Flats in Katowice: why Osiedle Tysiąclecia?

Osiedle Tysiąclecia, colloquially known as Tauzen, is the largest housing estate in Katowice and one of the largest in Poland. The estate is in the north-west of Katowice and is surrounded on three sides by the city of Chorzów, while to its east lie the Katowice districts of Dąb and Załęże.

Osiedle Tysiąclecia consists of several dozen very tall blocks of flats, home to around 25 thousand people.

The estate is elongated in shape and is divided into:

• Tysiąclecie Górne (Upper Tysiąclecie, on the Klimzowiec side),
• Kukurydze (the middle),
• Tysiąclecie Dolne (Lower Tysiąclecie, on the side towards the centre of Katowice).
• Near Osiedle Tysiąclecia you can enjoy many attractions, such as the zoo, the amusement park, Silesia City Center and the Planetarium. The Silesian Stadium, the GKS stadium (Bukowa) and the Ruch stadium (Cicha) are also a short distance away.

Osiedle Tysiąclecia is very well connected: to the east runs the busiest tram line in Poland, Katowice-Bytom, while in the south of the estate there is a second tram line, Katowice-Chorzów Batory, as well as the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa.

The architecture of Osiedle Tysiąclecia is in fact very uniform, as it consists of several dozen similar, wide tower blocks and five so-called "Kukurydze" (Corncobs). The blocks hardly differ from one another. Even so, flats on Osiedle Tysiąclecia are among the most expensive in Katowice.

Osiedle Tysiąclecia is in the immediate vicinity of the Voivodeship Park of Culture and Recreation (WPKiW), which is reached by 3 underpasses beneath ul. Chorzowska and the main tram line.

Football fans know ul. Chorzowska well from the march from the station to the Silesian Stadium before important matches.

Given the estate's strengths, such as good transport links and a general "big-city feel", Osiedle Tysiąclecia is a popular place to live for young people, students and foreigners.

Katowice Osiedle Tysiąclecia – Tysiąclecie Górne (Upper Tauzen)

The northern part of the estate is a very busy junction by the Silesian Stadium. Nearby are a petrol station, a car park, a shopping pavilion and an underpass leading to the tram stop, WPKiW and Carrefour. From here you can get to the Market Square in Chorzów by tram in 5 minutes (3 stops), and to the Market Square in Katowice in 19 minutes (10 stops).

The central point of Southern Upper Tauzen is the area around the bus stop next to the school and the roundabout in the very middle of the estate. It is a rather busy place, a kind of shopping and services centre with a Lidl supermarket, a pavilion with a bank, shops and a pub, and a small open-air market. Next to it is the "Rondo Sybiraków" roundabout, through which we can travel from Upper Tauzen to Kukurydze and Lower Tauzen. The road layout of the whole of Osiedle Tysiąclecia is shaped like the number 8, and Rondo Sybiraków is where the loops cross.

Katowice Os Tysiąclecia – Kukurydze (Middle Tysiąclecie)

In the central part of the estate are the so-called Kukurydze, that is, blocks shaped like a corncob. The three oldest and tallest have 27 storeys, which makes them the tallest blocks of flats in Poland (not counting Warsaw). The Kukurydze were built in the late 1980s, as the last blocks on the estate. The original plans envisaged many more of them, but in the end 3 large and 2 small Kukurydze were built. Many companies, banks and clinics are located here, as well as the estate administration office, a large call centre, a Biedronka and many other facilities.

Osiedle Tysiąclecia – Tysiąclecie Dolne (Lower Tauzen)

Lower Tauzen can loosely be defined as all the blocks located south of the Kukurydze. Roughly half of the estate's population lives in this part. Right in the centre of Lower Tauzen runs al. Bolesława Krzywoustego. The streets are named after historical Polish dynasties and kings. Lower Tauzen borders Załęże, Osiedle Witosa and the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa, which can be joined from here via a grade-separated junction.

Why are flats on Osiedle Tysiąclecia so sought after?

Many people, when they imagine where in Katowice they would like to live, mention only Osiedle Tysiąclecia. Osiedle Tysiąclecia offers so many attractions for people of all ages that flats here are rented and sold very quickly. We help people who would like to live on Osiedle Tysiąclecia find a suitable flat, and for those who would like to sell, we successfully find serious buyers. The number of rooms does not matter, because on Osiedle Tysiąclecia in Katowice there are both studio flats and flats with 3 rooms. A flat on Osiedle Tysiąclecia is an excellent idea, and we help make it happen. Get in touch and take a look at our agency's listings :)