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 | |
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Katowice District | |
Szopienice | |
Location of Szopienice-Burowiec within Katowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′07.475″N 19°05′03.106″E | |
| Country | |
| 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(s) | (+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.
Districts of Katowice | ||
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| I. Central District |
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| II. Northern District |
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| III. Western District |
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| IV. Eastern District |
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| V. Southern District | ||
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