Castle of Bishops in Siewierz

St Barbara and St Valentine Church in Siewierz

Silesian

0.2 km

**St Barbara and St Valentine’s Church in Siewierz** is a masonry hospital church built in 1618 through the efforts and funding of Siewierz burghers. It stands south of the Market Square, close to the ruins of the Kraków bishops’ castle, a…

Church of St. Matthias in Siewierz

Silesian

0.3 km

Behind the market square of Siewierz, not far from the castle of the bishops of Kraków, stands the Church of St. Matthias the Apostle. Its beginnings reach the first half of the **15th century** — at that time only the presbytery was of br…

Chamber of Tradition and Old Culture in Siewierz

Silesian

0.3 km

Just behind the market square of Siewierz, next to the parish church, stands a single-storey manor house with a mansard shingle roof and dormers — the Old Municipality Building. This late-classicist, two-tract residence with a central hall…

Hadyna and Pyzik Bench in Siewierz

Silesian

0.3 km

In a corner of the Siewierz market square, in the shade of the fountain with the Siewierz Maidens, two gentlemen sit on a bronze bench — **Stanisław Hadyna** and **Zdzisław Pyzik**, creators of the song „Od Siewierza jechał wóz" („A Cart W…

Siewierz Maidens Fountain

Silesian

Free entry

0.4 km

The Siewierz Maidens Fountain stands on the Market Square in Siewierz, close to the ruins of the Kraków Bishops’ Castle. This free outdoor attraction works well as a short stop, photo spot or break during a trip through the Kraków–Częstoch…

Market Square in Siewierz

Silesian

0.4 km

Siewierz received its town charter around **1276** and for centuries was the capital of its own duchy ruled by the bishops of Kraków. The market square, laid out at the town’s founding, still keeps the size of the medieval place — today vo…

Romanesque Church of St. John the Baptist in Siewierz

Silesian

1.5 km

On a hill by Cmentarna Street in Siewierz stands the Romanesque church of St. John the Baptist — one of the oldest preserved churches in Poland. It was probably built in **1144 or 1164**, funded by Piotr Włostowic, who is credited with fou…

Przeczycki Reservoir

Silesian

4.4 km

The Przeczycki Reservoir, also known as Przeczyce or the Przeczycko-Siewierski Reservoir, was created in 1963 by damming the Czarna Przemsza. It lies in the Siewierz and Mierzęcice municipalities, near Przeczyce and Sarnów. The reservoir s…

Prażonki Porębskie — Poręba’s signature potato dish

Silesian

6.9 km

On a September weekend the town of Poręba smells of slow-roasted potatoes — this is where, in the northern part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, a dish with the status of a regional treasure was born. Prażonki are potatoes roasted for hou…