Nikiszowiec a part of an administrative district Janów-Nikiszowiec of 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...

 city.

Initially it was coal miners' settlement of Giesche mine built on the land of Gieschewald manor (Giszowiec

Giszowiec

Giszowiec is an eastern district of the city of Katowice , created as a coal miners' settlement in 1907. Initially consisting of about 3,300 miners and their families, the district's population have grown over the years to over 18,000...

) between 1908–1918 on the mining – metallurgical concern initiative Georg von Giesches Erben.

On 9 May 1924, the liquidation of the manor occurred and Nikiszowiec together with Giszowiec were incorporated into Janów

Janów

Janów is a very common placenames in Poland. It may refer to:* Janów Lubelski - town in Poland* Janów Poleski - the Polish name for Ivanava, a town in Belarus...

 district.

In 1951 the district became a part of a new city – Szopienice

Szopienice

Szopienice-Burowiec is a district of Katowice....

, however, this decision was voided in 1960, when both Szopienice and Nikiszowiec were incorporated to 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...

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