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Szopienice-Burowiec
Katowice District
Szopienice
Location of Szopienice-Burowiec within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′07.475″N 19°05′03.106″E / 50.26874306°N 19.08419611°E / 50.26874306; 19.08419611
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County/City	Katowice
Area
• Total	8.47 km (3.27 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,139
• Density	2,000/km (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	(+48) 032
Vehicle registration	SK
Primary airport	Katowice Airport

Szopienice-Burowiec (German: Schoppinitz-Burowietz) is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.

The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice.

Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice. It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec. During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice. The occupation ended in 1945.

Notable people

• Hilary Krzysztofiak (1926–1979), Polish painter, graphic artist and set designer
• Piotr Libera (b. 1951), Roman Catholic bishop

Gallery

• Plac Powstańców Śląskich ("Silesian Insurgents' Square")
• Church of St. Hedwig, High Duchess consort of Poland
• Silesian Uprisings Monument
• Park Olimpijczyków ("Olympians' Park")
• Ulica Wiosny Ludów ("Spring of Nations Street") with the Primary School No. 42 on the left
• Primary School No. 44
• Former brewery complex
• Pesa Twist 2012N tram at Ulica Obrońców Westerplatte ("Defenders of Westerplatte Street") in Roździeń

References

1. 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.
2. ^ Warzecha, Bartłomiej (2003). "Niemieckie zbrodnie na powstańcach śląskich w 1939 roku". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 12–1 (35–36). IPN. p. 56. ISSN 1641-9561.
3. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

v t e Districts of Katowice
I. Central District	1. Śródmieście 2. Koszutka 3. Bogucice 4. Osiedle Paderewskiego – Muchowiec
II. Northern District	5. Załęże 6. Osiedle Witosa 7. Osiedle Tysiąclecia 8. Dąb 9. Wełnowiec-Józefowiec
III. Western District	10. Ligota-Panewniki 11. Brynów - Osiedle Zgrzebnioka 12. Brynów - Załęska Hałda
IV. Eastern District	13. Zawodzie 14. Dąbrówka Mała 15. Szopienice-Burowiec 16. Janów-Nikiszowiec 17. Giszowiec
V. Southern District	18. Murcki 19. Piotrowice-Ochojec 20. Zarzecze 21. Kostuchna 22. Podlesie

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