Dąbrówka Mała

Dąbrówka Mała (German: Kleindombrowka, Eichenau) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2007 had 5,411 inhabitants.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Dąbrówka Mała (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Dąbrówka (disambiguation).
Dąbrówka Mała
Katowice District
Coat of arms of Dąbrówka Mała
Coat of arms
Location of Dąbrówka Mała within Katowice
Location of Dąbrówka Mała within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′37″N 19°04′51″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityKatowice
Area
 • Total3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total5,411
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+48) 032
Vehicle registrationSK
Primary airportKatowice Airport

During the German occupation (World War II), on April 3–4, 1940, the German police committed a massacre of 40 Poles from Katowice in Dąbrówka Mała (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] The occupiers also operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in Dąbrówka Mała.[3]

Sights

Landmarks of Dąbrówka Mała include the Saint Anthony church and the former Dąbrówka Mała Gmina Office (now a healthcare center). There are two parks in the district: Park w Dąbrówce and Park Zielony Zakątek. At Plac Żołnierzy Września, the district's main square, there is a monument dedicated to Poles massacred by the Germans in Dąbrówka Mała on April 3–4, 1940.

  • Saint Anthony church
    Saint Anthony church
  • Former gmina office
    Former gmina office
  • Monument to Poles massacred in 1940
    Monument to Poles massacred in 1940
  • Old tenement houses
    Old tenement houses
  • Park Zielony Zakątek
    Park Zielony Zakątek

References
  1. Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 142.
  3. "Polenlager Kattowitz-Eichenau". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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