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Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny (Polish)
municipal association
Katowice Financial Center
Country	Poland
Voivodship	Silesia
Council	Zarząd GZM
Population
• Total	2,039,454

The Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia or Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union (Polish: Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny), often referred to in Poland as Silesian Metropolis (Polish: Metropolia Silesia), was an association of municipalities composed of 14 adjacent cities of Katowice urban area in the Polish Silesian Voivodeship, existing in 2008-2017.

It was created by local authorities with little or no actual public discourse. The intent to form the union was formally stated by the mayors of the participating cities, who signed a declaration to this effect on 9 January 2006 in Świętochłowice. The Union's registration was signed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration of the Republic of Poland (Polish: MSWiA) on 8 June 2007 with the city of Katowice.

The aim of the union was the creation of a strong metropolitan center with pooled resources, an internationally competitive profile and unified management of common infrastructure.

On 1 July 2017 a new sui generis entity, the Metropolis GZM (Polish: Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia), was created. Therefore, the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia was discontinued on 28 December 2017.

Goals

The main goals of the union included the following:

• Arriving at a common development strategy for the cities of the union, in accordance with the current law governing planning and land use
• Implementing projects joined by a common development strategy of the cities
• Obtaining financing from domestic and foreign funding sources
• Managing the roadways transferred to the union by its constituent cities
• Obtaining aid from the European Union
• Stimulating the job market throughout the constituent cities
• Supporting innovative economic programs, increasing the competitive standing of the cities
• Influencing legislative and decision-making processes in matters important to the union and affecting the union's activities

The effects of the union's activity included: improvement in managing the consortium, strengthening its economic muscle and increasing the competitive standing of the cities of the MAUS, coordination of public relations and promoting the member cities, and underscoring the importance of the region.

Participating municipalities

Originally 17 cities were to enter into the union; due to technicalities in Polish law which could have prevented its legalization, only 14 of the 17 cities (that is, those with the legal status of a City with powiat rights) proceeded with forming the union. Towns of Będzin, Czeladź and Knurów declared their willingness to join the Silesian Metropolis, but due to legal issues canceled their candidacy. The constituent cities by population numbers were as follows (data of 2008):

The borders between the constituent cities have been for decades artificial, and sometimes absurd; for example, one side of a street would belong to one city and the other to another. Nationally, the union strived to address several problems including:

• Poor recognition (often omitted from Polish maps)
• Under-investment (MAUS receives the lowest per-capita allocation of EU development funds in Poland)

See also

• Tricity

References

1. "Silesia Metropolis - Full of Life". Metropolia Silesia - Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny. gzm.org.pl. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. "GZM (Upper-Silesian Metropolitan Union) on the Background of Potential Agglomerations". Katowice: Urząd Statystyczny w Katowicach. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
3. "The Śląskie Voivodeship - A Region in Poland". slaskie.pl. Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
4. Miasta Metropolii Silesia promują się w Mediolanie
5. Uchwały Rady Miejskiej w Świętochłowicach w 2006 roku (en: Resolutions of the City Council in Świętochłowice in 2006), Świętochłowice 2006
6. www.esil.pl - "Rejestracja Górnośląskiego Związku Metropolitalnego", 27 June 2007
7. Dziennik Ustaw (2017 poz. 730), Dz.U. 2017 poz. 730: Ustawa z dnia 9 marca 2017 r. o związku metropolitalnym w województwie śląskim.
8. Prezes Rady Ministrów: B. Szydło (1 July 2017), Utworzenie w województwie śląskim związku metropolitalnego pod nazwą „Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia”.
9. Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny kończy działalność. 360 mln zł dla „nowej” metropolii katowice24.info
10. Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - Central Statistical Office in Poland
11. Pozytywny wizerunek regionu Źród³em sukcesu śl¹skich firm
12. http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/4/4370/m4370104.jpg.

External links

• Pomysł powstania największego miasta w Polsce – Silesii (in Polish)

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History Offensives Uprisings Wars (First, Second, Third) 1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite Treaty of Dresden Treaty of Teschen Book of Henryków Battle of Legnica Battle of Leuthen more...
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