A report on Chorzów
City in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice.
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Poland national football team
3 linksThe Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) has represented Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921.
The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) has represented Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921.
Stadion Śląski in Chorzów was built in 1956 and seats 47,246.
Tino Schwierzina
0 linksGerman lawyer who became a politician.
German lawyer who became a politician.
Schwierzina was born in Chorzów in Upper Silesia.
Franz Waxman
0 linksGerman-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre.
German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre.
Waxman was born Franz Wachsmann in Königshütte to Jewish parents in the German Empire's Prussian Province of Silesia (now Chorzów, Poland).
Marcin Dylla
0 linksPolish classical guitarist who has won over fifteen international classical guitar competitions.
Polish classical guitarist who has won over fifteen international classical guitar competitions.
He was born in Chorzów, Poland, and took lessons at the Ruda Śląska Music High School, attended the Academy of Music in Katowice, and academies in Basel, Freiburg, and Maastricht.
Walter Mixa
0 linksGerman prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg and Ordinary Emeritus of the Bundeswehr.
German prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg and Ordinary Emeritus of the Bundeswehr.
Mixa was born in Königshütte, Silesia (today Chorzów, Poland).
Stephan Stompor
0 linksGerman musicologist and dramaturg.
German musicologist and dramaturg.
Born in Königshütte (Oberschlesien), Stompor studied opera direction at the Staatliche Hochschule für Theater und Musik Halle with Heinz Rückert.
Silesian Planetarium
0 linksLargest and oldest planetarium in Poland.
Largest and oldest planetarium in Poland.
It is located in the Silesian Central Park, on the boundary between the Katowice and Chorzów districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union.
Gerard Wodarz
1 linksOne of the best football players of interwar Poland.
One of the best football players of interwar Poland.
He was born in 1913 in Bismarckhütte (a settlement in Upper Silesia, which in January 1939 became part of the city of Chorzów), and died in 1982 in his hometown.
Gerard Cieślik
1 linksFootball player of Ruch Chorzów (1949-1955 Unia Chorzów, 1956 Unia-Ruch Chorzów).
Football player of Ruch Chorzów (1949-1955 Unia Chorzów, 1956 Unia-Ruch Chorzów).
Born in Wielkie Hajduki, now a part of Chorzów, he spent his entire career with Ruch, from July 1939 to June 1959, a tenure which included victory in the 1951 Polish Cup, and 3 Poland Master titles (1951, 1952, 1953).
Ryszard Riedel
0 linksThe original lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem (Polish for 'Jam').
The original lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem (Polish for 'Jam').
Riedel's legacy is remembered by an annual festival, bearing his name, held in his home town of Chorzów, which was moved from Tychy in 2009.