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Zabrze (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzabʐɛ] ⓘ; German: 1915–1945: Hindenburg O.S., full form: Hindenburg in Oberschlesien, Silesian: Zŏbrze, Yiddish: זאַבזשע, romanized: Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 million.
- Zabytkowa Kopalnia węgla Kamiennego Guido
- Skansen Górniczy Królowa Luiza
- Municipal Botanical Garden
- Coalmining Museum
- Dom Muzyki I Tańca
- Muzeum Miejskie
- Muzeum Techniki Wojskowej
- Szyb Maciej
- Jewish Cemetery
- Kino Roma
A mining museum like no other, the Guido Mine beckons you deep underground to tunnels as far as 355 metres beneath the surface. Down here you’ll be in no doubt what it was like to toil in Zabrze’s mines, wearing a hardhat and lamp, feeling the drafts along the tunnels and seeing signs of tectonic movement in the tunnel walls. Further up, the tour a...
Named for the Queen of Prussia this mine was in business from 1791 to 1998. Since 1993, even before it shut down, the underground chambers and infrastructure have been opened up to the public. The tour takes you to a depth of 36 metres and includes a ride on a subterranean train. At the Carnall Shaft the engine room, switchgear, shower hall and uni...
Created in 1928, the Municipal Botanical Garden wouldn’t be opened to the public until 1938 because of the Great Depression. After the war the garden was restored and repeatedly enlarged and is now more than six hectares in size, and has around thousands of specimens of plants, trees and shrubs. A superb recent addition is the rose garden that has ...
If you’re still curious about the culture and technology of coalmining in Zabrze you could make for the museum that operates the Louisa Mine. The exhibitions are in a Historicist government building from the 1870s extended in 1906. You can get in touch with coal and mining from a few different angles, studying its geology and palaeobotany, the deve...
Zabrze’s most recognisable monument is this cavernous performing arts venue that opened in 1959. The House of Music and Dance has the Socialist Realist architecture of the time, with a hexagonal plan and a capacity of more than 2,000. The hall has made a name for its high-quality acoustics, and the likes of José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Krysti...
To get a sense of place in Zabrze, the City Museum has masses of artefacts mapping the city’s folk culture, art and history. Some of the most engaging are the many everyday pieces from industrial times like identity cards, diplomas, chequebooks, factory catalogues and photographs. Also waiting for you are pieces of traditional farming equipment, co...
If you’re into military hardware you have to check out this museum where a large cache of weapons and vehicles sit in an open yard. The amount and variety of exhibits is staggering, and mostly dates from the Second World War and the days of the Polish People’s Army. There are tanks, armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers, transport trucks, fire...
On the Silesian Route of Industrial Monuments, Szyb Maciej is an industrial site at a shaft of the early 20th-century Concordia mine. After a period of neglect, new owners have totally revitalised the complex, cleaning up its headframe, engine room, switchgear, steam engine and a host of other mechanisms and buildings. You can see all these on an h...
Established in 1874, Zabrze’s Jewish Cemetery has been closed for more than 60 years. But even after all the events of the 20th century the cemetery has 500 gravestones and monuments, maintained by volunteers. If you find the brightly-painted gates locked you can get into this two-hectare site around the back. The cemetery has been reclaimed by nat...
The slightly dishevelled temple-like building at Ulica Padlewskiego 4 is the oldest cinema in Upper Silesia. Kino Roma opened as the Kino Lichtspielhaus (Cinematograph) in 1912 and back in the silent movie era even had an orchestra pit. More than a century later remains a gathering place for movie lovers. The auditorium can seat 275 and is used for...
Zabrze, city, Śląskie województwo (province), southern Poland. It is situated in the Upper Silesian industrial district. Zabrze became Prussian in 1742, and in 1921, when Upper Silesia was partitioned between Poland and Germany, it remained in German hands.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Nov 24, 2023 · Top Things to Do in Zabrze, Poland: See Tripadvisor's 2,435 traveller reviews and photos of Zabrze tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in September. We have reviews of the best places to see in Zabrze. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Zabrze. A fairly quiet town in the heart of Silesia, Zabrze is not generally numbered among the most spectacular places in Poland. Nor is it a mecca for tourists any more than its neighbouring towns of Bytom and Gliwice, each of them having a sleepy and dormant appearance.
Jun 20, 2018 · Zabrze is situated in southern Poland’s Silesia region, in the greater Katowice area that also includes the cities of Gliwice, Bytom and Chorzów. The city makes a welcome day trip or overnight stay away from the busier city of Katowice.
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