CHORZÓW
- AN INVITING CITY!

Chorzów, a city with a population higher than 100,000 residents, is located in the very heart of a 4-million Upper Silesia Agglomeration. It enjoys central location in the region, along the A4 motorway between Wrocław and Krakow, in the vicinity of Katowice and the Pyrzyce airport, which you can reach after a 20minutes car drive, as well as excellent road and train links.
A growing number of visitors come to the city in order to see its new image and experience the hospitality of Chorzów inhabitants.

The largest tourist attraction of Chorzów is the Silesian Central Park, a unique venture in Europe, being a combination of a village green and recreation facilities covering over 600hectares and featuring an amusement park, zoological garden, ethnographic park, planetarium, all-year sleigh run, hotel and acomplex of open-air swimming pools. It attracts to the city the region's inhabitants and tourists coming from every corner of the country.
The Park also owes its huge popularity to the largest sports stadium in Poland - the Silesian Stadium situated there, which hosts national sports events. It is there that the Polish national football team has played numerous matches. The team's successes have been embedded in the memory of millions of football fans. The stadium facilities have been modernized and the stands will soon be roofed as part of preparations for EURO 2012 to accommodate footballers and football fans from all over Europe.

Residents of Chorzów are also proud of their presentable Wolności Street, the town's high street. The modern pedestrian area starts with a 19th century post office building with an illuminated tower and a square with a fountain and ends with a monumental church dedicated to Saint Hedwig erected in 1874. Every year, the street plays host to a colourful pageant of artists partaking in the International Students' Folklore Festivals. In the summertime, the pedestrians have an opportunity to listen to brass bands ever so popular in the Region of Silesia.
Chorzów is also famous for the splendid musicals staged at the Entertainment Theatre. The local Museum boasts a superb coin collection. The city's oldest historic building is St. Lawrence's wooden church dating back to late 16th century.
Chorzów is gaining in importance as an academic centre with Campus of the Poznań School of Banking, the Management School of the Silesian University, the Upper Silesian School of Entrepreneurship under the patronage of the University of Economics in Katowice, the Upper Silesia Teacher Training College, Non-Public IT University, as well as the Radio and Television Department of the University of Silesia seated there. Chorzów's system of education features public and private primary and secondary schools, as well as primary and secondary State School of Music.
Recently, a top quality road network has been built in Chorzów and the region: the Diagonal Road and the A4 Motorway have triggered off the city's economic growth. Investors have been looking for locations situated along transportation routes, attractive for trade and services facilities. These include car showrooms and large chain markets. The most spectacular investment is a logistic centre constructed in 2006 by ProLogis company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks to the European Union's financial support, Chorzów has been engaged in two large-scale projects in the realm of environmental protection, social issues and the road network. Due to the high cost involved, the projects would not have been implemented so quickly.
Attractive recreation sites, open air and indoor swimming pools, tennis courts and sports halls contribute to the city's modern character. Chorzów boasts professional sports facilities and numerous horse-riding centres, gyms, fitness clubs and bowling alleys.
Chorzów is also a business and foreign capital-friendly city; investors settling in economic zones enjoy tax relieves and exemptions.
You are welcome to spend some time in Chorzów, a city encouraging business, relaxation and entertainment.

To learn more about Chorzów,
please go to
www.chorzow.eu