Osiedle Witosa
Osiedle Witosa | |
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Residential buildings at Maciej Rataj Street, office building at Stanisław Kossuth Street, general view from the south-east, parish Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and St. Herbert, residential buildings at S. Kossuth Street | |
Location of Osiedle Witosa within Katowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′34.439″N 18°58′07.437″E / 50.25956639°N 18.96873250°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Katowice |
| Established | 1 January 1992 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270–300 m (890–980 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 12,401 |
| • Density | 3,550/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 032 |
Osiedle Witosa (Wincenty Witos Housing Estate) is a housing estate and district of Katowice, located in the northwestern part of the city, within the northern district group, between Załęże, Załęska Hałda-Brynów, and the city of Chorzów, on the territory of the historic Gmina Załęże.
The beginnings of settlement in the district are linked to the establishment of two colonies of Załęże in the area in the 18th century: Obroki and Załęska Hałda. The housing estate itself was built on the site of Finnish houses in the 1970s and 1980s. Currently, it is mainly residential and commercial. Osiedle Witosa is very well connected thanks to the A4 motorway running alongside it, as well as the E 30 international railway. It has an area of 3.49 km2 and in 2007 had 12,401 inhabitants.