Silesian Park

Silesian Park () is a recreation complex in the center of the Upper-Silesian Metropolis at a border of Chorzów and Katowice in Silesia, Poland.

Its formal name is "General Jerzy Ziętek Voivodeship Park of Culture and Recreation" (, abbreviated ), named after Jerzy Ziętek, a Silesian politician who headed the 1950s initiative to create this park. It restored an industrially devastated piece of land in the middle of a highly urbanized area.
It is managed by WPKiW S.A..

The area of the park is 620 hectares. By comparison, it's almost twice as big as Central Park in New York. 

In addition to the extensive green area, the following are located in the park:

Silesian Stadium
Silesian Zoological Garden
Silesian Planetarium
Silesian Amusement Park
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
Katowice International Fair Grounds
 Stadium of GKS Katowice
Shooting range
a swimming-pool complex
a water sports center
tennis courts
the rose garden
The Technical Progress Centre
a hotel complex, the Polish Tourist' Society and the Polish Scouts' Association district centers, restaurants, cafés and show pavilions where flower shows and other exhibits are held.

Gallery

External links

 Website Park
 Website Silesian Planetarium
 Gallery (photo)

Annotations

Category:Chorzów
Category:Parks in Katowice