President Hard Coal Mine

The Prezydent Hard Coal Mine in Chorzów, which operated from 1932 to 1995, has a rich history dating back to the 1920s. During the interwar period, the mine underwent a series of changes, including a rebranding from "Król" to "Prezydent Mościcki" in 1937 following the incorporation of new shafts. During World War II, it was under German occupation and returned to Polish management after the war. The mine was part of a larger coal industry consolidation, and coal was extracted from several fields within its area. Architecturally, it is distinguished by the headframe of the Prezydent shaft, designed in the functionalist style by Ryszard Heileman in 1931. The tower, standing 42.5 meters tall, features a reinforced concrete structure and two preserved winding wheels. After the mine's closure in the 1990s, the tower was taken over by the city of Chorzów and renovated, and in 2010 it was added to the Trail of Technical Monuments. Interestingly, the tower had the capacity to transport up to 320 tons of extracted material per hour. Today, it remains a symbol of Chorzów's coal industry and a testament to the architectural achievements of that era.