12 Sights in Chorzów, Poland (with Map and Images)
Explore interesting sights in Chorzów, Poland. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 12 sights are available in Chorzów, Poland.
List of cities in Poland Sightseeing Tours in Chorzów1. Pomnik hrabiego Redena
FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON Reden monument - a monument depicting a Prussian state of von Reden, located in Chorzów, in Poland. The monument, by Theodor Erdmann Kalide, is in the form of a bronze statue on a pedestal. Unveiled on August 29, 1853, the monument commemorates the distinguished for the development of the Upper Silesian industry. Originally he was on the Mount of Reden in Królewska Huta. In 1939 he was destroyed, and after renovation in 1940 he was unveiled again on this mountain. In 1945 he was damaged again. In 2002, the monument was unveiled at the Hutniki Square in Chorzów after August Dyrda reconstructed him.
2. Żyrafa
Giraffe sculpture in the Silesian Park - one of the most famous and recognizable facilities in the Silesian Park. The image of giraffe on three legs is one of many outdoor sculptures in the Silesian Park, and also a symbol of the park. The giraffe is located at one of the main entrances to the Silesian Park, next to the bus and tram stops "Park Śląski Zoological Garden". The sculpture became the inspiration to name the alley leading to the Silesian zoo.
3. Kościół świętej Jadwigi
The church of Saint Jadwiga Śląska in Chorzów - the Roman Catholic parish church belonging to the deanery of the Chorzów Archdiocese of Katowice, erected in 1873–1874 in Chorzów, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship.
4. Szyb Elżbieta
The Elżbieta shaft complex in Chorzów – brick buildings of the liquidated Elżbieta shaft of the King Coal Mine from the early twentieth century in Chorzów, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship.
5. Muzeum Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie
The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. The area of the park is 25 hectare.
6. Kościół pw św. Antoniego z Padwy
The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Chorzów is a Roman Catholic parish church in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It belongs to the deanery of Chorzów of the Archdiocese of Katowice. It is located on Kopernika Street.
7. Urząd Miasta Chorzów
Town Hall in Chorzów – town hall built in the years 1874-1876, rebuilt in the years 1927-1929 at the Market Square in Chorzów-Center, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship.
8. Kościół pw. św. Józefa
St. Józef in Chorzów - a Roman Catholic parish church in Chorzów, belonging to the deanery of the Chorzów Archdiocese of Katowice, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Śląskie Voivodeship.
9. Kościół imienia księdza Marcina Lutra w Chorzowie
Martin Luther Church in Chorzów – a church from 1897–1898 in Chorzów, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship. It belongs to the Evangelical-Augsburg parish in Chorzów.
Wikipedia: Kościół im. ks. Marcina Lutra w Chorzowie (PL), Website
10. Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny
Silesian Zoological Garden is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów districts of Silesia. It covers over 47.6 ha within the Silesian Central Park.
11. Poczta Polska
The post office building in Chorzów – a public utility building erected in the years 1891–1892, expanded in 1911 in Chorzów, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship.
12. Kościół św. Barbary
Church of Saint Barbara in Chorzów – Roman Catholic parish church from the 2nd half of the nineteenth century in Chorzów, entered in the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship.
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