Legnica

Worth seeing in and around Legnica

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
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica

   The Diocese of Legnica is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Legnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1% of the population attended a church every Sunday and holy obligation day or more often in 2013.

   200 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Legnica Cathedral

   The Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Legnica is located at Cathedral Square in the city of Legnica, Poland. The present building was erected between 1333 and 1380.

   200 m · church building in Legnica, Poland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Piast Castle (Legnica)

   Legnica Castle is a medieval castle located in Legnica, in southwestern Poland. It was originally built by duke Bolesław I the Tall in the second half of the 12th century and expanded by his successor, Henry the Bearded, in the early 13th century.

   400 m · castle in Poland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Scultetus Tenement House

   The Scultetus Tenement House - a historic tenement house on Blessed Virgin Mary Street in Legnica, near the Piast Gallery. The Renaissance building was built at the beginning of the fifteenth century.

   300 m · building in Legnica, Poland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Saint John the Baptist church in Legnica

   The Church of St. John the Baptist in Legnica is a Baroque church in Legnica, Poland, built in the first half of the 18th century.

   100 m · church building in Legnica, Poland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Municipal Stadium, Legnica

   The White Eagle Municipal Stadium is a football stadium in Legnica, Poland, located in the City Park along White Eagle Avenue.

   800 m · football stadium in Legnica, Poland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej

   The Helena Modrzejewska Theatre in Legnica, Poland - a state drama theater, operating in the building of the former opera-theater from the mid-19th century. In 1991 the building was entered into the register of historical monuments.

   100 m · theater in Legnica, Poland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St. Jadwiga's Basilica, Legnickie Pole

   St. Jadwiga's Basilica is a church located in Legnickie Pole, Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.

   9 km · church · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Saint Hyacinth church in Legnica

   The Church of St. Hyacinth in Legnica is Roman Catholic, neogothic Parish church built in the year 1908.

   900 m · church building in Legnica, Poland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Piast Castle
2. 02
   Cathedral of St

   Peter and Paul, Świętego Piotra 2a,.

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Things to do

Football: Miedź Legnica were relegated in 2023 so they play soccer in 1. Liga, the second tier. Their home ground is Orła Białego ("White Eagle") Stadium, capacity 6200, 1 km east of town centre.

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Getting to Legnica

Airports

Copernicus Wrocław (WRO), 52 km · Pardubice (PED), 136 km · Poznań-Ławica (POZ), 142 km

Stations

Legnica Airport, 3.1 km

• Wrocław → Legnica

  62 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · zł17–22
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• Poznań → Legnica

  143 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · zł39–50
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• Katowice → Legnica

  227 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · zł55–75
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