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Jaworzno | ||
Voivodeship | Silesia | |
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Residents | 94.305 (2012) | |
height | 350 m | |
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Jaworzno (German: Arnshalde) is a historic industrial city in the polish Voivodeship Silesia on the edge of Krakow-Czestochowa Juras at the Przemsa. The city is in the historical Lesser Poland, in the so-called Krakow brazier, on the border with the historical regions Upper Silesia.
getting there
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By plane
The closest international Airport is located north of Katowice at the Autostrada A1. Other 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. The city is located north of the A4 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
Places
- Marketplace
Palaces
- historical city museum
- Cultural center
- neo-baroque palace
Churches
- Renaissance collegiate church of St. Adalbert, modernized
- baroque Holy Cross Church
- neo-Gothic Elisabethkirche
- historical Herz-Jesu-Kirche
Other
- baroque mill
- Family blocks
- historical town houses
- 16th century mine
graveyards
- War cemetery from World War II
- Jewish Cemetery
- Jaworzno Central Labor Camp Memorial
Parks
- Żabnika Valley
- Sosina reservoir
- Quarries
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
- Tarnowskie Góry
- Piekary Śląskie
- Chorzów
- Katowice
- Czeladź
- Krzepice
- Sosnowiec
- Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Racibórz
- Sławków
- Czestochowa
- Pszczyna
- Cieszyn
- Pilica
- Ogrodzieniec
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.jaworzno.pl/ - Jaworzno official website