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Explore Ligota
Ligota in Katowice (Województwo Śląskie) is a city in Poland about 164 mi (or 263 km) south-west of Warsaw, the country's capital.
Local time in Ligota is now 01:12 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Warsaw with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Ligota, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Poland is Gliwice Glider Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Poland is Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-East. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Katowice, Chorzow, Swietochlowice, Tychy and Mikolow. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 35 °F
Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Evening Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
Night Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Snow |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
1°C (35 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Monopol
Novotel Katowice Centrum
Gorczowski
Park Hotel Diament
Hotel Forum Katowice
EuroResidence Apartment Home
ActivPark Apartamenty
Q Hotel Plus Katowice
Vienna House Easy Angelo Katowice
Hotel Diament Plaza Katowice
Videos from this area
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Rawa Katowice - Kings Kraków
Ubiegła niedziela przyniosła nam wiele radości. Nasi baseballiści pierwszy raz od maja tego roku, kiedy to na inauguracje ŚLB pokonali w Rybniku Kings Kraków, odnieśli zwycięstwo. Po...
Zwiastun Seri Ekstremalne wyzwania teraz jest zima więc sezon zimowy ;D
To nasz pierwszy film więc prosimy o wyrozumiałość.
Przejazd EC Praha przez Katowice Piotrowice
Przejazd EC Praha przez Katowice Piotrowice. 22 XII 2008.
The Adekaem Old Timers Garage Jam Session 2013 06 22
Jam Session Otwarta Scena Muzyczna Old Timers Garage Katowice, 2013.06.22.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wujek Coal Mine
Wujek Coal Mine is a coal mine in Katowice, Poland. It is widely known in Poland as the place of the massacre of striking miners in 1981 (most often referred-to by the euphemism 'Pacification'). Mining operations began in the vicinity as early as the 16th century. The present mine, Oheim, was established in 1899 by a merger of six mining operations existing in Silesia (then a part of Germany). The peak Polish production was in 1979 (3.88 million tons that year).
Medical University of Silesia
The Medical University of Silesia (SUM) is located in Katowice, Poland. Established on March 20, 1948, it is reportedly the largest Medical school in Poland. Founded in 1948 at nearby Rokitnica Bytomska and named "Medical Academy", it received its current name in 1949 and moved to Katowice in 1971. The Medical University of Silesia is one of the largest Medical Teaching Centers in Poland and Central Europe. It employs 3000 professors, independent researchers and academic teachers.
Piotrowice-Ochojec
Piotrowice-Ochojec is a district of Katowice, Poland. First mentioned in 1287 as Uniczowy, today's name since 17th century, merged with Katowice in 1939.
Ligota-Panewniki
Ligota - Panewniki (German: Ellgoth-Panewnik; also "Idaweiche") is a district of Katowice in Poland. Ligota-Panewniki is famous due to the magnificent Franciscan Basilica, the headquarters of the Franciscan Assumption Province in Poland. During Christmas the church becomes a religious and tourist attraction due to its Christmas Nativity scene, which supposedly is the biggest in Europe.
Silesian Metropolis
The Silesian Metropolis, formerly Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia (Polish: Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny) is a territorial entity operating on the principle of metropolitan municipality composed of 14 adjacent cities in the Polish province of Silesia. The seat of the city council is Katowice, the largest district of the Silesian Metropolis. The Silesian Metropolis as a Katowice area lies within one of the largest urban areas in European Union.
Upper Silesian Coal Basin
Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Polish: Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, GZW, Czech: Hornoslezské uhelné pánve) is a coal basin in Silesia in Poland and Czech Republic. It also contains a number of other minable resources (methane, cadmium, lead, silver and zinc). Resources of coal to a depth to 1000 meters - about 70 billion tons, the conditions for the extraction - good.
Zadole Park
The Zadole Park which used to be a hamlet of Piotrowice, but now it belongs to Katowice districts of Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union there is a park with an amphitheater for 800 persons, a swimming-pool complex, a cafe and a playground for children and walking alleys. In 1906-1914 it was a place of the convention of the Polish choirs and bands within the framework of the Singing Societies existing in that region at that time.
Brynów
Brynów is a district in Katowice, Poland. It is located in the south-west part of Katowice and is divided into two subdistricts: Brynów - Osiedle Zgrzebnioka is the eastern subdistrict with 7,200 inhabitants (in 2002) Brynów - Załęska Hałda is the western subdistrict with 16,800 inhabitants (in 2002) Brynów borders the following districts of Katowice: Załęże, Osiedle Paderewskiego - Muchowiec, Śródmieście, Ligota - Panewniki, Piotrowice - Ochojec.