City Close-up - Katowice

   Katowice

   Total population:340,700

   Total area:164.5 square kilometers

   Unemployement rate:5.5%

   Average monthly salary:zl. 2,440Airport:Katowice Pyrzowice

   Train connection to Warsaw:14 per day (2.5-3 hours)

   Slaski province(Wojewodztwo Slaskie)Podlaskie province

   Total area:12,294 square meters(3.9% of Poland)

   Population:4.9 million(12.6% of Poland)

   Unemployment:7.3%(December 1999)

   Multinationals companies headquartered in Katowice:Refratec Engeneering, C. Hartwig

   Multinationals with production in Katowice:ROCA, Inpro, ABB

   National Companies headquartered in Katowice:Bank Slaski, Katowicki Holding Weglowy, Weglokoks, Stalexport, Farmacol, Gornoslaski Bank Gospodarczy, Elektrobudowa, Budus, Elewator, Elektromontaz, Centrozap, Polski Koks, Fasing, Szopienice

   Major retail centers:Casino, Carrefour, TTW Dom i Ogrod, Praktiker, Castorama, Ikea

   Major hotels operated by national chains:Orbis, Campanille

   City authorities - Address book

   City hallul. Mlynska 4,40-098 KatowiceTel. (32) 253-8011 / Fax (32) 253-8240www.katowice.pl

   MayorPiotr UszokTel. (32) 253-8133/Fax (32) 253-7984

   Department of Promotion and International CooperationAndrzej KrysiakTel. (32) 253-8331 / (32) 253-7423

   Department of Urban Planning, Architecture and ConstructionAdam SleziakTel. (32) 253-7448

   Department of Geodesy and Property ManagementJerzy OporekTel. (32) 253-8101

   Property and construction market

   Total modern office space:43,500 square meters (including under construction)

   Total modern retail space:WND

   Total modern warehousing space:WND

   Number of new apartments built in 1999:465