Katowice

Kątowice English thumb|Katowice Etymology en pl Katowice 1. en Pronunciation en /ˌkatəˈviːtsə/ UK, kăt'ə-vētʹsə en /ˌkɑtəˈvitsə/ US, kä'tə-vētʹsə en Ka to wi ce Proper noun en Q588 en city in southern c/Poland ; caplc voivodeship/Silesian Voivodeship. en The New Central European Observer 2 1848 117 Any English traveller approaching Katowice will be strongly reminded of Lancashire. en Commerce Reports 1922 3 United States Department of Commerce 47 Trains from Warsaw to Vienna now go by the shorter route from Warsaw to Katowice instead of via Cracow. en The New Europe 76 Valentina Croci 2006 104 On visiting Katowice in southwest Poland, Jeremy Melvin met up with Archistudio, the architects of a substantial new judicial precinct that is due for completion in 2008. Translations city in Poland Belarusian: be Катаві́цы f-p Bulgarian: bg Катови́це Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 卡托维兹 Kǎtuōwéizī Czech: cs Katovice f-p French: fr Katowice German: de Kattowitz n Hindi: hi कातोवित्से Italian: it Katowice f Lithuanian: lt Katovicai Marathi: mr काटॉव्हिचे Polish: pl Katowice nv Russian: ru Катови́це Silesian: szl Katowicy m-p Slovak: sk Katovice f-p Spanish: es Katowice f Ukrainian: uk Катови́ці f-p, uk Катові́це transliterated Polish pl: thumb|Katowice Etymology pl. There are two theories regarding the first element; most likely, from the nickname pl kat executioner, hangman, used to describe the first settler. Alternatively, from pl kąt angle. Hence, either pl kat -owice or pl kąt -owice.Historia miasta Pronunciation Pl-Katowice.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Katowice.wav Proper noun nv-p katowicki Katowiczanin Katowiczanka pl caplc voi/Silesian Voivodeship c/Poland Katowice pl Magistrat promuje nazywanie Katowic „miastem ogrodów”. Municipal authorities promotes calling Katowice “the City of Gardens”. Declension Katowi c Katowic p Derived terms pl adjectives podkatowicki References Further reading