DETAILS OF THE TOURIST ATTRACTION
The Historic Buildings along Wolności St in Chorzów
Location
Wolności
Chorzów
Commune: Chorzów
Tourist region: Upper Silesian Agglomeration
Location: in the city/town
General Information
: historic buildings/urban arrangement
Availability
: whole year
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The Chorzów Cultural Center is one of the most important
cultural institutions in the city. Its origins date back to the 20s
of the last century, when Polish inhabitants of then Królewska
Huta decided to build their own Municipal People's House. A
theater was opened in 1934, and the left wing of the building
was added five years later. To this day, a lot of stars of the
Polish stage have performed here.
The City Hall in Chorzów (then Huta Królewska) was built
in the 1870s. As usual, German architects aimed at
combining, in an impressive way, various historical styles,
but predominantly neo-Baroque. In the inter-war years,
the Poles rebuilt it in a modernist manner. Inside the
building, the most interesting are the stained glass
windows in the Secession Hall, depicting allegories of
metallurgy, mining and trade. These are rare examples of
Art Deco.
The Church of Martin Luther in Chorzów is one of the two
Protestant churches in the city (the other one is the church
of Elisabeth). The building was erected in the late
nineteenth century. The first Protestant church services
were held in Chorzów (starting from 1801 on) in the
meeting hall of the building of the then office of the
steelworks, and afterwards, (between 1804 and 1844) in
the prayer hall, which had been prepared in the newly built
school. In 1825, the cemetery was established. It was
initially shared by both Protestants and Catholics.
The Main Post Office building in Katowice, located at the
beginning of Wolności Street, is one of the architectural
symbols of the city. This monumental building was erected
in 1892 in neo-Gothic, the style favored by architects of
the German Empire. Thanks to its size and the use of
brick, the building gives the impression of a medieval
construction. It is intensified by the characteristic tower
with an openwork helmet – a remnant of an overhead
telecommunication system from the late nineteenth
century.
The Elizabeth Evangelical Church was the first church built
in Huta Królewska, which was later renamed Chorzów. It
was for the followers of Lutheranism, among them,
workers and technical staff, who came to the region at the
turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The
building was erected between 1840 and 1844. The
Elizabeth Church was named in honor of the wife of the
King of Prussia. Over the years, the church in Chorzów was
attended by the faithful from other towns and cities of
Upper Silesia, even from Katowice.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the 38-
meter tall building of the Municipal Savings Bank is not
as impressive as it was at the time of its construction. In
1937, it was, in fact, the second tallest "skyscraper" in
Silesia. Chorzów was only surpassed by Katowice.
Katowice. Yet, after the last renovation, the skyscraper
epitomizes all the best in the Polish modernist
architecture of the interwar period.
Silesian Tastes Culinary Trail
Accommodation
Located in the city center, next to a music club and restaurant Szuflada15 (music jazz, blues).
Bryk Apartments - located in the center of Chorzow, the main pedestrian shopping street of the city ie.
Gastronomy
The recipes used in the confectionery company based on the old grandma's house rules.
Tokyo Sushi Restaurant is a great place to spend time in an oriental atmosphere.