Editing Katowice (section)

===Before the industrial revolution===
[[File:Katowice - Akta Wizytacji parafii w Bogucicach (1598).jpg|left|thumb|A fragment from the [[Bogucice]] Parish visitation report from 1598 that mentions the name Katowice for the first time]]
The area around Katowice, in [[Upper Silesia]], has been inhabited by [[Lechites|Lechitic]] [[Silesian tribes]] from its earliest documented history.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last=silnet.pl|title=Historia miasta i dzielnic – Katowice|url=https://mojekatowice.pl/p,s,historia.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042336/https://mojekatowice.pl/p,s,historia.html|archive-date=2 February 2017|access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> While the name Katowice (''Katowicze'') is mentioned for the first time in 1598, other villages and settlements that would eventually become parts of modern Katowice have been established earlier, with ''Dąb'' being the oldest, mentioned in 1299 for the first time in a document issued by Duke [[Casimir of Bytom]]. [[Bogucice]], Ligota, Szopenice and Podlesie were all established in early 14th century. Aside from farming, people living in the area would also work in hammer mills: the first one, ''Kuźnica Bogucka'', is mentioned in 1397.

The area which would become Katowice was initially ruled by the Polish [[Silesian Piasts|Silesian Piast]] dynasty until its extinction.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Katowice, Poland – A City Guide – Cracow Life|url=http://www.local-life.com/krakow/articles/katowice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316025022/http://www.local-life.com/krakow/articles/katowice|archive-date=16 March 2017|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref> From 1327, the region was under administration of the [[Kingdom of Bohemia]] under the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. As part of the [[Lands of the Bohemian Crown|Bohemian Crown]], it was passed to the [[Habsburg monarchy]] of [[Austria]] in 1526.<ref>{{cite web|title=History – Katowice|url=https://www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024836/https://www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/history|archive-date=16 March 2017|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref> In 1742, along with most of [[Silesia]], it was seized by [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] following the [[First Silesian War]]. The two subsequent [[Silesian Wars]] left the area severely depopulated and with an economy in ruins. In 1838, Franz von Winckler bought Katowice from Karl Friedrich Lehmann and in 1841, he made it the headquarters of his estate.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Moskal|first=Jerzy|title=Bogucice, Załęże et nova villa Katowice – Rozwój w czasie i przestrzeni|publisher=Wydawnictwo Śląsk|year=1993|isbn=83-85831-35-5|location=Katowice|pages=23–25}}</ref>