Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice

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The Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice is a prominent Polish memorial featuring three massive wing-like forms that honor the early 20th-century uprisings of Silesian Poles against German rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
war memorial
architect Wojciech Zabłocki
commemorates First Silesian Uprising
Second Silesian Uprising
Silesian Poles
linked to: Silesians

Silesian Uprisings
Third Silesian Uprising
struggle against German rule in Silesia
coordinateLocation 50.259°N 19.028°E
country Poland
genre figurative sculpture
hasPart three wing-like forms
hasSymbolism three wings symbolizing three Silesian uprisings
heritageDesignation symbol of Katowice
inception 1967
languageOfInscription Polish
locatedIn Katowice
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Silesian Voivodeship
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedNear Spodek arena
locatedOn Jerzy Ziętek Roundabout
maintainedBy city of Katowice
linked to: Katowice
materialUsed bronze
concrete
sculptor Gustaw Zemła
subjectHasRole national memorial of Poland
unveiledOn 1967

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Silesian Uprisings commemoratedBy Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice