18 Sights in Kielce, Poland (with Map and Images)

Tomasz Zieliński Palace – a historic building in the center of Kielce, located next to the Palace of the Krakow Bishops at Zamkowa Street. The interior of the palace includes several rooms, m.in: Concert Hall, Club Hall, Portrait Room, café, library, two towers, orangery. Around the palace there is a garden, in which there is a well with a roof, a memorial pole, and in the summer there is a café under umbrellas. The whole is surrounded by a wall of various heights with arrowslits. On the wall there is a small tower called "Gossip Girl".

Wikipedia: Pałac Tomasza Zielińskiego w Kielcach (PL)

Homo Homini is the first monument in Europe to commemorate the victims of the September 11 attacks in the United States. It is located in Kielce in Poland. The monument was designed by Adam Myjak and was unveiled on September 11, 2006, on the fifth anniversary of the attacks. During the opening ceremony, George W. Bush's letter to citizens of Kielce was read out, and students from Kielce schools lit up grave candles. Each grave candle was inscribed with information, giving a single victim's name and occupation.

Wikipedia: Homo Homini (monument) (EN)

The Chimney of Geologists is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings located in the southern wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the disused Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Cliff Cave on Kadzielnia and the Cave behind the Pillar, at altitudes of 259 and 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 11 meters, and its denivelation is 10 meters. In the past, it was one cave system with the Rascal Cave on Kadzielnia.

Wikipedia: Komin Geologów (PL)

Rascal Cave on Kadzielnia – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the south-western wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the disused Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Chimney of Geologists cave, at altitudes of 268 and 270 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 18 meters, and its denivelation is 3 meters. In the past, it was one cave system with the Geologists Chimney.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Urwista na Kadzielni (PL)

Stefan Żeromski Theatre in Kielce – The historic tenement house in which the theatre is located at Sienkiewicza Street. It has existed since 1945. Several premieres are held here every year. In addition to its repertoire, the theatre also presents performances by invited ensembles. Each season ends with a plebiscite for the "Wild Rose", during which the audience awards the best actors and the most popular performances.

Wikipedia: Teatr im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Kielcach (PL), Website

Jaskinia za Filarem – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings located in the south-western wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the disused Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Chimney of Geologists cave and the Jeleniowska Cave, at altitudes of 267 and 275 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 11.5 meters, and its denivelation is 8 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia za Filarem (PL)

The Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce, was built in the 17th century as a summer residence of bishops of Kraków in Kielce, Poland. The architecture of the palace constitutes a unique mélange of Polish and Italian traditions and reflects political ambitions of its founder. Currently the palace houses a branch of the National Museum with an important gallery of Polish paintings.

Wikipedia: Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce (EN), Website

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church in Kielce – a Catholic church in the north-eastern part of Kielce, erected in the years 1983 - 1992, on the initiative and under the leadership of the then parish priest Stefan Borowiec, with the generosity of parishioners and residents of France, Alsace, Lorraine, and in particular the community "Blandy" from Paris.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny Matki Kościoła w Kielcach (PL), Url

Cave of Explorers – a cave, or actually a cave system, in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. The entrances to it are located in Kielce, in the closed Kadzielnia quarries. The cave system was created by connecting three caves: the Cave of Explorers, the Powder Magazine and the Rift on Kadzielnia. Its total length is 392 meters, and the denivelation is 23 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Odkrywców (PL)

The Eastern Cave in Kadzielnia is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has three entrance openings located in the central part of the eastern wall of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Cave under Łodzikami, at an altitude of 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 80 meters, and its denivelation is 10.5 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Wschodnia na Kadzielni (PL)

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary simplified to Kielce Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church that has the status of cathedral and basilica located in the city of Kielce in Poland. It is located in the "Castle Hill" in the heart of the city, next to the Palace of the Bishops of Kraków, also a famous landmark.

Wikipedia: Kielce Cathedral (EN), Website

Zawaliskowa Cave – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the north-eastern wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the disused Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, at an altitude of 245 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 30 meters, and its denivelation is 6 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Zawaliskowa (Kadzielnia) (PL)

Jeleniowska Cave – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the western part of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the disused Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, at an altitude of 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 80 meters, and its denivelation is 10.5 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Jeleniowska (PL)

The Kielce Village Museum in Kielce is a Polish ethnographic museum located in Kielce, Poland. The aim of the museum is to collect, protect and share monuments of folk culture from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, with particular emphasis on folk architecture and popularization of folk culture.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Wsi Kieleckiej w Kielcach (PL), Website

Wietrznia Cave – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings located in the central part of the disused quarry Wietrznia in Kielce, at an altitude of 271 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 60 meters, and its denivelation is 10 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia na Wietrzni (PL)

National Museum in Kielce is a museum located in the Palace of the Kraków Bishops, Kielce, Poland. Its collections include valuable exhibits in the field of painting, handicraft, folk art, archeology, and natural sciences.

Wikipedia: National Museum in Kielce (EN)

Church of the Holy Cross in Kielce – a church in the diocese of Kielce built in the neo-Gothic style in the years 1903-1913 and then finished in the following years. Parish church of the Holy Cross parish in Kielce.

Wikipedia: Kościół Świętego Krzyża w Kielcach (PL), Website, Website 2

The Independence Monument in Kielce is a monument located on Independence Square in Kielce, near the railway station. It commemorates the first fights of the Riflemen with the Russians in August 1914.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Niepodległości w Kielcach (PL)