Silesian Institute in Katowice


The Silesian Institute in Katowice was a regional scientific organization collecting local information about Polish region of Silesia, working in Katowice in years 1934–1939 and 1945–1949, and during the Nazi occupation of Poland, during World War II as an underground movement in Warsaw, Kraków and Lviv.
In years 1945–1948 the Silesian Institute founded its branches in Wrocław and Kłodzko and also the J.Badtkie Library in Cieplice Śląskie. During the reorganization in 1948 the Silesian Institute became part of the Western Institute in Poznań.
The works and tradition of the Silesian institute is continued by the Silesian Institute in Opole established in 1957 and the Silesian Scientific Institute in Katowice established 1958.