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Żory(German: Sohrau) is a historic city in the voivodeship Silesia at the Mange at the edge of Plesser heather on the Silesian plateau. The city is in the historical Upper Silesia.
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 Gliwice is attainable.
By bus
Intercity buses run regularly to Gliwice 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. Then you can take the autobahn at Gliwice switch and on the Autostrada A1 continue south. The city is located immediately to the east of the A1 and has its own exit.
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
- late baroque palace
- Baked Gothic St. Philip's Church
- neo-Gothic evangelical church
- classicist evangelical church
- Marketplace
- baroque Nepomuk column
- Town houses
- Jewish Cemetery
- Remains of the medieval city wall
activities
Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer. Water sports can be practiced on the Oder and Ulga Canal.
shop
There are shopping opportunities. A visit is recommended for extensive shopping Wroclaw.
kitchen
Due to the numerous forests and rivers, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish. Numerous fish ponds have been created around Racibórz on the Oder since the Middle Ages.
nightlife
A visit to Wroclaw is recommended to celebrate.
accommodation
There are numerous 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
- Paczków
- Nysa
- Moszna
- Otmuchów
- Głubczyce
- Prudnik
- Racibórz
- Kuźnia Raciborska
- Wodzisław Śląski
- Jastrzębie-Zdrój
- Rybnik
- Knurów
- Tychy
- Pszczyna
- Cieszyn
- Bielsko-Biała
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.zory.pl/ - Official website of Żory