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Bobrek - originally a mill and an inn mentioned in 1729. Over time, a village of the same name was built next to them. From a small village of several houses, lost in the backwoods of the Pakosznica forest and by large natural ponds formed by the backwaters of the Bobrek stream (wrongly called Płuczka, due to the role it played), an industrial settlement developed quite rapidly when coal seams were discovered nearby. Already in 1806, the first Jacek open-cast mine was opened here, a little later the second - Józef, and the third Edward mine nearby. The Józef mine, consumed by fires, was flooded in 1823. In 1822, a zinc smelter was built in the settlement, which was in operation until 1850. Its owner was Szayer, who imported calamine from the mines in Bolesław and here he smelt zinc based on coal from the Józef mine. Szayer closed the galvanizing plant in 1829, then production in this steel plant was occasionally resumed by various tenants. As the mines began to transform into deep-sea mines, the numerous natural water reservoirs (ponds) located in the vicinity caused a lot of trouble for the miners, from which water penetrated into the mined galleries. Therefore, large-scale water works were started, trying to drain the mines, beating the water shafts, building the so-called Henrykowski Canal as well as the Cecylia drainage tunnel. These were the largest hydrological investments of this type in Zagłębie D±browskie. Unfortunately, these works have permanently violated the natural hydrological conditions in the area. The huge muddy pond near Bobrek existed only until 1850. Bobrek was part of the Niwka commune and together with it was incorporated into Sosnowiec in 1953. Currently, Bobrek belongs to the Niwka district.
Source:
1. Jan Przemsza-Zieliński "Known and ... unknown Sosnowiec" (1992), Sowa-Press, Ekspres Zagłębiowski
2. "Sosnowiec. The image of the city and its history" (2016) ISBN 978-83-944689-2-7
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