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Dąbrówka Mała

Dąbrówka Mała (German: Klein-Dombrowka, Eichenau) is a part and a district of Katowice, located in the northeastern part of the city, by the Brynica river. In addition to Dąbrówka Mała itself, the district consists of most of its former hamlets and colonies: Stary Czekaj, Nowy Czekaj, Georg, Norma, Pniaki, and Pod Młynem, as well as Osiedle Konstantego Michalskiego. Outside the district's borders, in Szopienice-Burowiec, is the former colony of Dąbrówka Mała – Burowiec. The origins of Dąbrówka Mała date back to the 15th century, when it belonged to the Duchy of Siewierz. The settlement underwent rapid development in the second half of the 19th century with the establishment of mining operations and steel mills in the area, which led to a quick increase in the population. During the German occupation (World War II), on 3–4 April 1940, the German police committed a massacre of 40 Poles from Katowice in Dąbrówka Mała. The occupiers also operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in Dąbrówka Mała. From 1945, the village formed a separate gmina, and in 1951, it became part of the town of Szopienice. Along with Szopienice, it was incorporated into Katowice on 31 December 1959. After 1989, Dąbrówka Mała underwent economic changes related to the decline of heavy industry, as well as the development of new economic sectors. The buildings in Dąbrówka Mała consist mainly of tenements and familoks, built near existing mines and steel mills to house workers and their families. Next to them, housing estates made of so-called large-panel-system building were constructed (including Osiedle Konstantego Michalskiego and the apartment blocks on Wiertnicza Street) in the 1960s and 1970s. Dąbrówka Mała is surrounded by a major transportation route – expressway S86 – and the Brynica river. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2019 had 4,759 inhabitants.

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• ▸Area code 435
• ▸Black Paintings
• ▸Commercial Hotel (Wadena, Minnesota)

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