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• 28.12.2011- Important information about Silesia Region:

  Silesia Metropolis is a union of 14 cities (Bytom, Chorzow, Dabrowa Gornicza, Gliwice, Jaworzno, Katowice, Myslowice, Piekary Slaskie, Ruda Slaska, Siemianowice, Sosnowiec, Swietochlowice, Tychy,Zabrze) with Katowice as a capital of agglomeration. Its population about 2 000 000. Agglomeration is a part of the Silesian Voivodeship.
  
  The Silesian region has a range of Polands mostdiverse tourist attractions, including the beautiful limestone rocks of the Krakow-Czestochowa Jurassic Highland Chain, with perfect conditions for rock climbing, the mountain ranges of the SilesianBeskids and Zywiec Beskids with the well-known in Europe ski resorts of Szczyrk, Ustron, Wisla or Korbielowo, the Pauline Monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa and the Silesian Industrial MonumentsRoute - the only industrial tourism route in Poland.
  
  Silesia specialises in huge mass sports and cultural events. The Silesian Stadium, the Show and Sports Hall SPODEK, the Voivodeship Parkof Culture and Recreation in Chorzow, are all places where many millions of Poles experience the positive energy of being together and participating in mass events such as football matches, the FIVBWorld League, or concerts.
  
  In terms of economy, the Silesian Voivodeship is one of the strongest in Poland. 13% of Poland's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is generated here, giving theVoivodeship the second highest rank in Poland. GDP per inhabitant is by 4 higher than the national average.
  
  The Silesian Voivodeship is rich in natural resources such as hard coal, depositsof zinc, lead, methane, natural gas, as well as medicinal, thermal and mineral waters. The existing raw material base led to the creation of Poland's largest industrial region.
  
  There are manyheadquarters companies like FIAT, Arcelor Mittal, Opel, HP Polska, Lidl, Martifer, Mecalux, Nexteer, Saint-Gobain, TRW, Plastic Omnium or Johnson Controls situated in Special Economic Zone which isdivided for 4 subzones %u2013 Gliwice, Sosnowiec-Dabrowa, Tychy and Jastrzebie-Zory.