MAP OF THE RYBNIK AREA/TOWN OF RYBNIK/INDUSTRY/LEGEND

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• Publication Date: February 11, 1955
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGgNCY n
' INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Poland.
SUBJECT Map of the Rybnik Area/Town of.Rybilik/IndustrY/
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Legend.
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Location
1. "The town of :Rybnik located on the Nacynia river, developed. from a. 'Mall .40,03tAg'
settlement, of historical character, which was, alree4y estaplished:$,in the'?
eleventh century. Fishing still nourishe, in the ItYthlik area up to this. 4ate-
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Growth
2. "Since the 19th century when the coal mines we opened Up 'throw/010 the area
the small locality haw, grown into the principa14,,town of thwangroundip# csal '
mine region. Consequently, the district adminisitration:ifaaveatab*abad
Rybnik. Before World. War II, Rybnik belonged to the Rolish 'part Of Upper
Silesia. During World War II the population of ,Rybnik was around 23 ;thousand?'
but this this number increased, to over 32 thousand in 1945. The town itself was .
only very slightly damaged, during World War II,is.nd its :in4lAcerist,enterprise4(
remained almost mtouched.;'
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3. Ikebnik's Hportance lies in being the administrative center for the
Igwarectwo weenowe (coal mine area).( Regarding industry, Rybnik has only
two leather factories, two furniture faCtories, one brewery, two large
distilleries, one large printing enterprise and several brickkilns in the
suburban area. The largest plant Within the town itself is an enterprise for the
production of machinery. In Pruszowice, located nearby, the 'Silesia' enamel
works, one of the largest enterprises of this type in all of Poland, is
located. After World War II, out of all these enterprises only 'Silesia'
retained its former importance and the machinery plant was specialized for
the manufacture of machinery for coal mines only. In addition, the
administrative body for the coal mines kept its seat in Rybnik under the new
name: 'Rybnickie EITILAILe Przemyslu Weglowegol. Its offices are now in the
so-called missionaries' house01-,74(oeeiiiiko street.
Points of Interest in Town of Rybnik
4. "The following details concern the location of some installations within the
5ybnit itself: LThese points can be located by alphabetic letter on
map of the Rybnik area; 50X1-HUM
? Railway station with limited sized workshops.
b. PKS .7 state-run autobes station, large.
Sanatorium for treatment of mental. disorders, inthe northern outskirts
of the town.
?d. Sy. Antoniego church - in the northeastern outskirts of the town. A two-
-Lever church visible from far away.
e. Area labor court - in the former buildings of the Rybnik Castle.
f. Gas works.
g, Military barracks, in the northern outskirts of the town. Before World War
II, a unit of the 75th Infantry Regiment was quartered in these barracks,
located close to the Ruda lake. The battalion has its summer exercise
place near Debicz, close to Raciborz (German: Ratibor).
h. Coal mine machinery plant, where, according to Warsaw data, the production
of the 'PZP-11.5' and 'PZ-PANZ'-type coal mine transportation equipment has
been introduced. The plant employs around five hundred workers.
i. Saw mill.
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'Anns-7ToTr. mine
Location
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Lacaargi-Sie-ii5Rhern outskirts
of the PSZOW settlement. The
coal mine has two shaft and employs
around three thousand miners. The
shaft depth is approximatelyeme
thousand meters and the abets- ire
being extended to reach a depth of
1,100 meters. 'Bituminous and gas
coal are mined. During dorld War
II the coal was sent for further
reprocessing to the 'Hermann
Goering' Chemical Enterprise in
Heidebreck (now: Kedzierzyn). The
coal mine became highly mechanized
in 1952 by the introduction at'
Soviet-type combined excavation and
transportation machinery. Th mine
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2 etRydultowyo coal mine
3 . Tame coal mine
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Location
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41,-K, 13, 14
4 'Ignacyt coal mine IC 16
Rymer l coal mine
L, IC, 1.8,19
Remarks
is quoted by Warsaw sources
as leading in the field of
rationalization of production
methods. In 19531 it was among
those on top of the list of high
quota achievements.
The coal miners' settlement is
located in Pszaw. Here also a
POR state-owned estate is
established which supplies its
produce to the coal mine canteens.
This has three hoisting coal mine
shafts (Leon, Ignacy, Karol) and
one ventilation and supply shaft.
The depth of the coal mine is around
one thousand meters. n____
Type of mine: Warm and gassy.
Around 3,500 miners are envioyede
The mine has its own small power
plant connected vith the area high
tension net.
This coal mine is now operating as
an auxiliary outfit for the Emma
cokery which is equipped with
six batteries with 24-hour
production capacity of around 2,700
tons of coke. The cokery is
connected by a cable car system
line with the %main' coal mine.
In both the llama' coal mine (shaft
depth around one thousand n) and
the cokeryp up to four thousand
workers and coal miners are
employed.
The mine is near the Neniadom settit
ment. Before World War I it was
known as "Hoymgrubel. The depth of
the mine is around eight hundred
meters.
Type of mine: Onld, output is
typical coal for heating purposes.
lIgnacyl employs around 1,500
miners. The mine ie equipped with
its own small power plant connected
with the area high tension net.
The mine is connected. with the
Newiadam railway station?arouud
li km north?by a cable ear line
This mine is near the Niedoprzyce
Wies settlement. The mine has
two shafts. Heating coal is
produced. In its eight sections ann
briquette factory around two
thousand coal miners are employed.
It has an underground connection
to the Ignacy mine. (No 4).
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On Plan
6- 'Chiririarelecoal mine t J 24, 23
Remarks
This is the pre-World War II
Donnersmarck coal mine, with two
shafts of around eight hundred
meters depth.
