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The Wooden Church of All Saints in Łaziska

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Łaziska is a village located not far from Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Wodzisław, at the border with the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest settlements in the region. On a small hill, in the picturesque surroundings of old oaks and chestnut trees, stands the parish church of All Saints. It is dated to the sixteenth, or even the fifteenth century. It is considered to be the most valuable among wooden churches in the country. It is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.

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Łaziska is a village located not far from Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Wodzisław, at the border with the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest settlements in the region. On a small hill, in the picturesque surroundings of old oaks and chestnut trees, stands the parish church of All Saints. It is dated to the sixteenth, or even the fifteenth century. It is considered to be the most valuable among wooden churches in the country. It is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.

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Łaziska is a village located not far from Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Wodzisław, at the border with the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest settlements in the region. On a small hill, in the picturesque surroundings of old oaks and chestnut trees, stands the parish church of All Saints. It is dated to the sixteenth, or even the fifteenth century. It is considered to be the most valuable among wooden churches in the country. It is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.

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The Palace in Borynia
Jastrzębie-Zdrój
One of the Silesian magnate’s residences is a palace located in Borynia near Jastrzębie Zdrój. The palace is a rectangular Classicist building with some Baroque elements. It was built in the second half of the eighteenth century. It is a two-storey residence, covered with a mansard roof. There is a small park surrounding the palace, where you can find many monumental trees, including a 600 year-old oak.
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The Wooden Church of All Saints in Łaziska
Łaziska
Łaziska is a village located not far from Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Wodzisław, at the border with the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest settlements in the region. On a small hill, in the picturesque surroundings of old oaks and chestnut trees, stands the parish church of All Saints. It is dated to the sixteenth, or even the fifteenth century. It is considered to be the most valuable among wooden churches in the country. It is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.
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The Palace in Wodzisław Śląski - Kokoszyce
Wodzisław Śląski
In Kokoszyce, a district of Wodzisław Śląski, we can see a palace and a park. The residence, built in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries, belonged for years to the subsequent owners of Kokoszyce. During the inter-war period, the property was acquired by the Church, and was converted into a guest house for priests and a retreat house, still serving this purpose. The complex is also surrounded by a fine park with eight ponds.
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The Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary inPszów
Pszów
Pszów, which lies in the district of Wodzisław, is one of several most famous pilgrimage centers of Silesia, which since 2002 has been officially the Shrine of Our Lady Smiling. A picture of Madonna, which was brought by the pilgrims to Pszów in the first half of the eighteenth century, soon became known as miraculous and attracted the faithful from Silesia and Moravia. The title of Minor Basilica was granted to the local church, built in 1747, in 1997.
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The Pszów Calvary
Pszów
The Pszów Calvary is located a short distance from the town center. It is a complex consisting of a neo-Baroque church and fourteen chapels, which depict through sculptural compositions the stations of the Way of the Cross. The Pszów Calvary lies in a picturesque, hilly terrain conducive to an atmosphere of silence and prayer. Along with the nearby sanctuary in Pszów, it is one of the popular pilgrimage destinations in Silesia.
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The Workers' Housing Estate of the Mine "Marcel" in Radlin
Radlin
The workers’ colony in Radlin was built at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century for the workers of the mine “Emma” (since 1949, "Marcel"), which had been operating for many years in the town. The buildings of the colony were erected in front of the mine. There are houses of the executives of the mine, dormitories, familoks, which are houses for many families, designed for workers of the heavy industry, or public buildings. Among the designers of the colony were famous architects, William Mueller and Hans Poelzig.
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The Coal Mine "Marcel" in Radlin
Radlin
Radlin is an industrial town in the district of Wodzisław. The coal mine "Marcel" operates here. It has retained an industrial complex of buildings from the early 20th century. Their structures as well as facades, roofs, carpentry and interior design elements are of great historic value. The hoist frame of the shaft “Wiktor” from 1913, with an electrical hoist machine in the head merits special attention.
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The Rybnik Aero Club and the Sport Airfield in Gotartowice
Rybnik
The airfield in Rybnik-Gotartowice is a sport facility, which is now being used by the Rybnik Aero Club. There are ambitious plans to expand the facility and convert it into a large airport, with a one-kilometer-long runway, a control tower, and hangars. The Rybnik airport would handle up to 150,000 passengers a year. It would be a domestic and an international airport.
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