Wełnowiec-Józefowiec

Wełnowiec-Józefowiec
Katowice District

Location of Wełnowiec-Józefowiec within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′48.575″N 19°01′13″E / 50.28015972°N 19.02028°E / 50.28015972; 19.02028Coordinates: 50°16′48.575″N 19°01′13″E / 50.28015972°N 19.02028°E / 50.28015972; 19.02028
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County/City Katowice
Area
 • Total 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 15,924
 • Density 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) (+48) 032

Wełnowiec-Józefowiec (German: Hohenlohehütte-Josephsdorf) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.15 km2 and in 2007 had 15.924 inhabitants.[1]

The district consists of two historical settlements:

  • Wełnowiec (German: Hohenlohehütte), first mentioned in the 17th century, initially a hamlet of Bogucice; before 1922 also known as Hohenlohehütte, after a local steel mill;
  • Józefowiec (German: Josephsdorf), established in 1826 by rev. Józef Beder, a Catholic priest from Chorzów;

References

  1. ↑ Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.


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