The mine employ, approximately three
thousand miners. The product is
heating coal. Type of nine- Warm and
gassy. , In 1953, some Soviet-type
excavation and transportation combines
were installed in this mine. The
small power plant o-P the mine is
connected with the area high tension
net.
7 "jankowice" coal mine LA 240 25 This gasetype coal we has. shafts
up 'to one thousand meters depth. It
is employing around two thousand coal
miners. In 19522 when an explosion
oceurredinthe me, 80 coal miners
'Were killed.
The coal mine is connected with the
main railway line by a branch via
Niedopszyce-Chwalowice-Jankowice.
In the Jankowice settlement A. PGR
estate (state-owned) is operated.
8 'Debinsko' coal mine Outside It is situated northeast of Rybnik.
reach of This coal mine has three shafts, the
the plan largest throughout the Rybnik area.
It employs at least four thousand
coal miners including laborers at
the cokery which is attached to the
mine.
The large PGR 'Czerwionka' is
located in Debinsko and specializee
in the breeding of horses and poultry.
9 former "Charlottengrube' H 12, 13 This mine is now used only as an
auxiliary shaft for the Rydultowy
coal mine. (No 2)
10 INAzana' coal mine Outside This mine is now being developed
reach of near Wodzislaw0 south of Rybnik.
the plan The mine ip located near the small
Wilchwy settlement. Its construction
was started in the ed of 1951. By
the endeefe1953 the first shaft was su
There are- Plans to put this coal nine
into .operation in 1955.
11 Sand pits N 6, 7 These pits are located near Labonia.
The newly laid railway branches from
the Main railway line near Paprotnik.
Apart from these sand pits the Rybnik
coal mine area will have, at its
disposal another sand pit near Bojanow
(German: Kriegsbach). The Bojanow
sand pit is presently being developed.
The sand will be transported for the
time being by trucks from the Bojanow
sand pit to the railway station in
Krzanowice (German: Kranstedt)
situated south from Raciborz.
(Beyond the reach of the plan).
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Object
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'Silesia enamel works
15 Gasoline dump
16 Leather factories
17 Plant for WIT
Signalization lant
produc railway
signals
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(Omitted by source)
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20 Railway bridge
21 Railway bridge
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Remarks
aieWimm...momm.m.?
This large, previously independent
plant was incorporated in 1927 into
the Flick4ismark-liuete Konzeruv,
In 1936, as A part of this concern
it Inks irmrporated into the Polish
stato.ovned 1Wspo1nota Interesow'.
The plant is equipped with:
a. Thin plAtes rolling plant
b. stamping works for cylindrical
objects
Qv alamel works'
(1, Ilec plating and tinning
installations.
In 1926 the gut) plating for rolled
-metals And the electrical ovens
for enamel manufacture were
Installed, The factory employs
1:300 to two,thousandworkers?
adtOrding to Available data.
Neer Xhalan. This dump, established
1932) is in the forest west of
the settlement. A railway branch-off
connects the dump with the nearby
AP4dOwlga railway station. According
to available details smaller-type
cisterns were used to build this
dump which is under military
supervision.
Tannery for hides and skins, near
-bebiog. The collecting point for
leather quotas is operated in nearby
PaY0
In GotartOwice, which is aa
auxiliary outfit for the main plant
in Zory, (Zory southeast of Rybaik
is outside reach of the plan).
H 21 Destroyed during World War 11 ani
now under reconstruction. IT; will.
be completed in 1954. The bridge
is south of Rybnik on the Rybni-
Sumina railway line. This bridge
with two-way tracks is around 80
meters long and 12 meters above water
level.
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Destroyed during World War II and
reconstructed. It was completed in
the end of 1953.
Located north of Rybnikp'on the
Rybnik-Paruszovice railway line.
The bridge is for two-way track
traffic. It is around 6o metets
long and around 20 meters above
water level*
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22 Railway 'bridge
23 Highway bridge
24 Highway bridge
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Remarks
Near Chalupki. Destroyed during
World War II, it was reconstructed
and f inished in the end of 1953.
It is a steel and concrete con-
struction, for two-way tracks,
40 meters long and four meters
above Water level.
Destroyeeduring World War
reconstructed, and finished in 1952.
On ,the highway.:.
G 20 West of Rybnik in the Smolno suburb.
Deiti:olied during World War: II,
reconstructed with a viaduct
leading over the'.Rybnik-Raciborz
railway line.
"Besides these bridge reconstructions throughout the Rybnik are_a$ another investment
in the communication system, was added in 1952 and. 1953; Jit,,,coznpletely new highway is
under construction as a kind. of southern by-pass of the town. It will simultaneously
connect the following coal mines in the southern Rybnik area: Jankowiee, -.Ianacy and.
Rydultawy.
"One more capital investment 19 the construction of the new railway connection through
the former frontier area. Alongside the route of the pre-World War II narrow-gauge
line, normal-gauge tracks were laid between Markowice (German: Markdorf) and 1000#10.
By this investment the coal mines 1;cated south of Rybnik received a-normal-wage
railway connection with Raciborz, Katowice and Kedzierzyn (German: Heidebrec4).
&log the Rybnik-Raciborz highway a.military
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of Katowice.
"The whole area is supplied. with power by the Laziska power plant. This power plant --
one of the largest in the eastern part of Silesia -- was known before World War II
by the name of Elektra1 and was a part of the Pste*iii concern owned by the Pleas
family. The various small power plante of the coal mime are linked up with the
high tension net of the Rybnik area ibased on 'Elektra I ."
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