The Srebrna Góra Stronghold is a unique cultural heritage site in Europe and one of the most important attractions in Lower Silesia. At the time of its construction (1765-1777) it was one of the most modern fortifications of its kind in Europe. The mighty Donjon, one of the most interesting fortifications of the modern era, was and still is a source of the greatest admiration. However, the...

The Museum of the Brzozowski’s family consists of four different exhibition buildings, surrounded by a beautiful garden. At the entrance to the museum, guests are welcomed with a handshake by a full-sized wooden married couple. The founder of the museum was Julian Brzozowski, born on 26th February 1925 in Zabostów Duży. He died on 8th March 2002 and he was buried at the cemetery in Kompina....

On the first and second floor, there are permanent and temporary exhibitions which present world’s biggest collection of works by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz . They are entitled Witkacy. Paintings – Drawings – Prints + Archival Material and Witkacy otherwise… On the third and fourth floor – In relation to Witkacy , collections of contemporary art, including about 200 of other Polish...

In 1863, the great fire of the city of Oświęcim ravaged the old city hall, probably dating back to the 16th century, which was located in the central part of the market square. In 1873, the land for the construction of a new magistrate was purchased from Anna Kowalska. The works carried out between 1874-75 were initially supervised by the Oświęcim builder Leopold Michl, and then they were...

Centrum Nauki i Sztuki Stara Kopalnia (en. “Former Mine” Science and Art Centre) in Wałbrzych is the biggest post-industrial tourist attraction in Poland, located in the former bituminous coal mine – Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego “Julia” (“Thorez”). The 2014 revitalization of the biggest mine located in Wałbrzych which at the height of its activity employed several thousand workers allowed for the...

Książ is one of the largest castles in Poland. This huge and beautifully situated architectural complex is exceptional on a European scale. Discover a place where Europe’s crowned heads met, where the von Hochberg dynasty’s aristocratic history is intertwined with the mysteries of the Second World War. Książ’s first centuries were marked by a number of stormy events. It changed hands often,...

The museum consists of six rooms which present the events of WWII in Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the surrounding area. The main theme is the 15th USAAF’s air campaign against three targets located around Kędzierzyn-Koźle. AG Blechhammer, IG Farben Heydebreck and Schaffgotsch Odertal were chamical plants producing synthetic oil for the Nazi German army; they became American aerial bombing targets....

The Herbst Palace is a place inextricably connected with the histories of the Herbst and Scheibler families counted among the richest and most influential Polish families of the industrial era of the second half of the 19 th century. After two years of modernization works the palace will be reopened for public. The interior design and the new arrangement was created based on conservation...

The six hectares of green parkland feature original, large-scale devices designed to stimulate thinking and teach, but also to entertain so that learning becomes a pleasure at every age. The devices are arranged in thematic groups covering optics, hydrostatics, acoustics, and mechanics. There are now more than 100 stations among the park’s greenery to perform simple physics experiments in...

Since 1909, it was owned by Józef Pankiewicz, succeeded by his son Tadeusz (21/11/1908-5/11/1993), who ran it from 1933. Before the war, the customers of the pharmacy, one of four in Podgórze, included both Jewish and Polish residents of the district. It supplied medicines to, among others, the charitable society taking care of the sick, Bikkur Cholim. When in March 1941 the Germans...