Nikiszowiec

About

Nikiszowiec is a well-known neighbourhood and settlement which is part of the Janów-Nikiszowiec administrative district of the city of Katowice.

Initially it was the settlement of the Giesche coal mine built on the land of Gieschewald manor ( Giszowiec ) between 1908–1918 by the mining – metallurgical concern initiative Georg von Giesches Erben. On 9 May 1924, the manor was liquidated, and Nikiszowiec and Giszowiec were incorporated into the Janów district.

In 1947 the district became a part of Szopienice. In 1960, both Szopienice and Nikiszowiec were incorporated into Katowice.

The remnants of the original workers' housing estate familoks (specialized multi-family residences) comprise one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments ( Pomnik historii ), as designated January 28, 2011 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.