W from the city centre. Giszowiec -a unique place. Sir Ebenzer Howard. Today - a district of , 6 km away alisation of agarden-city acc. idea to an English urban planner, Giesche/, acc. to the design of Emil andGeorg Zillman. It was are of the Georg Giesche’s von Erben company /Successor of George started based onthe initiative of Anthon Mr Utheman, director the “Giesche” colliery (now “Wieczorek). The construction was asand 1910 avillage-type housing estate for families miner from 1907 between constructed Gieschewald/ /formerly Giszowiec Silesian cuisine. pitch, and also Lipami” the pod restaurant, “Dworek serving ments. In the park area there is shell a band and a pétanque enteredhas been to the Register of Monu prices, to keep them as low as possible. and handicrafts). The Giesche corporation was controlling the used to house abakery, the butcher’s and shops (greengrocery in the The middle. building situated alongthe eastern frontage square, with tree, Anthon, morebeach old than 100-year growing emphasised the place status. building up to date, astag’s i.e. and aclock head turret, which istrator of housing estate. Characteristic details the on remained fice of forest district manager and at the same time adminthe erected in 1908. a cart shed. gle were constructed as as well astable, apigsty, house ahen and and atheatre.to room aball rooms, and itaman Next alaundry building of former Silesian Inn, which housed acafé, club two pictures are displayed in the forRoom visitors, was working there. teur painter, a representative of the famous Janów Group, whose furniture and household equipment. Ewald Mr Gawlik, an ama building is arranged as atraditional Silesian with room, historical 4 6 2 3 5 1 e invite you for awalk. for you e invite

MD Giszowiec Park contains Park Giszowiec excellent specimens of trees. old It Former building of Forest Inspectorate –originally the Inspectorate of Forest of building Former – former primary school –former at primary Lipami school Pod Square, Old Pod Pod Silesian Room (Gawlikówka) Room –aformer stable.Silesian the Now A w – the /City Centre/ Community the K Szopienice–Giszowiec – L –once Square ipami amarket place, today agreen a lk thro u gh G is z o wi e c ------a movingfilm about that,entitled „Paciorki różańca”.jednego housing of needs the “Staszic” colliery. Kazimierz Mr Kutz made not demolished in thesurvived, 70-ies of the 20th century for the the design by E. Zillman. andG. of development old Only 30% ous one- and two-storey houses with high roofs; acc. 42 to types original of the development housing estate, consisting of numer and four-, rarely single-family houses. These are remnants of the ficials.Most of two-familywere them houses, sometimes three- towa. They were built for approx. families 600 and of of miners Wesołowska, Barbórki, Przyjazna, Przyjemna, Ewy and Kwia - was a lover of- was the alover works of the Janów Group painter. from the ceiling. The former shopLudwik -Mr owner Lubowiecki Gawlik, referred to Gogh from as “van Giszowiec”, suspended is an artistic surprise in the form of paintings of agallery by E. - the . governor of Upper the buildingwas aresidence of aThird Reich dignitary, Fritz Mr Bracht century acc. to the design by E. Zillman. and G. During World War II Giesche’svon Erben corporation, built at the of beginning the 20th corporation director refers torefers Anglo-Saxon architecture. American colony is of made 6impressive villas, whose appearance fora small whom clerks’ settlement was constructed. The Corporation”. residents New arrived in Giszowiec from America, acquired by an American enterprise, the „Silesian-American which residents were taking water. mthere buildings 100 was pump, ahand from by pipelines; every of the surroundings. It was supplying water to housing estate Hamerla, Starganiec Piotrowice. or through vast forest areas to the bathing “Słupna” to beach, continue their stroll the along pedestrian trails, bicycle or leading The most nearby persistent ponds. from two walkers may Centre –Janina” Recreation „Barbara 10 12 11 8 9 7

It is worth finishing It is worth first the trip through Giszowiec atthe

At Pszczyńska 10, Street, there is a villa of the Giesche at 34, Pod Kasztanami Pod atThe hairdresser’s 34, Street. Inside there A water tower Historical houses – may seen be walking houses Historical in the streets: American colony –in 1926American the Giesche corporation was (33 mhigh) is situated at the highest point – A. Uthemann, the –A. then director of the Georg , whose name originates - - -

A walk through Giszowiec GISZOWIEC

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Kolista Szopienicka

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Ceramiczna Kolista Karliczka Karliczka Miła Miła A4 Mysłowicka Kosmiczna Miła

Miła Mysłowicka Młodzieżowa Miła Miła Młodzieżowa Miła

Przyjazna Miła Batalionów Gościnna 7 Chłopskich 12 Wojciecha Kwiatowa

Radosna Agaty 8 Pszczyńska

Wojciecha Tourist Information Centre Wojciecha 6 i 40-003 Katowice, Rynek 13 2 phone: +48 32 259 38 08 5 e-mail: [email protected] Pod Kasztanami Gościnna Wojciecha

1 Działkowa Działkowa Tourist Information Point 4 Działkowa (Museum of Katowice History - the City Ethnology Department) 3 Antoniego Przyjazna Wojciecha Kosmiczna Nikiszowiec, ul. Rymarska 4 phone: +48 32 255 14 80

Wesołowska Kwiatowa E-mail: [email protected]

Ewy Opening hours: Barbórki Przyjemna Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Wojciecha Barbórki Buses from the city centre to Giszowiec: 11 Adama 30, 674, 920 Górniczego Stanu Translated by: Jerzy Wróblewski Adama Sosnowa

Barbórki Adama Sosnowa Key: 9 10 1 Pod Lipami Square 7 Historical houses 2 Former building of Forest Inspectorate 8 The hairdresser’s 3 Old school 9 American colony 4 Giszowiec Park 10 Water tower 5 MDK Szopienice–Giszowiec 11 Villa of the Giesche corporation director 6 Silesian Room (Gawlikówka) 12 „Barbara – Janina” Recreation Centre