Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Katowice, Poland

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 10.3 km
Ascend 150 m
Descend 167 m

Explore Katowice in Poland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Katowice

Sight 1: Kościół pw. Świętego Józefa Robotnika

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The church of Saint Józef Robotnik in Katowice-Józefowiec-Roman Catholic parish church of the parish of St. Józef Robotnik, located in Katowice, in the Woolowiec-Józefowiec district, at the intersection of Józefowska and prof. J. Mikusiński. The church was built in the neo -Baroque style in 1935–1939. The designer of the temple is Jan Priest from Katowice.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Józefa Robotnika w Katowicach (PL), Website

1446 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Kapliczka Matki Boskiej

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The Chapel of the Mother of God in Katowice-Dęba – a historic, neo-Gothic chapel of the cottage type, located at the corner of Dębowa and Źródlana streets in Katowice, in the district of Dąb. It was founded in 1893 by Antoni and Józefa Kracel. It is located in the Roman Catholic parish of St. John and Paul the Martyrs.

Wikipedia: Kaplica Matki Bożej w Katowicach-Dębie (PL)

364 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Górnicy

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Miners – an outdoor sculpture on a pedestal by Marian Wnuk from 1964, located on the General Jerzy Ziętek Promenade in the Silesian Park in Chorzów.

Wikipedia: Górnicy (PL)

1111 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 4: Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny

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Silesian Zoological Garden is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów cities in the Metropolis GZM. It covers over 47.6 ha within the Silesian Park.

Wikipedia: Silesian Zoological Garden (EN), Website

868 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Kolej linowa „Elka”: Stadion Śląski – Wesołe Miasteczko

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The "Elka" cable car in Chorzów – a year-round cable car operating in the Silesian Park located in Chorzów. The operator of the railway is Park Śląski S.A.

Wikipedia: Kolej linowa „Elka” w Chorzowie (PL), Website

905 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Żyrafa

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The sculpture of the Giraffe in the Silesian Park is one of the most famous and recognizable objects in the Silesian Park. The image of a giraffe on three legs is one of the many outdoor sculptures in the Silesian Park, and at the same time 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 stop "Park Śląski Zoological Garden". The sculpture became an inspiration to name the alley leading to the Silesian Zoological Garden.

Wikipedia: Rzeźba Żyrafy w Parku Śląskim (PL)

1194 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 7: Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko

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Legendia is an amusement park located within Silesian Park in the center of the Metropolis GZM, Poland. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, the park saw 253,000 visitors.

Wikipedia: Legendia (EN), Website

777 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Diabelska pętla

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The Devil's Loop is a roller coaster manufactured by the French company Soquet located in the Legendia Park in Chorzów, Poland, moved in 2007 from the American Park of Adventure in the United Kingdom.

Wikipedia: Diabelska pętla (PL)

1451 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 9: Teatr Żelazny

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The Żelazny Theatre is a theatre in Katowice, founded in 2012 by Piotr Wiśniewski.

Wikipedia: Teatr Żelazny (PL)

1158 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: Park Załęski

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Załęski Park in Katowice – a city park in the Katowice district of Załęże, at Gliwicka Street in the area of the intersection with Jana Pawła II Street, next to the Gliwicka Sports Centre, between the railway tracks of railway line No. 137 and the Municipal Kindergarten No. 39.

Wikipedia: Park Załęski w Katowicach (PL)

1027 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 11: Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego i Matki Bożej Uzdrowienia Chorych

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The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of the Healing of the Sick in Katowice is a Roman Catholic parish church dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Healing of the Sick at Mieszko I Street in Katowice's Millennium Housing Estate.

Wikipedia: Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego i Matki Bożej Uzdrowienia Chorych w Katowicach (PL)

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