Industrial Monuments Route

Guido Coal Mine in Zabrze

Silesian

150–240 min

0.1 km

**Guido Coal Mine in Zabrze** takes visitors 320 metres underground to authentic workings, mining machinery and spaces connected with the history of coal extraction. This is not a museum with one hall: visits follow selected routes, always…

Jewish Cemetery in Zabrze

Silesian

2.1 km

The Jewish cemetery at 15 Cmentarna Street in Zabrze is a protected historic site and an important trace of Upper Silesia’s multicultural past. It was established in 1871; the oldest surviving gravestone dates from 18 September that year.…

Zandka Estate in Zabrze

Silesian

2.2 km

On Krakusa and Stalmacha streets, in the Małe Zabrze part of the city, one of the more interesting workers' colonies of Upper Silesia has survived. Zandka — the colloquial name of the complex, also called the Sand Colony (German: Sandkolon…

Wooden Church of St. Hedwig in Zabrze

Silesian

2.8 km

## Key information St. Hedwig’s Church in Zabrze’s Poremba district is an unusual wooden church from the interwar period. It stands at 504 Wolności Street and remains an active parish church. Its oval, twelve-sided body with four towers co…

Maciej Shaft in Zabrze

Silesian

4.6 km

The Maciej Shaft in Zabrze's Maciejów district is a fully preserved complex of the former Concordia mine (later Pstrowski), now open to visitors as a site on the Industrial Monuments Route. Early twentieth-century buildings, the winding to…

Park of a Million Lights in Zabrze

Silesian

5.0 km

In winter, the grounds of the **Leśne Kąpielisko MOSiR** forest swimming area at Srebrna 10 street in Zabrze turn into the **Park of a Million Lights** — a festive land of illuminations spread over **220,000 m²**. The leading theme is the…

St. Lawrence Church in Zabrze

Silesian

5.6 km

On Kościelne Hill in Zabrze-Mikulczyce stands the neo-Gothic church of St Lawrence — a church with an exceptionally well documented Upper Silesian history. The parish paid Peter's pence as early as **1326**, and according to the parish pri…

St Joseph's Church in Ruda Śląska

Silesian

5.6 km

**St Joseph’s Church and Sanctuary in Ruda Śląska** is one of the most distinctive churches of industrial Upper Silesia. The Neo-Romanesque brick basilica was founded by the Ballestrem family and stands out through its Italian architectura…

Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Ruda Śląska

Silesian

5.8 km

On Jan Paweł II Square in Nowy Bytom, regarded as the main market square of Ruda Śląska, stands the mighty basilica of St. Paul the Apostle — one of the finest examples of Romanesque Revival in Upper Silesia. Construction began in 1911, an…