Historic sites
stone and brick arched bridge with two spans from the end of the 19th century, now a footbridge
Churches and monasteries
brick church from 1921 in Podlesie, with a copy of the Jasna Góra painting
Places with character
unfinished railway viaduct from around 1918, on which trains never ran
Cemeteries and monuments
a parish necropolis from 1922 with a brick cemetery chapel in Podlesie
Places with character
a municipal office from 1912 with a clock from 1913, today a library and the traditions room of a folk ensemble
a black trail from Piotrowice in Katowice through Panewniki and Mikołów to Paprocany in Tychy
Things to do in Podlesie: a forest railway viaduct, a listed bridge over the Mleczna, a former municipal hall and a long PTTK trail in Katowice.
Podlesie is a district of Katowice that joined the city in 1975 together with Kostuchna. It has kept former municipal buildings and bridges, and beside them a forest with a disused railway viaduct.
Begin with the Podlesie municipal hall at Uniczowska 36 and two bridges: the Gypsy Bridge (Most Cygański) and the bridge over the Mleczna. The hall helps you understand the former municipality, and the bridges show two different faces of engineering.
The former municipal office dates from 1912, has a clock from 1913 and now houses a library and a local tradition room. It served as an office until 1975, when Podlesie was joined to Katowice. The Gypsy Bridge is a disused railway viaduct of reinforced concrete hidden in the Gniotek forest: about 10 metres high and 20 metres wide, it was built around 1918. The bridge over the Mleczna in Zaopusta is a two-span arched crossing of stone and brick from the turn of the twentieth century, entered in the register of monuments since 20 February 1984.
For a longer hike, take the Żwakowski Trail, a black PTTK walking trail of 35.5 km. It begins at Katowice Piotrowice station, runs through Żwaków and Panewniki and ends in Tychy-Paprocany.
The whole route is 35.5 km, so most people walk only a section of it.
The district has the brick Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa from 1921 on Michałowskiego Street. Building began in 1920, just after the First World War. It is in a historicist style, with a copy of the Jasna Góra image in the main altar.
On the same street lies the cemetery on Michałowskiego Street, founded in 1922, still in use, with a brick chapel and two sections of different layout. It is above all a burial place for the district's residents, so visit it with respect.
The municipal hall, the church, the Gypsy Bridge and the bridge over the Mleczna, and a section of the Żwakowski Trail.
A disused railway viaduct of reinforced concrete in the Gniotek forest. It was completed around 1920.
Yes, a library and a tradition room operate in the former Podlesie municipal hall.
The bridge over the Mleczna lies in Zaopusta. It is a two-span crossing of stone and brick, entered in the register of monuments in 1984.
On the page for attractions in Podlesie.
