Nikiszowiec and Silesian daily life

Family, God and work create axiological triad around which life runs in Silesia for decades. We look for those values in the district Nikiszowiec.

In 1908-1918 there was built a housing estate for the workers of “Giesche Mine”. The entire complex designed by Emil and Georg Zillmann was made of red bricks. It consists of 9 quarters, in which were located 1000 flats. The most important service buildings, shops, a church and a restaurant were located in the central point of the estate. The life of the housewives was made easier by a laundry and drying room. Nowadays in the former building of the washhouse and box mangle is situated the Department of Ethnology of the Museum of the History of Katowice. In the museum we see the exposition, that thanks to the furniture, equipment, items of every day use or devotional articles gives you full view on the typical accommodation in “familok” of the thirties-sixties in the 20^th century in Upper Silesia. While walking around Nikiszowiec, we also admire the “St. Anna’s Church”. We also propose you free time, for example, to try local pastries.