| Wełnowiec-Józefowiec | |
|---|---|
|  Wełnowiec-Józefowiec | |
|  Location of Wełnowiec-Józefowiec within Katowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′48.575″N 19°01′13″E / 50.28015972°N 19.02028°E | |
| Country |  Poland | 
| Voivodeship | Silesian | 
| County/City | Katowice | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2007) | |
| • Total | 15,924 | 
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Area code | (+48) 032 | 
Wełnowiec-Józefowiec (German: Hohenlohehütte-Josephsdorf) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.15 km2 and in 2007 had 15.924 inhabitants.[1]
The district consists of two historical settlements:
- Wełnowiec (German: Hohenlohehütte), first mentioned in the 17th century, initially a hamlet of Bogucice; before 1922 also known as Hohenlohehütte, after a local steel mill;
- Józefowiec (German: Josephsdorf), established in 1826 by rev. Józef Beder, a Catholic priest from Chorzów;
.jpg.webp) Hohenlohehütte in Wełnowiec, a picture from the 19th century Hohenlohehütte in Wełnowiec, a picture from the 19th century
 St Joseph church in Józefowiec St Joseph church in Józefowiec
References

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- ↑ Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
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