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Silesian Museum (Katowice) | interesting place

Poland / Slaskie / Katowice / Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego
 museum, interesting place

The museum was founded in 1929 by the Silesian Sejm, while the region was recovering from the Silesian Uprisings. In the interbellum, the Silesian Museum was one of the biggest museums in Poland. The Nazis however brought the collection to Bytom and tore the building down in 1940. In 1984 the museum was reinstated in the former Grand Hotel building.
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Coordinates:   50°15'38"N   19°1'22"E
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