Ligota-Panewniki

Ligota-Panewniki
Katowice District

Location of Ligota-Panewniki within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°13′36.79″N 18°57′45.38″E / 50.2268861°N 18.9626056°E / 50.2268861; 18.9626056Coordinates: 50°13′36.79″N 18°57′45.38″E / 50.2268861°N 18.9626056°E / 50.2268861; 18.9626056
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County/City Katowice
Area
 • Total 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 31,879
 • Density 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+48) 032
Website district portal dedicated to serve Ligota, Panewniki, Zadole, Kokociniec and Wymysłów districts

Ligota - Panewniki (German: Ellgoth-Panewnik; also "Idaweiche") is a district of Katowice in Poland. It has an area of 12.59 km2 and in 2007 had 31,879 inhabitants.[1]

Ligota-Panewniki is famous due to the magnificent Franciscan Basilica, the headquarters of the Franciscan Assumption Province in Poland. During Christmas the church becomes a religious and tourist attraction due to its Christmas Nativity scene, which supposedly is the biggest in Europe.

Famous people

References

  1. ↑ Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Retrieved 2011-06-16.


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