Information on Gliwice needed

So you still have no idea of what your salary would be like?

Polson,
Good morning.
I have been selected for the position but will get the salary offer this week to decide if I accept or not. It is still the beginning of the discussion so I wanted to get more info to help me on my decision.

Merged: Moving to Gliwice for a year

I am new to this site. Greetings.
I am from Greece and I 've been accepted by a company in Gliwice to work there for a year as an Erasmus Intern.
I am flying from Athens to Bratislava next Saturday 26-9-15.
My job will be near Jana Sliwki.

I would like some basic information about the city and the country. For example:
Which mobile network do you suggest for me?
What are the average rents in the city and which areas are good to stay?
Should I find an apartment before I arrive or it will be easy there?
Any site that I can book train tickets online? I am interest in the route Bratislava-Gliwice.
Or any alternative way to do this trip.
How good is the public transportation int the city? Where can i found route information?
Any swimming pool, hiking club or similar activities?

Sorry if I am asking so much. Any information would be great.

Guys,
Sorry for keeping getting back with more questions. :)

1- My job offer is at Tenneco automotive, which is 5km from Rynek (a few hundred meters east of the Aeroklub Gliwice Trynek), do you know if there is any public transportation to the place (Tenneco)? I worried about riding there by bike during winter.

2 - Is it better to rent an apartment once I'm at the city or before arrival?

Thanks again,
Fernando

There is. It seems the closest bus stop to your future (?) workplace would be 'Gliwice Fadom' (lines 8 and 58).
Example: from 'Plac Piastów' (close to Gliwice's railway station) to 'Gliwice Fadom' => 12 minutes (line 58).
Look here.
rozklady.kzkgop.pl/kzkgo/index.php?co=mapa
(and choose 'english')


If it's a snowy winter, that would be complicated I think.


You'd better start looking for offers before you go and maybe get some appointments.
When I went there, I found my apartment very quickly (a couple of days). A friend of mine lived there for a while too and she didn't speak a word of Polish. She didn't have much trouble finding a nice apartment either.

Polson,
Thank you very much for the clarification. the website is great. very easy to navigate. As soon as everything gets settled I'll start looking at apartments.

Is there any good website for apartment rent in gliwice?

Regards,
Fernando

This one is in English, just found it.
poland.gabinohome.com/en/apartments-rent/gliwice
If you want to try in Polish, here are a few links:

otodom.pl/wynajem/mieszkanie/gliwice/

dom.gratka.pl/mieszkania/gliwice/wynajem/

domiporta.pl/wynajme-mieszkanie-slaskie_gliwice?Localization=%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie%2C%20Gliwice&LocalizationId=14744&PrevLocalization=%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie%2C%20Gliwice

olx.pl/nieruchomosci/mieszkania/wynajem/gliwice/

Hi,

Is there any grocery shop to buy Indian/Asian spices in Gliwice?

@venavinis

That would be asking too much. You would have to go to Kraków or Wrocław to find anything like that, and even then, you're going to find a limited selection. Perhaps there is something in Katowice, as well. There are a few online vendors who ship items like that. Search for them.

you can buy curry powder in all better supplied shops, same goes for turmeric which is called kurkuma in Polish

@DominicB
Thanks, There is nothing in Katowice, I heard.

@gumishu,
Thanks, I found a shop in Gliwice. Etnobazar. They have quite good, many Indian spices.