Rawa (river)

Stawiki is a water reservoir and recreation complex of the same name in Sosnowiec, southern Poland, located on the edge of Lieutenant Pilot Jan Fusiński Park (formerly Leon Kruczkowski Park) in the western part of the city near the border with Katowice. The pond is situated on land which, before 1960, belonged to the then town of Szopienice; following an administrative decision changing the boundary of Szopienice, the area was incorporated into Sosnowiec.

Stadion Ludowy (The People's Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Sosnowiec, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the training ground of Zagłębie Sosnowiec. The stadium has a capacity of 7,500 people.

Zagłębie Sosnowiec (Polish pronunciation: [zaˈɡwɛmbjɛ sɔsˈnɔvjɛts]) is a football club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. The club was established in 1906. It won Polish Cup four times (1962, 1963, 1977, 1978), and also was four times Polish runner up (1955, 1964, 1967, 1972). Apart from football, the organization of Zagłębie has other departments, such as ice-hockey (KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec; five times Polish champion: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985) and men's basketball (twice Polish champion: 1985, 1986).

Szopienice-Burowiec (German: Schoppinitz-Burowietz) is a district of Katowice, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It has an area of 8.47 km2 and in 2007 had 17,139 inhabitants.The area of a district encompasses two historically important settlements: Roździeń and Szopienice. Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, a unit of the German Einsatzgruppe I was stationed in Szopienice. It was responsible for many crimes against Poles committed in the nearby cities of Będzin, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec. During the subsequent German occupation, the occupiers also established and operated the E734 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Szopienice. The occupation ended in 1945.

Sosnowiec Główny railway station is a major railway stations in Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The station is located about 9km to the East of Katowice railway station. As of 2022, it is served by Polregio (local and InterRegio services) and PKP Intercity (EIP, InterCity, and TLK services).

Szyb Wilson Gallery (Polish: Galeria Szyb Wilson) is a contemporary art gallery in Katowice, Poland, located at 1 Oswobodzenia Street in the Janów-Nikiszowiec district. It was opened in 2001 in the revitalized building of the pithead and bathhouse of the Wilson shafts of the Wieczorek Coal Mine, whose history dates back to 1826. The founders of the gallery are Monika Paca (Monika Paca-Bros) and Johann Bros. The main aim of the gallery, alongside the social revitalization of the district, is the promotion of young, engaged artists and the presentation of Polish and international contemporary art. In addition to art exhibitions and festivals, the gallery hosts concerts, theatre performances, art workshops and conferences. It serves as a place for meetings and for expanding public discourse. Szyb Wilson Gallery is the largest private art gallery in Poland, with an exhibition area of nearly 2,500 m2.

Janów-Nikiszowiec (German: Janow-Nickischschacht) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 8.65 km2 and in 2007 had 11,496 inhabitants.The district encompasses the former Janów and Nikiszowiec.

Dąbrówka Mała (German: Kleindombrowka, Eichenau) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2007 had 5,411 inhabitants.During the German occupation (World War II), on April 3–4, 1940, the German police committed a massacre of 40 Poles from Katowice in Dąbrówka Mała (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). The occupiers also operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in Dąbrówka Mała.

The Orthodox Church of Sts. Vera, Hope, Loy and the mother of their Zofia (Saints Faith, Hope and Love) in Sosnowiec – the only one existing of the three Orthodox Orthodox churches in Sosnowiec. It is located at Jan Kilinski Street 39. It is a parish church. It is part of the Deaconate of the Diocese of Lodz-Poznan Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Polish: Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Sosnowcu ) also called Sosnowiec Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Sosnowiec in the European country of Poland.It is eclectic church built in 1899, on the plan of a Latin cross basilica type. As of 25 March 1992 is the cathedral of the Diocese of Sosnowiec. The most important Catholic shrine of Sosnowiec was built between 1893 and 1899. In 1896 there was put into operation for the faithful the lower chapel. In 1899 the Bishop of Kielce Tomasz Kulinski erected a new parish, freeing it from the area of the parish of Czeladź. In the year 1901 there was put into operation the rectory. In October 2014 it was affected by a fire.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sosnowiec is a diocese located in the city of Sosnowiec in the Ecclesiastical province of Częstochowa in Poland. As of 2013 weekly Sunday mass attendance was 27.5%, up from 27.4% in the previous year.

Nikiszowiec (German: Nikischschacht) is part of the Janów-Nikiszowiec administrative district of the city of Katowice.