Łaziska Górne is a town in southern Poland located near Katowice. It has a population of around 22,000 people and is historically divided into three parts - Dolne, Średnie, and Górne. The town's history dates back over 700 years and was originally an agricultural village that transformed with the discovery of coal in the 17th century. Notable places in Łaziska Górne include the Łaziska Power Plant, which began operating in 1917, and the Municipal Cultural Center which organizes various cultural events.
2. Łaziska Górne is a town in Silesia in
southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders
on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan
Union - metropolis with the population of
2 millions. Located in the Silesian
Highlands.
3. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999,
previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of
the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Łaziska is one of the towns
of the 2,7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a
greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000
people. The population of the town is 21,942 (2008)
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◦Łaziska is historically subdivided
into three parts: Łaziska
Dolne (Lower Łaziska), Łaziska
Średnie (middle Łaziska)
and Łaziska Górne (upper
Łaziska). All of them are now part
of the town, which was named
only after the last one. The oldest
settlement was located in what is
now Łaziska Średnie.
6. Its rich and interesting history is already
over 700 years old and is associated with
strong traditions of mining, metallurgy and
energy industry present in this area.
7. History
The history of Łaziska Górne is closely connected with the
history of the Pszczyna region, which for centuries has
covered significant areas of today's Silesia. The first
mention of the village of Łaziska comes from 1287, when
the owner of these lands was a knight named Borko from
Łaziska.
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8. History
The name Łaziska in the
contemporary sense is
associated with the bales, bald
spots signifying new forest
areas cleared and prepared for
cultivation. People who were
caring for forest thinning and
clearing were called łazękami.
9. Until the 17th century, the inhabitants of the villages
were only engaged in agriculture, and only a few
craftsmen were able to satisfy their local needs. At the
end of the 17th century, further transformations
occurred due to the discovery of hard coal seams in
this area. The mines were created: "Henryk's
happiness", "Augusta's joy", followed by "Waleska",
"Brad", "Książątko".
10. Until the 17th century, the inhabitants of the
villages were only engaged in agriculture,
and only a few craftsmen were able to satisfy
their local needs. At the end of the 17th
century, further transformations occurred
due to the discovery of hard coal seams in
this area. The mines were created: "Henryk's
happiness", "Augusta's joy", followed by
"Waleska", "Brad", "Książątko".
11. In connection with the development of mining,
the demand for electricity increased, which gave
rise to today's Łaziska Power Plant (formerly
"Elektro"). The phenomena occurring at the end
of the 18th century led to a change in the
character of agricultural villages and their
transformation into industrial and agricultural
settlements.
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13. The water tower built in 1926 is a technical monument
with a high cultural value. It is the dominant in terms of
height in the area of Łaziska Dolne. It was supplied with
water from deep wells in Rusinów in the Promna valley.
The construction of the tower was forced by the necessity
of providing the population with water, due to its
disappearance in wells, caused by mining exploitation
14. The tower was one of the signs of changing
the old village into an industrial settlement,
and later - as the number of inhabitants and
the extension of old industrial plants -
increased in the city. Currently, the tower is
closed.
17. History
When World War I ended, some Łaziska residents took
part in the Silesian Uprisings. During the first uprising,
the railway station, the Gottmituns and the
Trautscholtsegen mines were occupied, which housed
the police district offices. In the Second Uprising there
was a clash with Italian soldiers brought by the
management of the Prinzengrube mine, in which the
strike broke out (the reason was the failure to
implement the request to expel a dozen or so officials).
18. History
The meeting with the Italian military reconciliation occurred
once again in the following year - the insurgents did not allow
miners to descend underground and then the Italians,
summoned from Orzesza, intervened. Three insurgents were
killed in the results of the exchange of fire, their grave is in the
parish cemetery. Despite this incident, the village remained in
the hands of the insurgents until the end of the incident [17].
During the plebiscite in March 1921, the majority of the
Łaziszczans were in favor of joining Poland - in Upper 1165 to 212,
in Middle 580 to 166, and in Dolne 659 to 59; in court areas the
results of the plebiscite were also favorable for Poland - 433 to 87
(Łaziska Górne) and 269 to 171 (Łaziska Średnie) .
