Illustration
A journey begins in the hall
The story behind the illustration
Tall glazing and steel arches light up an imagined station hall. The image evokes the feeling of arriving in a city. It does not depict today’s Katowice station or help navigate its interior.
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Sources checked: 4 October 2026.
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The history of Katowice: a city in motion
Katowice gained town rights on 11 September 1865; the settlements now forming its districts are older. Railways, mines and steelworks drew people, skills and languages here. In 1922 the city became part of Poland and the capital of the autonomous Silesian Voivodeship.
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