🇵🇱 KATOWICE is POLAND'S WORST KEPT SECRET for fun, Spaceships, parks, and unique building designs 🇵🇱

[@TravelwithMrJon]

If you enjoyed this vlog, I took the train thirty minutes south to explore another city. You can find it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKSQqHmMf8irmMU

[@colonellKurtz]

Welcome to my city dude . 0:52 Frog on Stawowa ( Pond street ) that's memorial of huge pond which was located there in tha past , about 130 years ego .

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@colonellKurtz thanks it was good to be back although I wish I had more time on this visit. Katowice is neglected and needs more attention from me and other tourists.

[@PK1999]

Thank you for taking me to this walk. If you like parks there is much bigger one in Katowice- the Silesian Park. It’s truly awesome. All the best in your travels!

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@PK1999 you are most welcome. I wish I had more than 3 hours in Katowice. It's on my list to go back and truly explore the city including the bigger parks.

[@PK1999]

@@TravelwithMrJon 3 hours is a bit short. I guess a weekend stay would allow to see main attractions. See you one win Katowice! In the interim I hit the subscribe button 🙂

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@PK1999 thanks 🙏 I guess I need to plan another trip to Poland. Still have to visit Zakopane too… a new city will be shown today just twenty minutes south of Zakopane or thirty minutes by train

[@afjo972]

Been there in may and I was totally surprised. I loved the neighbourhoods in the south with the pre-war-architecture. And it was overall so clean and modern… Chorzow and Gliwice also shocked me… I mean that positive. Zabrze however…

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@afjo972 it’s really a huge surprise so I agree with you and with the time to explore.

[@ACSR17]

What? Chorzów is the worst city in Poland by far, and no park is able to change that

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@@ACSR17 Why is the worst city?

[@roberttwardowski9711]

There are some cities which are not for tourism which are: Zabrze, Swietochlowice, Ruda, Chorzow< Sosnowiec.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@@roberttwardowski9711 I heard Sosnowiec was worth visiting.

[@iwonajurczyk5231]

Czysto i zielono,bardzo ladna architektura.😊

[@TravelwithMrJon]

The architecture was varied which I enjoyed @iwonajurczyk5231

[@colonellKurtz]

4:14 Superjednostka ( Superunit ) apartment building , build between 1967 and 1972 with 742 apartments

[@TravelwithMrJon]

WOW, that's more than I thought. That's massive @colonellKurtz

[@colonellKurtz]

22:58 this wooden church was closed in May 2024 ( renovation of wood is needed , it will be close for next 2 years )

[@anonimk1316]

4:19 To jest Superjednostka. Blok wybudowany faktycznie na przełomie lat 60/70-tych, który nie jest zwykłym blokiem jakich wiele, albowiem to jedno osiedle w jednym bloku. Od 1994 roku blok ma status osiedla. Socjalnym blokiem tak nie do końca jest. Jest wiele ludzi o średnich dochodach, którzy tam mieszkają. Tak naprawdę tam dużo różnych osób mieszka i również dzięki temu blok nadaje charakteru Katowicom. 5:21 Te wieżowce przypominające klocki to KTW, które wybudowano całkiem niedawno na miejscu dawnego biurowca DOKP Katowice, który został wyburzony w 2015 roku. 7:08 To pomnik powstań śląskich, które miały miejsce 1919-1921, które dotyczyły walk między nowo powstałym państwem Polskim, a Niemcami (Republiką Weimarską), które były w głębokim kryzysie powojennym. Zresztą to nie jedyne powstania jakie miały miejsce wówczas. Na Wielkopolsce też trwały walki z Niemcami. Tak swoją drogą Katowice mają o wiele więcej do zaoferowania, a popularnych budynków oraz rzeźb nie zobaczyłeś (choćby Beboków).

