Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, USMU (Polish: Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny) is a union of 14 adjacent cities in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland: Bytom, Chorzów, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Jaworzno, Katowice, Mysłowice, Piekary Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, Tychy and Zabrze.
Its combined population is 2.2 million (2007), within a greater urban area (conurbation) of 3,5 million (the Upper Silesian Industry Area), making it the largest urban center in Poland. The union's share of Poland's Gross Domestic Product is 8% and the combined budget of the union's participants exceeds 6 billion PLN.
See pictures!
Katowice:
Silesia Cathedral
http://x10.putfile.com/3/6213201695.jpg
CityBank
http://x10.putfile.com/3/6213234080.jpg
Rail
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/olekbest/DSCN4104.jpg
Center
http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/7564/17ir.jpg
Downtown :P
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e178/jacek_t83/DSC02490.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/prosimpozor/180420062.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/prosimpozor/1804200662normal.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/prosimpozor/1804200678.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/prosimpozor/18042006112.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/prosimpozor/18042006139.jpg
Old buildings
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/lucek78/P1080317.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j163/prosimpozor/apelacyjny.jpg
Commieblocks
http://images4.fotosik.pl/26/fo3ok83yj06nkkda.jpg
Silesian Parliament
http://my.opera.com/marc_nowa/homes/albums/61041/local%20ogvernment.jpg
I don't know what it is :)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/odbiciepalmy/PICT0036.jpg
Center:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/odbiciepalmy/PICT0118.jpg
Tomorrow new pictures.