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Oh, Hi! Do you have a minute? I wanted to talk about interesting facts about Katowice. Here they are: Katowice is the capital of the first metropolis in Poland with over two and a half million inhabitants. It border with eight other cities: Chorzów, Siemianowice Śląskie, Czeladź, Sosnowiec, Mysłowice, Tychy, Mikołów and Ruda Śląska. In 1953 the name of the city was changed to Stalinogród, in honour of Józef Stalin, who died at that time, but after three years it was renamed to Katowice again. Katowice is a UNESCO City of Music. On December 16, 1981, when martial law in Poland was introduced, nine miners were killed by the Militia in strikes at the Wujek Mine. Eeach year on that day, their memory is honoured. Although the city was founded only at the end of the 19th century, the oldest building is the wooden church of St. Michael the Archangel, located in Kościuszko Park. It was built in 1510. One of the symbols of the city is the statue of three wings in the very centr
