Chorzów - Chorzów

Chorzów(German: Koenigshütte) is a big city in the polish Voivodeship Silesia at the Rawa in the Upper Silesian industrial area GOP on the Silesian plateau. The city is in the historical Upper Silesia in the sphere of influence of Vistula.

getting there

By plane

The closest international Airport is located north of Katowice at the Autostrada A1. Further international airports are located at Wroclaw at the Autostrada A18 and Krakow at the Autostrada A4.

By train

The place has a train station that over Katowice is attainable.

By bus

Intercity buses run regularly to Katowice and long-distance buses to other cities in the region.

In the street

The road network is well developed.

The A4 runs from Germany and also from Poland Autostrada A4 means to the limit. You can then leave the motorway at the exit of the same name. The city is located directly on the motorway.

Alternatively, from southern Germany and Switzerland you can use Prague drive.

From Austria you drive over Brno and then from the Polish-Czech border the Autostrada A1.

mobility

The town center is easy to explore on foot.

Tourist Attractions

• neo-Gothic post office
• Rozrywki Theater
• Renaissance wooden church Lorenz
• neo-Gothic Elisabethkirche
• modern Antoniuskirche
• neo-Gothic Maria Magdalena Church
• neo-Gothic St. Mary's Church
• neo-Gothic St. Joseph's Church
• neo-Gothic evangelical church
• Show mine president
• Elisabeth mine
• historical family blocks
• Hut Park
• Silesian Central Park
• planetarium
• amusement park
• open air museum
• zoo
• Art Nouveau town houses

activities

Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.

shop

There are shopping opportunities. A visit is recommended for extensive shopping Katowice.

kitchen

Due to the numerous forests and rivers, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish.

nightlife

A visit to Katowice is recommended to celebrate.

accommodation

There are numerous hotels, guest rooms and pensions in the village.

security

It's pretty safe.

health

For general questions about (cure) services for those legally insured in Germany or Austria, supply with pharmacies and German-speaking doctors / pharmacists, see article on Poland.

trips

• Opole
• Gliwice
• Bytom
• Ruda Śląska
• Zabrze
• Piekary Śląskie
• Tarnowskie Góry
• Katowice
• Paczków
• Nysa
• Moszna
• Otmuchów
• Głubczyce
• Prudnik
• Racibórz
• Jastrzębie-Zdrój
• Czestochowa
• Pszczyna
• Cieszyn
• Bielsko-Biała
• Czestochowa

literature

See article too Poland.

Web links

• http://www.chorzow.um.gov.pl/ - Chorzów official website