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Silesian Uprisings' Museum
The Silesian Uprisings' Museum is located in the building of the former Police Headquarters at 1, Wiktora Polaka Street in Świętochłowice. In the revitalized object designed by the Zillmann brothers the visitors are invited to find the permanent exhibition of modern and multimedia character. The exhibition is arranged on four floors: from the ground floor where one can see the „Świętochłowice A. D. 1919” room with an interior inspired by the main street from the period of uprisings, to an entresol - a perfect place to admire the staff special session. All this exhibition is guided by a virtual guide, which makes visiting this place really interesting.
Location
street Wiktora Polaka 1
41-600 Świętochłowice
Commune: Świętochłowice
Tourist region: Silesia
Location: in the city/town centre
Contact data
: +48 32 245 23 88
: muzeumpowstanslaskich@wp.pl , biuro@muzeumpowstanslaskich.pl
: www.muzeumpowstanslaskich.pl
General Information
: galleries, cultural & art institutions, symbolic place, museums, monuments, historic buildings/urban arrangement, history sources
Prices & amenities
: children, pensioners, seniors, students, pupils
: cafe, shop with souvenirs
: car park
Availability
: whole year
- Monday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Saturday: 12 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: 12 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Forum topics
Nearby
The Evangelical Church of Saint John the Baptist is located in the center of Świętochłowice at Katowicka Street. The church was funded by Prince Donnersmarck in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, who donated land for the construction and expressed his desire that the shrine was to face the building of the Directorate of the Donnersmarck's Mines and Steelworks. Like many contemporary Silesian churches, both Lutheran and Catholic, it was built in the neo-Gothic style.
The building of the former Directorate of the
Donnersmarcks' Mines and Steelworks in
Świętochłowice dates back to the second half
of the nineteenth century. It is one of the
memorabilia left after the powerful and
influential family, which at one time had a
whole network of mines, steel mills and
demesnes in Silesia. This family came from
Spiski Czwartek, a small village, located in
the Slovak part of Spiš (the German name of
the village is Donnersmarck).
K.W.K. Polska (pierwotna nazwa "Deutschlandgrube") - znajdowała się w Świętochłowicach obecnie po kopalni zostały już tylko dwie wieże szybowe I i II.
Powstała 24 października 1873 przez połączenie pól górniczych: "Boheln", "Gefall", "Faustin", "Hexenkessel".
Świętochłowice, the smallest district in Upper
Silesia, was granted city rights in 1947.
However, the Świętochłowice City Hall, located
at the current Katowicka Street Katowice, was
built as early as the 20s of the last century. It
was erected for the administrative authorities
of the commune formed in 1922, which
included the villages, which until then had
been part of the district of Bytom. The Eclectic
building has distinct features of Baroque
architecture. Inside, there are impressive
stained glass windows by Stanisław Ligoń.
The construction of the church of Saints Peter
and Paul in Świętochłowice was preceded by a
significant event: On June 20, 1884, the mass of
water cut off 43 miners from the outside world
in the Świętochłowice mine "Germany".
Miraculously all of them were rescued after a
few days. It was believed that the intervention
of Providence saved their lives. So, the
survivors took the initiative to erect a church.
The construction of the neo-Gothic building was
completed in 1891.
The history of modern water supply systems
dates back to the mid-nineteenth century.
Characteristic water towers appeared in
Upper Silesia in the second half of that
century. One of the most beautiful buildings
of this kind, which has been preserved to our
times, is a water tower in Świętochłowice. It
dominates the landscape of the city center,
rising above Katowicka Street. The tower was
built in 1909. It is crowned with a dome in the
neo-Baroque style.
Silesian Tastes Culinary Trail
See also
Accommodation
The guest house has a richly wyposażaone air-conditioned apartments and single and double rooms.
Gastronomy
W lokalu można skosztować wysokogatunkowych herbat z całego świata, które są zaparzane według oryginalnych receptur na czystej wodzie – dzięki temu możemy odkryć prawdziwy smak i zapach naturalnych herbat.
The first private restaurant in Chorzow, "guild" Wedding House "craftsman" was established in 1980, offered by the organization of parties, weddings, balls etc.
Pizzeria is located in Chorzow Batory, (near the railway station - Chorzow Batory).