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Silesian Museum
Katowice
The complex of buildings of the Silesian Museum, situated in the former Katowice coal mine, along with other institutions which are being built here will create the so-called Cultural District - the new centre of cultural life for the city. The coal mine "Katowice" operated from the third decade of the nineteenth century until the end of the last century. In total, about 120 million tons of coal were mined. Characteristic old buildings have remained of the mine, many of whom were built as early as the nineteenth century, and each individual building was given the features inspired by the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
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The Museum "Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów"
Chorzów
One of the tourist sights located in the Silesian Park (formerly the Regional Park of Culture and Recreation) is an open-air museum with an area of 22 hectares, in which there are more than 70 historic buildings. The exhibits collected in the museum come from the five sub-regions of Upper Silesia (the Beskids, the Piedmont, Pszczyna-Rybnik, the Industrial sub-region and Lubliniec) and from Zagłębie (Coal Basin). The Museum "Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów" is on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.
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The Church of St Nicholaus in Rychwałd
Rychwałd
Rychwałd is a village just a few kilometers north-east of Żywiec, and it is one of the oldest settlements in the vicinity of the city. Beautifully situated Rychwałd is known primarily for the local shrine of Our Lady, whose image, for centuries considered miraculous, can be found inside the eighteenth-century Baroque church of Saint Nicholas. Additionally, the church is worth a visit because of the beautiful interior design combining the Baroque and Rococo styles.
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The Wooden Church of St John the Baptist in Brusiek
Brusiek
Brusiek lies in the district of Lubliniec, but in terms of the church administration the village belongs to the parish in Kalety-Drutarnia. There is a small Church of Saint John the Baptist from the seventeenth century. It is located on the site of an earlier church, built probably in the fifteenth century. The preserved church, built in carcass construction, is one of the most picturesque monuments of the region. It is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.
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The Hamlet of Stecówka
Istebna
Stecówka is a hamlet situated on the mountain top, which belongs to the village of Istebna, in the vicinity of the Barania Góra range in the Silesian Beskids. The place is frequently visited - mainly because of the location of the hiking routes, leading towards the Barania Góra massif. On Stecówka, there is a church is Our Lady of Fatima, which lies on the Wooden Architecture Trail. The hikers can stay here in a mountain hostel.
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The Wooden Church of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles in Mikołów Paniowy
Mikołów
In the past, Paniowy was a village, mentioned already in 1282. It is now part of the town of Mikołów. Amid the local landscapes combining arable land and industrial centers dotted with shafts and chimneys, it is worth looking inside the eighteenth-century wooden church of Saints Peter and Paul. This sanctuary, with a fine silhouette of three Baroque domes, is on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.
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Pomnik Nieujarzmionych w Jaworznie
Jaworzno
Na terenie Jaworzna znajduje się wiele pomników i miejsc pamięci. Prezentujemy wybrane przykłady mając nadzieję, że zachęcą Państwa także do samodzielnego odkrywania historii miasta.
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Cmentarz poległych żołnierzy Armii Radzieckiej w Jaworznie
Jaworzno
Na terenie Jaworzna znajduje się wiele pomników i miejsc pamięci. Prezentujemy wybrane przykłady mając nadzieję, że zachęcą Państwa także do samodzielnego odkrywania historii miasta.
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Równa Górka w Jaworznie
Jaworzno
Po wyzwoleniu Jaworzna spod okupacji hitlerowskiej w 1945 r., na jego terenie powstało wiele miejsc pamięci – krzyży, pomników, tablic itp. Jednym z miejsc upamiętniających, ważne dla mieszkańców miasta wydarzenia, jest Równa Górka.
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The Church of St Lawrence in Zabrze Mikulczyce
Zabrze
In Mikulczyce, a district of Zabrze, it is worthwhile to see as many as three historic churches: a wooden Protestant church and two Roman Catholic ones. One of the Catholic churches is dedicated to Saint Teresa and the other to Saint Lawrence. The latter was built in the neo-Gothic style in the late nineteenth century. It was designed by Paul Jackisch, an eminent architect from Bytom. The new church replaced an old, wooden one, which had served the faithful for hundreds of years.
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The Church of the Holy Family in Gliwice
Gliwice
The Church of the Holy Family in Gliwice located in district of Zatorze was built in the years 1899-1901, when heavy industry was developing rapidly on hitherto agricultural land between Zabrze and Gliwice, and workers’ settlements were being built near the factories. The neo-Gothic church designed on a Greek cross was erected thanks to the funds of Oscar Huldschinsky, the then owner of the nearby steel mill (formerly "Gliwice", then "May 1").
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The Garrison Church of St Casimir in Katowice
Katowice
The church of Saint Casimir in Katowice was built between 1930 and 1933, as a garrison church serving the soldiers of the 23 Infantry Division of the Polish Army stationed in the city. The church was the first religious building in the country built in the style of simplified modernism, or functionalism. Its designers were Leon d'Arma Dietz and Jan Zarzycki. The interior is decorated in the Art Deco style.
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