Chorzów[ˈxɔʐuf] is a city in Silesia (coordinates: 50°18′N 18°57′E), southern Poland with around 114,680 (2006) inhabitants and an area of 33.5 km². Chorzów is situated on the Rawa river on the Silesian Highland in the heart of the Upper Silesian Industrial Area, 7 km north-west of Katowice. Chorzów is in the middle of Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland with a population of 2.2 mln. The population of the urban area in the conurbation around Chorzów is about 3.5 million. (From Wikipedia.)
The chimney of thermal-electric power station "Chorzów".
Great composition. I have a tower like that visible from our back porch, but was never out there when the smoke cooperated like yours!
ReplyDeleteCoś chyba nie tak w tym Chorzowie. Albo flamingi w środku zimy, albo piątek w czwartek. Strach się bac :|
ReplyDeleteThis shows some of the problems with the generation of power. We have the same problems here.
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ReplyDeleteMasz rację :( Tym bardziej, że akurat na czwartek była seria zdjęć, na której komentarze liczyłem... :(
Very pretty SkyWatch!
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