Szopienice-Burowiec

Szopienice-Burowiec (German: Schoppinitz-Burowietz) is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km2 and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.[1]

Szopienice-Burowiec
Katowice District
Szopienice
Szopienice
Location of Szopienice-Burowiec within Katowice
Location of Szopienice-Burowiec within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′07.475″N 19°05′03.106″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityKatowice
Area
 • Total8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total17,139
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+48) 032
Vehicle registrationSK
Primary airportKatowice Airport

The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice.

Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice.[2] It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.[2] During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice.[3] The occupation ended in 1945.

Notable people

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. Warzecha, Bartłomiej (2003). "Niemieckie zbrodnie na powstańcach śląskich w 1939 roku". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 12–1 (35–36). IPN. p. 56. ISSN 1641-9561.
  3. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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