41 cities and communes with a total area of 2,500 sq km, where 2.1 million residents live, with 270,000 companies and enterprises, generating approx. 8 percent of our country’s GDP. This is Metropolis GZM – Poland’s first metropolis. The implementation of statutory tasks began on 1 January 2018.
The Silesian Museum
The Silesian Museum is a regional museum co-led by the Marshal Office of the Silesia Voivodship and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. The Silesian Museum (Polish: Muzeum Śląskie w Katowicach) is located on the site of the former Katowice Coal Mine. Most of the exhibitions are located 14 meters underground, and at the top there are glass boxes that provide great lighting for the exhibitions.