Mysłowice [mɨswɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] ⓘ (German: Myslowitz; Silesian: Myslowicy) is a city in Silesia in Poland, bordering Katowice.

[1] It is located in the core of the Metropolis GZM in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza and Brynica rivers (tributaries of the Vistula).

Located at the confluence of the White and Black Przemsza rivers, it is situated on an important trading route from Wrocław to Kraków.

The earliest traces of the modern settlement date back to the 11th and 12th century, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.

After World War I, in 1918, Poland regained independence, and in 1919, local Polish miners organized large protests in Mysłowice.

[5][6] After the Silesian Uprisings in 1922, Mysłowice and the rest of East Upper Silesia became part of the newly restored Second Polish Republic.

[citation needed] Saint Cross Church is another brick building, maintained in baroque and classicistic style; according to Catholic tradition, it is the oldest place of religious worship in the town.

The origins of the place trace back to the 18th century, when Jews decided to buy a tract in order to create their own graveyard.