The Upper Silesian Industrial Region ( Polish : Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy , pronounced [gurnɔˈɕlɔ̃skʲi ˌɔkrɛŋk pʂɛmɨˈswɔvɨ] , Polish abbreviation: GOP [gɔp] ; German : Oberschlesisches Industriegebiet ) is a large industrial region in Poland . It lies mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship , centered on Katowice .
3-489: It is situated in the northern part of Upper Silesian Coal Basin , a home of altogether 5 million people ( Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area ). In the south-west it borders the Rybnik Coal Area (Polish: Rybnicki Okręg Węglowy , ROW). Covers 3,200 km² and about 3.5 million people. The Upper Silesian Industrial Region is located in the province of Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland in
6-556: A basin between the Vistula and Oder rivers. Upper Silesian Industrial Region is an area with enormous concentration of industry. Dominates here: 50°15′N 19°00′E / 50.250°N 19.000°E / 50.250; 19.000 Upper Silesian Coal Basin The Upper Silesian Coal Basin ( USCB ; Polish : Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, GZW , Czech : Hornoslezská uhelná pánev )
9-662: Is a coal basin in Silesia , in Poland and the Czech Republic . The Basin also contains a number of other minable resources, such as methane, cadmium, lead, silver and zinc. Coal depth is approximately 1,000 meters, and contains about 70 billion tons, with good extraction potential. Industrial areas within the Upper Silesian Coal Basin include the following: The Upper Silesian Coal Basin lies in
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