Katowice

About a month ago police horse patrols appeared in Bytoms.

The Silesia Region has enjoyed a property-development boom in recent years.

A master's student from Russia missed only one question on the difficult Polish-language examination at Silesian University's Summer School of Polish Language, Literature and Culture in Cieszyn.

The first match of the Euro 2012 soccer championships is expected to be in Chorzow or Poznan because Warsaw's new stadium is unlikely to be finished by then.

Pustynia Bledowska has long been Central Europe's largest desert.

An exhibition of contemporary Finnish art will go on display August 24 in the BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice.

Last week Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air announced the launch of a Katowice-London Gatwick flight on January 31, 2008.

A rope park is the newest attraction for thrill-seekers at the Chorzow Amusement Park. The "Palenisko" rope park is opening just two months after a roller coaster made its debut at the park 80 kilometers from Krakow in southern Poland.

The defunct Guido coal is open to tourists again after seven months of making it safe, equipping it with informational tools such as multimedia displays and adding amenities such as an underground restaurant.

The Silesian language has been recognized by the U.S. Library of Congress as one of the world's national languages. It's a big step forward, say the language's supporters.