GZM Metropolis

Efforts to create a metropolis in the centre of the Silesian Voivodeship took as long as 20 years. The establishment of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, that included 14 of the largest cities in Silesia, in 2006 was an important step in this direction. In 2018, a law was signed which established the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie (GZM) Metropolis. It was divided into five sub-regions: bytomski, gliwicki, katowicki, sosnowiecki and tyski. Katowice became the seat of the GMZ authorities.

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The Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis is made up of 41 cities and municipalities with a total area of 2,500 km2, 2.3 million inhabitants and 240,000 companies and businesses.

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The GZM is above all well-organised public transport, i.e.:

  • a common train, bus and tram ticket,
  • convenient connections, thanks to which one can get to almost any place in the agglomeration,
  • a bus connection with the nearest airport – Katowice-Pyrzowice,
  • development of cycling infrastructure,
  • development of modern railways.

More information on the TRANSPORT GZM portal.