Poland’s silesia region transforms old mines into new spaces
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In Bytom, Poland, people are repurposing former coal mines into recreational and economic centers.
After the Rozbark mine closed in 2004, the community transformed its buildings. They converted the mine’s former power plant into a climbing center, the largest in Poland, and the changing rooms into meeting spaces and a museum.
The area around the former Rozbark mine, in the Silesia region, faced hardship when the mine ended its 130 years of operation, impacting many families who relied on it for their livelihoods. Today, a restaurant with an industrial aesthetic and a theater also occupy buildings on the former mine grounds.
Further north, at the site of the Insurgents of Silesia mine, named for Polish fighters who sought to unite Upper Silesia with Poland after World War I, an economic zone is developing. Private companies are building factories there, including a second production site for packaging manufacturer Grembox, located 15 kilometers from their existing facility in Ruda Slaska.
