24 th March Monday 2014 Monday
In the outskirts of Katowice there are two worker's estates at Giszowiec and Nikiszowiec. Nikiszowiec I have described earlier now Giszowiec.
Giszowiec estate was built in 1906-1910 for the workers of the Giesche mine, which had new shafts built in 1903-1910. The estate consists of one- or -two family houses and gardens, shingled roofs and gravel roads..
In Giszowiec you can enjoy a Silesian cuisine in "Silesian Inn","Silesain Chamber" and the restaurant "Pod Kasztanami" where you can find cold, delicious Polish beer.
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| An old house in Giszowiec. |
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| Giszowiec in 19 th century. |
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| One of the lovely houses . |
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| Giszowiec Estate |
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| The miner's band - typical view in Upper Silesia. |
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| Typical kitchen at miner's family in the early 20 th century |
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Good night from Katowice. The photo was taken last week. It presents the centre you can see Superjednostka building
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The photo with the snow and lights looks so lovely, this I have never seen only in photos on the internet. Mining is a big thing here in some places in Australia.
ReplyDeleteI like the steep rooftops and the red roofs. The old miner's kitchen is interesting. What is the cone-shaped thing in the basin?
ReplyDeleteWhat about snow you sholud come to Poland and it,s possible to touch it. Welcome
DeleteIt's a kind of pitcher it was used when miners washed their hands to avoid wasting too much water.
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