Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Wieliczka, Poland

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.9 km
Ascend 40 m
Descend 53 m

Explore Wieliczka 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.

Sight 1: Salt Mine in Wieliczka

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The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland.

Wikipedia: Wieliczka Salt Mine (EN)

441 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Kościół pw. Świętego Klemensa w Wieliczce

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The Church of St. Clement the Pope and Martyr in Wieliczka – a parish church dedicated to St. Clement, the pope, the third successor after St. Peter and the first patron saint of miners.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Klemensa w Wieliczce (PL), Website

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Saltworks Castle in Wieliczka

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Saltworks Castle in Wieliczka I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia. More of my work can be found in my personal gallery. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Żupny Castle is a Gothic castle, the former headquarters of the Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mine. The castle is located in the former mine complex and was designated as part of the Wieliczka and Bochnia UNESCO World Heritage Site, since an expansion in 2013. The castle is located in Wieliczka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in Poland.

Wikipedia: Żupny Castle (EN)

603 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Parowóz TKp-2316 „Śląsk”

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Parowóz TKp-2316 „Śląsk” Michał Derela / CC BY-SA 4.0

T2D Śląsk (SLA) – a Polish steam locomotive – industrial tender with a D-axis system, produced in the Locomotive Factory in Chrzanów (Fablok) in the years 1950–1962. It was built on the basis of modified documentation of German steam locomotives of the Oberschlesien (OS) type, constructed by the Henschel und Sohn company and the plant in Chrzanów and produced during World War II in Chrzanów. On industrial railways, they were often marked with the TKp series.

Wikipedia: T2D Śląsk (PL)

693 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Zespół Kościelno-Klasztorny Ojców Franciszkanów-Reformatów

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The Reformed Franciscan Monastery and the Church of the Stigmata of St. Francis – a Roman Catholic parish and conventual church of the Reformed Franciscans, located in the north-western part of Wieliczka at 31 Brata Alojzego Kosiby Street.

Wikipedia: Klasztor franciszkanów-reformatów i kościół Stygmatów św. Franciszka w Wieliczce (PL)

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