[1] Geographically, Piotrowice lie in the mesoregion of the Katowice Upland [pl] (341.13),[2] and historically, they are situated in the eastern part of Upper Silesia.

Within Piotrowice, there were several settlements and neighborhoods, including Skały, Piasek, Kempa, Zadole, Skotnica, Targowisko, Gać, and Kąty, as well as colonies like Kostuchna and Ochojec.

To the southeast, gmina encompassed the areas of Kostuchna, and its border with Podlesie ran along a stream flowing into the Mleczna river along today's Stabika Street.

[4] Geologically, Piotrowice are situated in the Upper Silesian Depression [pl], filled with Carboniferous deposits (mainly conglomerates, sandstones, and clay shales containing black coal seams).

[5] The district is located in three morphogenetic units:[6] the northern part lies within the Kłodnica Trough, which is a tectonic depression formed in Carboniferous rocks.

[14] To the east of Piotrowice lies the Ochojec nature reserve [pl], established in 1982 to protect mountain plants with a relict range in the Upper Silesia region.

This document mentions, among other things, the forest called Popowe Kąty, located north of Głęboki Dół and east of the road to Zarzecze.

From a preserved document issued on 22 July 1649 in Pszczyna,[27] it can be inferred that Piotrowice bordered directly on Mysłowice, Załęże, and Kuźnica Bogucka [pl].

[18] From the mid-18th century, the development of the village occurred due to the opening of a trade route leading from Mikołów to Mysłowice, which was used, among other things, for the transport of salt from Wieliczka.

[29] On 19 February 1919, at the initiative of Piotr Gierlotka and Karol Stabik, a branch of the Polish Military Organization of Upper Silesia was established in Piotrowice and Kostuchna.

The Piotrowice's Polish Military Organization group was transformed into an insurgent company of the 1st Pszczyna Regiment, 2nd Battalion, under the command of Leopold Kocma.

The day after, a group of insurgents from Piotrowice launched an attack in the forest on a 15-person unit of the German Sicherheitspolizei passing along the Mikołów road.

Near the railway station, in the Rail Rolling Stock Repair Workshops buildings, the occupiers organized a labor camp for prisoners of Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian nationality.

[57] On 12 April 2021, with the participation of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Mayor of Katowice Marcin Krupa [pl], a road junction at the intersection of T. Kościuszki and Armii Krajowej streets was opened.

The modernization works began in 2018, and as part of this investment, a two-level intersection of streets was created, with the national road 81 passing below.

Additionally, before World War I, various trades had their workshops here: carpenters, electricians, cobblers, bakers, tailors, butchers, and hairdressers.

These lines connect Piotrowice with other parts of Katowice, and some of them also with other cities in the Metropolis GZM: with Czeladź, Mikołów, Mysłowice, and Tychy.

[29] The oldest building in Piotrowice,[86] dating back to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, is a village residential house located at 1 Załogowa Street.

[87] In addition, among the oldest buildings in Piotrowice, with a history dating back to the second half of the 19th century, are houses located on the following streets: 28 Artur Grottger, 15 Aleksander Kostka-Napierski, 183 and 216 Walter-Janke, and 48 Wojska Polskiego.

[85] The development built between 1900 and 1922 is located in various parts of Piotrowice, mainly concentrated around the streets: Karol Darwin, Kasztanowa, Artur Grottger, Walter-Janke, and Wojska Polskiego.

In the 1970s, the Department of Architecture, together with the Provincial Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party, prepared plans to demolish historic houses to build a modern center of Katowice.

[89] In March 1977, construction began on the Targowisko [pl] housing estate,[90] located in the area of A. Fredro and Walter-Janke streets.

[49] In the early 1980s, on the border between Piotrowice and Kostuchna, in the area of Tyska, S. Łętowski, A. Kostka-Napierski, and M. Radocki streets, construction began on the Odrodzenia housing estate, designed by a team of architects from Wrocław in cooperation with the Katowice Inwestprojekt.

[104] In 1911, at the initiative of Ludwik Widuch, Piotr Gierlotka, Henryk Pieczka, and Paweł Łaskot, the Jutrzenka Singing Society was established.

[110] Since 2014, the headquarters of the Iron Theater [pl] has been located at 40 Armii Krajowej Street, in the former railway station building at the Katowice Piotrowice stop, which was slated for demolition.

Actress and dancer Edyta Herbuś took her first steps in the Iron Theater, debuting with the play Diwa, directed by Grzegorz Kempinsky [pl].

[116] Meanwhile, Franciscans were brought to Upper Silesia, and a decision was made to build a monastery complex in nearby Panewniki [pl].

[122] Due to the expansion of Piotrowice and the increasing number of residents, a decision was made in 1986 to build a new church in the Odrodzenia housing estate.

On 10 June 1987, during his pilgrimage to Tarnów, Pope John Paul II laid the cornerstone for the construction of the new Church of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [pl].

[37] The movement conducted outdoor exercises, organized trips and marches, and as part of its educational activities, lectures and training sessions were held in Polish.