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Familok is a type of multi-family house, originally designed for workers ofindustries and their families, mainlycoal miners. It was built at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, in the cities and towns ofSilesia.
"Familok" is aSilesian way of pronouncing the original German name,Familien-Block (lit. family apartment house).
In several towns, they are protected by conservationists and renovated due to their historical significance. Protected familoks include those inNikiszowiec ofKatowice, Kolonia Zgorzelec inBytom, Kolonia Emma inRadlin,Ruda Śląska, cities situated in Silesia, and those situated inKarviná District in theMoravian-Silesian Region of theCzech Republic in the historical region ofCzech Silesia.
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