Things to do in Racibórz

Castle Brewery in Raciborz

Racibórz

## Why visit The Castle Brewery in Raciborz operates beside Piast Castle and is one of the city’s distinctive landmarks. It suits visitors who want to combine the history of a ducal residence with local brewing. Book a guided tour in advan…

Upper Odra Festival

Racibórz

Free entry

The Upper Odra Festival is a three-day celebration held across western Silesia. It combines concerts, workshops, tours, outdoor activities and local food. The sixth edition took place from 26 to 28 June 2026 in places including Rybnik, Rac…

Wooden Church in Pietrowice Wielkie

Racibórz

Free entry

The pilgrimage Church of the Holy Cross in Pietrowice Wielkie is a wooden church on the road to Gródczanki, about 1.5 km from the village centre. It was built in 1667 at a site associated with a spring and the veneration of the Crucified C…

Wooden Church in Baborów

Racibórz

Free entry

On the edge of Baborów, in the Głubczyce Plateau, stands the wooden Church of St Joseph and St Barbara. The larch church was built in 1700–1702 on the site of a pilgrimage chapel. Its distinctive features are a Greek-cross plan and rich Ba…

Church of the Assumption in Racibórz

Racibórz

On the southern corner of the Racibórz market square, at Mickiewicza Street, stands the **Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary** — the old parish church and the oldest temple in town, and one of the oldest parish churches in…

Defensive Walls in Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz was surrounded by walls earlier than most towns of Upper Silesia: the first documented mention comes **from 1299**, when Duke Przemysław of Racibórz ordered the burgrave to build defensive walls. The circuit, about **1.8 kilometre…

Museum in Racibórz

Racibórz

The Museum in Racibórz occupies two adjoining monuments near the Market Square: the former Gothic church of the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Spirit from **1327** at 1 Gimnazjalna Street and the building of the former People’s Bank on Chop…

Palace in Krowiarki

Racibórz

A tower-ringed residence near Racibórz, known as the pearl of the Racibórz Land, ranks among the largest palaces of Upper Silesia: it offers about **4,000 square metres** of floor space, **115 rooms** and **30 cellars** forming a labyrinth…

Palace in Łubowice

Racibórz

Beside the road from Racibórz to Rudnik, Neo-Gothic ruins of the Eichendorff palace rise from the park — an important site among the monuments of Romanticism in Poland. In **1788** the poet **Joseph von Eichendorff**, the singer of wanderi…

Sławików Palace

Racibórz

Even as a ruin, the palace in Sławików in the Rudnik commune near Racibórz impresses: it is the largest palace in Racibórz county, with a 62-metre facade of 19 window axes. The exact date of its construction has not been established — scho…

Łężczok Nature Reserve near Racibórz

Racibórz

A few minutes south of Racibórz, within the Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Landscape Park, lies one of the largest nature reserves of the Silesian Voivodeship — **477.38 ha** of ponds, riparian forests and oxbow lakes of the Ode…

Market Square in Racibórz

Racibórz

The market square has been Racibórz’s central place since the Middle Ages, though its present look tells a more complicated story than most Silesian old towns. Wartime destruction consumed almost all of the original buildings, and today’s…

Rev. Pieczka Square in Racibórz

Racibórz

Right next to the Racibórz collegiate church, at ul. Nowa, in a section of Plac Długosza, lies a square named after Rev. Prelate Stefan Pieczka — the long-standing parish priest of the temple and one of the most important figures of post-w…

Observation Tower in Baborów

Racibórz

On Wiejska Street in Baborów, at an altitude of **249 m above sea level**, a small observation tower of metal and wood has been built. It is **10 metres** tall and has two levels, and its construction became part of the development of the…