19. World War II
◦ During World War II Łaziska were seized on 1 September
by Wehrmacht and Freikorps units (the border with the
Third Reich ran only a dozen kilometers from the village,
and among the attackers could also find German
inhabitants of Łaziska [24]) entering from Orzesze. It was
not without bloodshed. Zakłady "Elektro" defended,
among others, students doing internships there (all of
them were killed in combat), several soldiers of the Polish
Army were killed at chemical plants, some also in Łaziska
Średnich. In the Brada district, over 20 houses were
burned; the church also burned the fire in Łaziska Górne,
on whose tower the Polish army placed an observation
point (according to other sources, this point was located
on the water tower), catechetical room, church farm
buildings and the then functioning female monastery
[25]. Polish soldiers also defended themselves in shelters
- fortifications of the Fortified Silesia Area in Łaziska
Dolne and Średni, but quickly withdrew from them
against the overwhelming enemy forces. German planes
also dropped several bombs, killing, among others, one
of the workers working on the construction of the
surface of today's Mikołowska Street.
21. Municipal
Cultural
Center
◦ The ambition of the instructors, artists and
organizers associated with the Municipal
Cultural Center is that MDK is seen as a
place combining openness to the local
community with the implementation of
large, often cyclical projects, thanks to
which Łaziska Górne can find its place on
the cultural map of Poland. We can boast
of organizing such ventures as:
Świętojańskie Łaziska Days, the National
Amateur Film Competition, created on the
initiative of local youth, Film and Art
Festival "Ruła" or niche, showing
disappearing folklore, the National Fair of
Backyard Bands.
24. Łaziska
Power
Plant
◦ The beginning of the power plant is 1917,
when the prince of Pszczyna erected the
carbide factory (electrothermal plant)
together with the power plant. In 1929, the
power plant reached the power of 87.1 MW
and became the largest power plant in
Poland. In 1949 the steelworks was
separated and became a separate
enterprise as Huta Łaziska. After further
extensions, the power plant in 1996 was
transformed from a state-owned
enterprise into a sole-shareholder
company of the State Treasury. From
December 28, 2000, the Łaziska Power
Plant became part of Południowy Koncern
Energetyczny S.A.
26. The gates
of hell
◦ Łaziska were called the gates of
hell. No wonder by the sight of
the mine and the huge
chimneys.
27. He was born on December 31, 1912
at Rybnicka Kuźnia, currently a district of Rybnik,
in a large bricklayer's family. In 1926, after
graduating from elementary school, he
started studying at the State Classical
Gymnasium in Rybnik.
In June 1939 he was ordained priest, directed to
his family parish in Rybnik, then as a vicar to the
parish. St. Józefa in Świętochłowice-Zgodzie. In
February 1940, he was arrested briefly for
lecturing for youth in Polish.
Konrad Szweda
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On December 18, 1940, he was arrested for belonging to
the Polish underground organization, imprisoned in the
Auschwitz concentration camp (No. 7669). During his
stay in the camp he secretly exercised pastoral duties
and tried to support prisoners in every possible way. In
June 1942, in a group of 50 clergy, he was transported to
the concentration camp in Dachau. He stayed there until
the liberation of the camp in April 1945.
29. Arrested by the PRL officers of the Security Office, he was
summoned for interrogation, accused of a hostile attitude to the
state, removed from teaching youth. At the beginning of October
1950, he moved to Piekary Śląskie, where he assumed the duties
of vicar and priest for pilgrimages to the sanctuary there. At the end
of December 1953, he was a vicar of the branch church and
organizer of the future parish in Chudów.
30. At the beginning of 1980, he retired due to poor health. Soon,
however, he took over at his own request the parish. Our Lady
of the Rosary in Łaziska Górne, where he renovated the parish
church and built a catechetical house. In May 1988 he finally
retired.
Due to his experience in Nazi concentration camps, he
cooperated with the State Museum in Oświęcim. He
repeatedly raised in his public appearances, also in sermons,
issues related to the martyrdom of Poles. He was a witness in
the beatification processes of Father Maksymilian Kolbe,
Bishop Michał Kozal and Fr. Stefan Frelichowski.
31. Cyclical events
XII competition for the Cup of the
Mayor of the City of Łaziska Górne
in alpine skiing
The 8th edition of the Łaziska
Mountain Festival "Pod Góra"
34. • How does Łaziska Górne herb looks like?
• How many parts Łaziska is divided?
• How are parts of Łaziska named?
• When was the village Łaziska first mentioned?
• What's the name of most popular priest of Łaziska?
• Mention one place to visit in Łaziska?