Routes
Tychy Paprocany - Wyry - Orzesze Góra Wawrzyńca - Bujaków - Ruda Śląska Halemba - Zabrze Makoszowy
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WHERE FROM:
Tychy Paprocany
WHERE TO:
Zabrze Makoszowy
Tychy Paprocany - Wyry - Orzesze Góra Wawrzyńca - Bujaków - Ruda Śląska Halemba - Zabrze Makoszowy
The main way of travelling
| Difficulty level | Travel time [min] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
walking | easy | 970,00 [min] |
Detailed route parameters
Name
value
Total distance [km]
60,57
Total uphill distance [km]
19,61
Total downhill distance [km]
20,49
Total flat distance [km]
20,46
Total uphill altitude [m]
784,00
Total downhill altitude [m]
792,00
Minimum altitude [m.a.s.l.]
214,00
Average altitude [m.a.s.l.]
263,45
Maximum altitude [m.a.s.l.]
358,00
Trail length: 60,5
Trail length in the Silesian Voivodeship: 60,5
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Paprocany is a southern district of Tychy. It is a popular place of recreation and relaxation. The attraction of this part of the city is the picturesque Paprocany Lake and extensive wooded areas. Hardly anyone remembers that, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, heavy industry developed here. An ironworks was founded by the Duke of Pless in 1703. There are a few brick buildings of the plant, which was closed in 1878, and…an extensive lake.
The Church of Blessed Karolina Kózkówna in
Tychy is eye-catching from afar due to a
characteristic shape, which is dominated by
the centrally located dome.
The building was erected in the housing estate
called “T” in Tychy in 1993-2000. It also has a
very impressive interior, painted in intensive
colors by artists form Katowice, Joanna PiechKalarus and Roman Kalarus. Wood carvings are
made by Antoni Toborowicz.
While in Tychy, it is worth seeing the
buildings constructed at the turn of the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries. They are
a manifestation of architectural interest in
postmodernism. This style, characterized by a
loose treatment of tradition and a game of
convention, in Tychy is represented primarily
by the "Gate of the Sun", which quickly
became an icon of the city. Next to it, we can
see an interesting bank building, whose
shape resembles a boat.
Although Ryszard Riedel, a charismatic singer of the Dżem
group, the most important Polish band playing blues, was
born and died in Chorzów, but he is primarily associated with
Tychy, the place of his residence and final resting place. In
December 2011, in this city, on Niepodległości Street, a two-metre-tall statue of the artist was unveiled. It presents asinger, walking against the wind with a harmonica in his hand. The statue was made by sculptor Tomasz Wenklar.
The Hochbergs were once one of the
wealthiest families in Silesia. Their lands
stretched from the Sudetenland to
Pszczyna. They were equal to kings, as
evidenced by their major ancestral seat in
Książ near Wałbrzych and the palace in
Pszczyna. In Promnice, between Tychy and
Kobiór, they built a hunting palace
preserved to this day. It was erected in
1868. The palace fascinates by English neo-Gothic elegance, completed with some
Swiss architectural elements. Currently, it
houses the luxury Noma Residence
Promnice Hotel.
Gastronomy
The Restaurant is located near Paprocany Lake in Tychy and specializes in Silesian cuisine.
This restaurant is known for being a great place for lunches, dinners with the family, romantic suppers or business meetings. It is located in the conference and sport center.
