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As with much of the Upper Silesian industrial metropolis, there's a bit of a gray area (oh so gray) concerning where Katowice ends and Chorzów begins, but technically speaking Chorzów lies a mere 7 km northwest of Katowice. Between the two municipalities you'll find the Silesian Park of Culture and Recreation - one of the largest urban parks in Europe - and Chorzów has the lucky, if slightly arbitrary, distinction of claiming it within its borders. As a result, Chorzów can be described as a large, glorious park with a scrubby town attached at one end. While the Rynek (a word typically conjuring grand images of open space and pedestrian markets beneath charming architecture) in Katowice is little more than a tram stop, Chorzów has gone one better, converting their market square into a highway underpass (sigh). Unendowed with good looks, the town does have a high street - ulica Wolności
