UPPER SILESIA. PATRONAL WORKERS' SETTLEMENTS. PART 1

Discover the fascinating history and architecture of patronal workers' settlements in Upper Silesia. This richly illustrated publication takes you on a journey through the world of familoks, brick tenements, and charming houses with gardens. Learn about the lives of workers, their daily worries and joys, as well as the role of the patron who cared for creating a self-sufficient microcosm.

• History of workers' settlements in Upper Silesia
• Architecture of familoks and other buildings
• Life of residents of patronal settlements
• Role of the patron in creating a microcosm
• Rich archival and contemporary illustrations
• Maps and engravings depicting the settlements
• Memories of residents and preservation of memory of places

The book "Upper Silesia. Patronal workers' settlements. Part 1" is an extraordinary journey through time that allows you to understand the specifics of life in Upper Silesia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The author, using rich collections of archives, museums and libraries, presents the history of the settlements, their architecture and current state. The publication is enriched with numerous maps, engravings, postcards and archival photos that take the reader back to those times.

Over the past 200 years, over 200 patronal workers' settlements and colonies have been established in Upper Silesia, and a significant part of them no longer exist or have only been partially preserved. This book describes selected settlements in Boruszowice, Bytom, Chorzów, Gliwice, Katowice, Knurów, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice, Świętochłowice, Tarnowskie Góry and Zabrze. For the residents of these settlements and colonies, this richly illustrated publication may be an excuse to remember and preserve the memory of places that are slowly disappearing from the urban landscape. For readers from outside the region, it will be an impulse to discover new, different spaces.

This publication is not only a collection of facts and data, but above all a story about the people who created the history of Upper Silesia. It is a story about their work, everyday life, dreams and aspirations. It is also a story about architecture that reflected the social and economic realities of the time. This book is addressed to all those who want to learn more about the history and culture of Upper Silesia, as well as those who are interested in architecture and urban planning.

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