The economic potential

The city of mining and metallurgic tradition is currently changing dynamically into the service center and strengthens its position in the agglomeration of Upper Silesia. The construction and automotive branches develop. New jobs are created by companies in textile, food, furniture and plastics branches. Almost 12,600 enterprises are active in the city, 72 of them are with foreign capital. There are Mittal Steel Poland S.A., Koksownia Przyjaźń sp. Z o.o. and investors of the Sosnowiec-Dąbrowa Sub-zone: BREMBO Poland Sp. z o.o., Ekocem Sp. z o.o. and Atlas Barbara S.A., Gühring Polska Sp.z o.o., Hobas System Polska Sp. z o.o., PDC Silesia Sp. Z o.o., Ficomirrors Polska Sp. z o.o., DHL Logistics-distribution center for Gillette.

Atlas Barbara S.A.

The business circles appreciate that Dąbrowa Górnicza creates favorable atmosphere for new investors. The activity of Regional Agency for Promotion and Employment and the Zagłębie Chamber of Trade and Industry take part in it.

Ekocem Sp. z o.o.

There are a lot of banks operating in the city:
Bank Przemysłowo-Handlowy S.A.
tel. +48 32 295 62 00
ING Bank Śląski S.A.
tel. +48 32 262 32 51
Kredyt Bank S.A.
tel. +48 32 261 84 48
PKO BP
tel. +48 32 295 80 63
Górnośląski Bank Gospodarczy S.A.
tel. +48 32 765 03 15

Employment structure and education

There are two university level schools: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (The Technical University of Silesia) and the Academy of Business. In the city there are six secondary schools, five tertiary schools, two schools of arts, 23 primary schools and 11 grammar schools. All schools teach foreign languages-German, English and French.

Techniczne Zakłady Naukowe

In 2004 average gross monthly salary is PLN 2519. Unemployment rate was 19.9%.

Culture, health protection, sport and recreation

There are strong cultural centers: the Zagłębie Palace of Culture, the House of Culture in Ząbkowice and the H. Kołłątaj City Library.

Ruins of castle in Ogrodzieniec

In spite of long-term industrial impact, the city is surprisingly full of wild-life. The location at the rivers of White and Black Przemsza assures extensive recreational areas, i.e. the Pogoria lakes with adjacent forests, meadows and peat bogs. There is a unique Błędowska Desert.

The Pogoria lake

In Dąbrowa Górnicza environmental friendly investments are the main concern. The heating systems are modernized thanks to the support of the local Environmental Protection and Water Treatment Fund. There are two sewage treatment plants, one of them, the"Center"plant is one of the most modern ones in Poland. More and more companies implement modern and environmental friendly technologies. Former Huta Katowice (Katowice Steel Mill), current Mittal Steel Poland S.A. acquired ecological certificate to manage the environment-PN-EN ISO 14001.
In Dąbrowa there are tens of sports and tourism organizations and associations. There are four stadiums, 11 full-size football fields, 10 roofed swimming pools and a modern recreation center, the Nemo water world.