Osiedle Paderewskiego – Muchowiec
Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec | |
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JSW Innowacje office building, fragment of Osiedle Paderewskiego, Monument of Mining Effort on Graniczna Street, fragment of the Valley of Three Ponds, Church of the Assumption of Mary, the Silesian Library building on Council of Europe Square, Polish Soldier Monument | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec within Katowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′39.959″N 19°02′03.814″E / 50.24443306°N 19.03439278°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Katowice |
| Established | 1 January 1992 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260–300 m (850–980 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 11,347 |
| • Density | 1,530/km2 (3,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 032 |
Osiedle Paderewskiego–Muchowiec (German: Muchowietz) is a district of Katowice, located in the central part of the city, between Śródmieście, Zawodzie, Janów-Nikiszowiec, Giszowiec, Piotrowice-Ochojec, and the eastern part of Brynów-Osiedle Zgrzebnioka. The Leśny Stream flows through the district. It covers an area of 7.42 km2 and, according to data from the end of 2020, had a population of 11,336.
It is a very diverse district in terms of architecture, urban planning, and its functions. The northern part includes buildings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as newer ones. This part contains student dormitories and the only place of worship in the district: the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary. The central part is occupied by Osiedle Paderewskiego, constructed in the 1970s on the site of the former Karbowa district, among others, and to the west of it, at Council of Europe Square, there is the headquarters of the Silesian Library. The A4 motorway runs parallel through the center of the district, along which a number of office buildings and commercial and service facilities have been built, including the 3 Stawy shopping center. The southern part of the district, which includes Muchowiec has great natural and recreational value. It contains the largest area of managed greenery in Katowice: the Katowice Forest Park, which includes the Valley of Three Ponds. The Katowice-Muchowiec Airfield is also located there.