2414 - Katowice, Silesian, Poland

Patryk just started a digital arts studio. His card is an illustration of a 1962 Studebaker Avanti.

Patryk is from Katowice, or Katowicy. Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivoidship, a province of Poland. It is the 11th most populous city in Poland and its metropolitan area one of the most populous in Europe. Although Katowice only has just under 300 000 people, the metropolitan area it is a part of, Metropolis GZM, has 2.3 million.

Katowice is a centre of commerce, culture, transportation and business. There are many public company headquarters set up here. The Polic National Radio Symphony Orchestra called Katowice home. Its a part of the UNCESCO Creative Cities Netword and was named a UNESCO City of Music.

Since 2020, Katowice is a Gamma city on the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Of course, my interest always turns to hockey. Naprzód Janów is Katowice's representative in the Polska Hokej Liga - the top level of professional ice hockey in Poland. The hockey team was established in 1950, but ceased operation in 1998. However, it returned to the Polish 1 Liga and won promotion to Polska Hokej Liga in 2007, re-relegated in 2011, returned again in 2014, relegated again in 2016. They were the Polish Champions in 1970; were runners up 7 times; and are the Polish 1 Liga Champs 3 times - 1962, 2014, 2017.

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