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Zabrze
VoivodeshipSilesia
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Zabrze

Zabrze(German: from 1915 to 1945 Hindenburg O.S.) is a big city in the polish Voivodeship Silesia at the Klodnitz and the Beuthener Wasser in the Upper Silesian industrial area GOP on the Silesian plateau. The city is in the historical Upper Silesia.

getting there

Map of Zabrze

By plane

The international Katowice Airport is 35 km from Zabrze.

By train

The 1 Zabrze train stationZabrze train station in the Wikipedia encyclopediaZabrze train station in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsZabrze train station (Q2562351) in the Wikidata database can be reached with Intercitys Katowice (15 minutes), Opole (1 H.), Wroclaw, Krakow and the Czech Ostrava (2 hours each) and Poses (4-5 hours). An Express InterCity (EIC) runs twice a day from Warsaw (2:40 hours).

Of Vienna there is a direct Eurocity connection (4½ hours) With the Euronight you can reach Zabrze without changing trains Berlin. Coming from Dresden, you drive via Breslau (6 hours in total)

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 Zabrze exit. The city is just north of 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

Freiheitsallee

The town center is easy to explore on foot.

Zabrze is located on the Technical Monuments Route in the Silesian Voivodeship. These include the Coal Mining Museum, the Guido Mining Museum, the Queen Luise Open-Air Mining Museum and the Maciej Shaft.

Tourist Attractions

Joseph's Church

Churches

  • 1  Andreas Church (kościół św. Andrzeja Apostoła w Zabrzu). Andreaskirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaAndreaskirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAndrew's Church (Q11746446) in the Wikidata database.Neo-Gothic.
  • 2  Anna Church (Kościół św. Anny w Zabrzu). Annakirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaAnnakirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAnnakirche (Q564241) in the Wikidata database.Neo-Romanesque brick building.
  • 3  Protestant Peace Church (kościół Pokoju w Zabrzu). Protestant Peace Church in the encyclopedia WikipediaEvangelical Peace Church in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEvangelical Peace Church (Q11745729) in the Wikidata database.Neo-Romance.
  • 4  Joseph's Church (Kościół św. Józefa w Zabrzu). Joseph's Church in the Wikipedia encyclopediaJosephskirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsJosephskirche (Q11746964) in the Wikidata database.Expressionist brick church, built 1930–31 based on a design by Dominikus Böhm.
  • 5  St. Hedwig wooden church (kościół św. Jadwigi w Zabrzu), ulice Wolności 504, 41-806 Zabrze. Wooden church St. Hedwig in the encyclopedia WikipediaWooden church St. Hedwig in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWooden Church of St. Hedwig (Q11746733) in the Wikidata database.Built 1928–29.
  • 6  Johanneskirche (kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Zabrzu), Biskupice district, 37 Bytomskiej Street. Johanneskirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaJohanneskirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsJohanneskirche (Q11746866) in the Wikidata database.Neo-Gothic.

Buildings

New theater
  • neo-baroque town hall
  • 7  New theater (Teatr Nowy w Zabrzu), Powstańców 14 (pl.Teatralny 1). New theater in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNew theater in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNeues Theater (Q9356118) in the Wikidata database.1901 built in half-timbered style as the Donnersmarckhütte casino. Theater since 1959.
  • Half-timbered fire station
  • Music and dance house
  • historical family blocks
  • 8  Main post office building (Gmach Poczty w Zabrzu), Plac Dworcowy 1. Main post office in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMain Post Office in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMain Post Office (Q15697205) in the Wikidata database.Neo-Gothic brick building, built 1909–1911.
  • baroque memory
  • baroque palace
  • historical manor
  • Art Nouveau town houses
  • Donnersmarckhütte (Huta Zabrze) Donnersmarckhütte in the encyclopedia WikipediaDonnersmarckhütte in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsDonnersmarckhütte (Q11710334) in the Wikidata database
  • 9  Hotel Admiralspalast. Hotel Admiralspalast in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHotel Admiralspalast in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHotel Admiralspalast (Q359243) in the Wikidata database.Expressionist building, built 1924–1927 based on a design by the Berlin architects Richard Bielenberg and Josef Moser.

Museums

  • 10  Museum of the Coal Mining (Muzeum Górnictwa Węglowego w Zabrzu) Museum of Coal Mining in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMuseum of Coal Mining in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMuseum of Coal Mining (Q11786985) in the Wikidata database
  • 11  Master key hereditary tunnels (Główna Kluczowa Sztolnia Dziedziczna), od rozwidlenia wschodniego - rejon szybu Carnall w skansenie górniczym do wylotu przy ul. Karola Miarki. Master key hereditary tunnels in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMaster key heirloom in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMaster key hereditary tunnel (Q11708267) in the Wikidata database.The 14 kilometer long tunnel for drainage and underground transport with mining boats was built in 1799–1869. He connected Alt-Zabrze with Königshütte. In 1951 it was filled in. It has been exposed again since 2017 and can be viewed.
  • 12  Show mine Queen Luise (Skansen Górniczy Królowa Luiza) Queen Luise mine in the Wikipedia encyclopediaQueen Luise show mine in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsQueen Luise Mine (Q9337618) in the Wikidata database
  • 13  Guido show mine (Zabytkowa Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Guido) Guido mine in the Wikipedia encyclopediaShow mine Guido in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGuido mine (Q820499) in the Wikidata database
  • 14  Maciej shaft (zespół szybu Maciej w Zabrzu), Maciejów district, Srebrna 2.6. Maciej shaft in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMaciej shaft in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMaciej slot (Q9352520) in the Wikidata database.

Parks and gardens

Jewish Cemetery
  • 15  Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz żydowski w Zabrzu) Jewish cemetery in the Wikipedia encyclopediaJewish cemetery in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsJewish cemetery (Q8511049) in the Wikidata database
  • Botanical Garden

activities

  • Zabrze Philharmonic (Filharmonia Zabrzańska) Philharmonie Zabrze in the encyclopedia WikipediaPhilharmonie Zabrze (Q9259547) in the Wikidata database
  • Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.

shop

There are shopping opportunities.

kitchen

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

nightlife

accommodation

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

security

It's pretty safe.

health

trips

Several large cities are located within the Upper Silesian industrial area:

  • Ruda Śląska (Ruda) - 7 km east
  • Gliwice (Gleiwitz) - 9 km west
  • Bytom (Bytom) - 15 km northeast
  • Chorzów (Königshütte) - 15 km east
  • Katowice (Katowice) - 20 km southeast, 20 minutes by train
  • Tychy (Tichau) - 40 km southeast, 45 minutes by train via Katowice

Further goals:

  • Rybnik - 43 km southwest
  • Pszczyna (Pless) - 45 km southeast, 1 hour by train via Katowice
  • Oświęcim (Auschwitz) - 50 km southeast, 1½ hours by train via Katowice
  • Racibórz (Ratibor) - 60 km southwest, 1:05 hours by train
  • Bielsko-Biała (Bielitz-Biala) - 65 km southeast, 1½ hours by train via Katowice
  • Ostrava (Ostrau) - 75 km southwest, 2 hours by train
  • Opole (Opole) - 80 km northwest, 1 hour by train

literature

See article too Poland.

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