voice theirs opinions on three proposals presented by the consortium. The concerned area is a ...

The construction works of the first two buildings of the “Mała Skandynawia” housing estate had finished and apartments were made available for occupants. The housing project of Murapol S.A is localised at the junction of Armii Krajowej and Czeremchowa St. in the Piotrowice district. The apartments cover area from ...

The “Książęce” housing estate in the Ligota district was scheduled to be finished in December 2009. The completion date is postponed to March this year. The investment will deliver 220 apartments in 22 four-storey buildings. The apartments are equipped e.g. with a broadband Internet and cable television service. Andrzej ...

A rich heritage of industrial development of past centuries have left Katowice with a high concentration of historical-industrial objects. Recent investments in the revitalization of old industrial sites are helping the City to reform its image. Another great example is the Szyb Wilson (Wilson Shaft) art gallery in the Nikiszowiec ...