Brzeg

Worth seeing in and around Brzeg

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Brzeg Castle

   Brzeg Castle is located in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Now a museum, the structures includes the Piast dynasty mausoleum.

   1.2 km · Castle in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Nicholas's Church

   St. Nicholas' Church in Brzeg, Poland, is a Gothic basilica built in the fourteenth century.

   1.2 km · church building in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Brzeg Synagogue

   The Brzeg Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue building, located at 61 Długa Street, in Brzeg, in the Opole Voivodeship of Poland. Completed in 1799 and partially destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, the building was rebuilt in 1940 as a residence.

   1.3 km · synagogue in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Holy Cross Church

   Holy Cross Church - a Roman Catholic parish church in Brzeg, in the Opole Voivodeship. The church belongs to the deanery of the North of Brzeg; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław.

   1.2 km · Roman Catholic church in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Brzeg Town Hall

   Brzeg Town Hall is a Renaissance building designed by Bernard Niuron built between 1569 and 1577. It is considered to be one of the most important Renaissance monuments in Poland.

   1.1 km · town hall, museum in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St. Luke's Church

   St. Luke's Church - a parish church belonging to the Lutheran Diocese of Katowice.

   1.2 km · church building in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Saints Peter and Paul Church, Brzeg

   Sts. Apostles Peter and Paul Church in Brzeg, Poland, is a historic Gothic Franciscan basilica built in the thirteenth century.

   900 m · church building in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Christ's Resurrection Church, Brzeg

   Christ's Resurrection Church is a Roman Catholic garrison church in Brzeg, in the Opole Voivodeship. The church belongs to the deanery of the Polish Land Forces of the Military Ordinariate of Poland.

   1.2 km · church building in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St. Hedwig’s Church, Brzeg

   St. Jadwiga's Church in Brzeg, Poland, is a Gothic castle church built in the fourteenth century.

   1.3 km · church building in Brzeg, Poland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   The Castle of the Silesian Piasts

   Also called the 'Silesian Wawel', this castle a 20th-century reconstruction of Renaissance castle.

2. 02
   Town Hall

   It is one of the most valuable monuments of Renaissance architecture in Poland.

3. 03
   St Jadwiga's Castle Church
4. 04
   St Nicholas’ Church
5. 05
   The Raising of the Holy Cross Church
6. 06
   Oder Gate

   A gate in the fortification system of the city of Brzeg.

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Things to do

Museum of the Silesian Piasts, Pl. Zamkowy 1. Permanent exhibitions: The art of Silesia of the 15th to 18th centuries from the collections of the National Museum in Wroclaw; From the heritage and the past of the Silesian Piasts; Brzeg - 750 years. Saturdays: free admission.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Milk bar Brzeg

   A budget self-service eating establishment with Polish dishes.

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Getting to Brzeg

Airports

Copernicus Wrocław (WRO), 50 km · Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 121 km · Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 138 km

Stations

Brzeg railway station, 1.8 km

• Wrocław → Brzeg

  41 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · zł13–18
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• Katowice → Brzeg

  129 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · zł34–46
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• Łódź → Brzeg

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · zł46–60
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