3. mmmSosnowiec is a city in southern Poland, situated
in Silesia Province. Sosnowiec belongs to the
Silesian Metropolis and is one of the biggest cities
in all Silesia.
4. THE HISTORY OF SOSNOWIEC
The mysterious chapel in Sosnowiec-Zagórze
5. Sosnowiec has had town privileges since 1902,
but the first mentions come from the XII century.
11. The Sielecki Castle is the oldest monument in
Sosnowiec. His history dates back to the Middle
Ages. The castle was burnt in 1824 and rebuilt in
1832.
28. The Cathedrial in Sosnowiec was build in 1899.
It is the most important catholic temple in Sosnowiec.
The painting by fameous Polish artist Włodzimierz Tetmajer.
42. Our theatre is 116 years old.
The plays of Zagłębie Theatre have a
lot of success, especially „Korzeniec”-
the play about Sosnowiec, based on the
book by the same title.
46. The blue line symbolize location of the city between two rivers:
Black Przemsza and White Przemsza
The geologic intersection symbolize Mining in Zagłębie and the
red wall is a symbole of steel mill.
48. Władysław Szpilman was the Polish composer
and pianist. He was born in 1911 in Sosnowiec.
He is known from his songs- „W małym kinie”
(„In the little cinema”), Elegia jesienna („Autumnal
elegy”), compositions- „The Life of the Machines”,
„Ballet Scene” and from the film „Pianist” by Roman
Polański.