Silesian Culture and Recreation Park or Silesian Central Park or Voivodship Park of Culture and Recreation , is a recreation complex in the center of the Upper-Silesian Metropolis (bordering of Chorzów

Chorzów

Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million...

 and Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

) in Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It is the largest city park of this type in Europe.

It was founded in the 1950s-1960s from an initiative of local politician Jerzy Ziętek as a popular community center for sports, arts, and recreation. Its area is 620 hectares.
In addition to the extensive green area, the following are located in the park:

• Silesian Stadium
• Silesian Zoological Garden
  Silesian Zoological Garden
  Silesian Zoological Garden is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów districts of Silesia. It covers over 47.6 ha within the Silesian Central Park....
  
  
• Silesian Planetarium
  Silesian Planetarium
  The Silesian Planetarium also Silesian Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory is the largest and oldest planetarium in Poland. It was founded on 4 December 1955 to commemorate the great astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus...
  
  
• Silesian Amusement Park
  Silesian Amusement Park
  Silesian Amusement Park is a permanent amusement park located within the Silesian Central Park in the center of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, Silesia, Poland. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, it has been visited by 253 000 patrons. It is the largest permanent amusement park in...
  
  
• Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
  Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
  The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park or Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. The area of the park is 25 hectare.The museum presents a range of...
  
  
• Katowice International Fair
  Katowice International Fair
  Katowice International Fair is an international trade fair in Katowice and one of the largest in Poland...
  
   Grounds
• Stadium of GKS Katowice
  GKS Katowice
  GKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which...
  
  
• Shooting range
  Shooting range
  A shooting range or firing range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. Each facility is typically overseen by one or more supervisory personnel, called variously a range master or "RSO – Range Safety Officer" in the United States or a range conducting officer or "RCO" in the UK...
  
  
• a swimming-pool complex
• a water sports center
• tennis courts
• the rose-garden
• The Technical Progress Centre
• a hotel complex, the Polish Tourist' Society
  PTTK
  Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze, PTTK, is a Polish non-governmental tourist organization founded in 1950...
  
   and the Polish Scouts' Association district centers, restaurants, cafés and show pavilions where flower shows and other exhibits are held.

External links

Website Park Website Silesian Planetarium Gallery (photo)