Industrial heritage
a former mine in Załęże with historic shafts, a boiler house and a power station from the 19th century
Places with character
the central square of the Witosa estate with a fountain, a boulder from Strzegom and a figure of a bebok
Industrial heritage
low steel winding tower with a brick shaft building, the last trace of the Kleofas mine
Parks and nature
a post-industrial pond left by the Kleofas mine, with a terrace, a playground and an exercise zone
Churches and monasteries
brick church from the 1980s on the Witosa estate, linked to the demands of the Kleofas miners
Parks and nature
neighbourhood square with paths, a playground and a historic wayside cross
Things to do in Osiedle Witosa: the historic Kleofas colliery, a shaft with a steel tower, a renovated pond and estate squares in Katowice.
Osiedle Witosa lies in the north-western part of Katowice and has a clear mining past: buildings of the Kleofas colliery stand here, with a pond, estate squares and a church tied to a miners' strike beside them. It is a district for anyone who wants to combine industrial heritage with a short walk.
Begin with the Kleofas coal mine and the Wschodni II shaft complex on Bocheńskiego Street. Both belong to the same works, so they combine easily in one walk.
The Kleofas mine in Katowice-Załęże operated from 1840 to 2004. Protected buildings of shafts, a boiler house and a power station from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries survive today. The Wschodni II shaft of 1913-1916 has a two-compartment steel winding tower, a brick headframe building and an engine house.
Three places suit a rest: St Herbert Square, the Kozubek pond and Captain Witold Pilecki Square. All of them are small estate spaces.
St Herbert Square is the central point of the estate, bounded by Kwiatkowskiego, Witosa and Barlickiego streets; it was developed in 1997-1999 and has a fountain and a playground. The Kozubek pond, 0.72 hectares, was created as a reservoir linked with the mine and since 2023 has been a renovated recreation area on Obroki Street. Pilecki Square, at the crossing of Witosa and Ossowskiego streets, has paths, a playground and a historic wayside cross, but it is an estate green space and not the goal of a longer trip.
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and St Herbert at Barlickiego 2 was built of brick in 1984-1992. It is a Roman Catholic parish church, and its origin is linked with the strike of the Kleofas miners.
The Kleofas mine, the Wschodni II shaft and St Herbert Square with the church. Add the Kozubek pond if you want to end the walk by the water.
No. The works operated until 2004. Today these are buildings under conservation protection and the site of a closed mine.
It is a two-compartment steel winding tower with a brick headframe building and an engine house, built in 1913-1916 on Bocheńskiego Street.
On St Herbert Square and on Captain Witold Pilecki Square.
On the page for attractions in Osiedle Witosa.
