Księża Góra Hill in Radzionków

Above Radzionków, in the Tarnowskie Góry Ridge, rises Księża Góra, 357 m above sea level — a hill that belonged to the church for centuries and is now the town's largest park. From the green slopes a panorama stretches over Radzionków, Piekary Śląskie and Bytom, and in good visibility as far as Siemianowice Śląskie.

A park since the interwar years

The greenery is the work of Jerzy Ziętek, who in the interwar period planted the hill with trees, laid out alleys and arranged the space — he later used this experience when creating Silesian Park in Chorzów. The first park operated here before World War II, and the area gained a second life after the 2010 revitalisation, when MOSiR facilities were built.

What is on the hill

At the summit stands a monument to the Silesian Uprisings, commemorating the participants of the uprisings of 1919–1921 — hence the alternative name, the Hill of the Silesian Insurgents. You will also find the free Silesian Botanical Garden, a grotto with a model of a nothosaur — a marine reptile whose tracks were discovered in the area — plus a playground, a mini rope park, table tennis and chess tables and an outdoor gym.

In practice

Walking alleys and a cycling path lead up the hill; entry and parking are free, and the park is open round the clock all year (only the swimming pool is paid — built here in the 1970s). A final curiosity: as late as the 19th century, Father Knosała wrote that the water flowing down the hill was said to cause rheumatism among the residents.