[@TravelwithMrJon]

Thank you for sharing the added explanations for these spots, especially the buildings. I only had three hours as I was on my way to Pszycna. I know the city deserves more time than 3 hours. Hopefully I can come back and explore it more. @anonimk1316

[@qostka]

7:05 The monuments are dedicated to 3 Silesian Uprisings dated: 1919, 1920 and 1921 (one wing per uprising). As a result of the last of them, east part of Upper Silesia was connected to Poland.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@qostka I should have known the significance of that event. Thank you for sharing. :)

[@ukaszs5057]

This upraisings was obviously against Germany

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@@ukaszs5057 Obviously... Honestly, sometimes I forget these facts when I'm out and about filming. I don't carry a notebook with me anymore giving me the "facts" to share.

[@colonellKurtz]

7:00 These three wing symbolised three Silesian uprising :1919 , 1920 and 1921

[@bastian33o2]

Rialto is a movie theater. I watched Space Balls there in the 80s.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@bastian33o2 great movie!

[@colonellKurtz]

15:35 Bro , behind of the tympan of this cathedral church is a viewpoint . You missed it , You need a good guide next time !

[@jurgenrudiger]

As to the cool building at 10:30, if memory serves me right it was built around 1910. It’s definitely not Art déco, as it does not resemble that style and was built before Art déco became more widespread in architecture. I would say it represents Art nouveau with a very distinct touch of Wilhelminism. When that building was built Katowice was part of Prussia, in the German Empire.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@jurgenrudiger thanks for adding this bit of information. I don't claim to be an expert on the styles so this is good to know. A cool building indeed!

[@AdamovBagdanovjade]

its neobarocco

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@@AdamovBagdanovjade Thanks!

[@gerhadfranziski]

Katowice koło Mikołowa 😀😀😀

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@gerhadfranziksi so I should check out Mikołów next? :)

[@Cycling.Doughnut]

If you like visiting churches and similar objects, you might want to visit the city of Częstochowa. It's about an hour drive by car, up north from Katowice. Or maybe 1.5hrs by train. There you can visit Częstochowa's monastery called "Jasna Góra" (white mountain in exact translation). It's huge and you can spend an hour or more in there. You can have a look inside as well as take a walk around on its defensive walls.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

I have been it’s a great spot… crowded though with pilgrims @Cycling.Doughnut

[@Cycling.Doughnut]

@@TravelwithMrJon I was born there and lived for about 10-12 years.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@@Cycling.Doughnut That's awesome. When I went to visit I took the train from Krakow, was there for a few hours and then did an overnight in Lubliniec.

[@Cycling.Doughnut]

@@TravelwithMrJon there is a Commando Military Unit in Lubliniec.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@@Cycling.Doughnut I did not know that.

[@MrBubunio]

5:50 Just to mention..... 20 metres to the right from You is the longest tunnel in Poland 😊😊😊

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@MrBubunio thanks for that fun fact! :) Awesome.

[@colonellKurtz]

9:28 theater

[@colonellKurtz]

28:52 it is bro , just like in every serious city , we've got prison as well

[@TravelwithMrJon]

I know but I didn't expect to walk right by it and see a wedding dress shop across the street. @colonellKurtz

[@nonperson22]

You could go in and try on some wedding dresses, I heard they have big discounts for Americans 😉

[@RFergusson]

The building at 10:39 is not Art Deco. And Art Deco is not from 1900-1910’s. Art Deco is from the 20’s

[@TravelwithMrJon]

@Wondwind good to know. I believe another commenter pointed this out as well. No expert here just a tourist

[@woytzekbron7635]

I am from Katowice, now Londoner 8 years, from childhood I always heard from other Poles, that this is ugly city. Happy to see you found its hidden beauty.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

I want to spend more than a few hours there. Lots of hidden beauty for sure. Thanks for watching @woytzekbron7635

[@timotharcher]

Crossing crosswalk on red ? Ballsy !

[@TravelwithMrJon]

It was about to turn green - no other cars were coming... @timotharcher

[@bee12117]

Katowice and pretty is like calling NY quiet.

[@TravelwithMrJon]

Parts of New York State are quite quiet.... just like parts of Katowice are pretty. @bee12117