Zabrze

Worth seeing in and around Zabrze

10 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
   Gliwice Arena

   Gliwice Arena, known for sponsorship reasons as PreZero Arena Gliwice, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Gliwice, Poland. The main arena has 13,752 seats across its four stands and a capacity of up to 17,178 spectators with standing places, making it one of the largest indoor arenas in the country.

   6.8 km · multi-purpose indoor arena in Gliwice, Poland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice

   The Diocese of Gliwice ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice.

   8.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ernest Pohl Stadium

   The Arena Zabrze, officially known as the Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla w Zabrzu, is a football stadium in Zabrze, Poland.

   1 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stadion Piast

   The Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium, also known as the Piast Gliwice Stadium is a football-specific stadium located in Gliwice, Poland.

   5.9 km · stadium of Piast Gliwice · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Silesian University of Technology

   The Silesian University of Technology is a public university in Gliwice, Poland. Established in 1945, the university is one of the 10 officially recognized research universities in Poland.

   7.4 km · technical university in Gliwice, Poland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Guido Mine and Coal Mining Museum

   The Guido mine is a historic deep coal mine and museum in Zabrze, Silesia, Poland. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

   1.7 km · Polish Mining Museum, Zabrze · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Joseph's Church

   St. Joseph's Church (Polish: Kościół św.

   900 m · church building in Zabrze, Poland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   New Synagogue

   The New Synagogue was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Gleiwitz, Germany. Designed by Salomon Lubowski and Louis Troplowitz in the Rundbogenstil, Moorish Revival, and Romanesque Revival styles and completed in 1861, the synagogue was destroyed by Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht.

   8 km · destroyed German synagogue · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Old church of St. Bartheomeo in Gliwice

   The Old church of Saint Bartholomew is a fortified church in Gliwice in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. Originally, it was built in Romanesque style about 1232 and situated far outside the defensive walls of the city.

   7.8 km · church building in Gliwice, Poland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Szombierki

    The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Szombierki, commonly referred to as simply the "Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus" is a church in Szombierki, a district of the city of Bytom.

    9.1 km · church building in Szombierki, Poland · Wikipedia

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Things to do

1. 01
   New Theatre

   The city theatre is in an Art Nouveau building, formerly a steelworks casino.

2. 02
   Zabrze Philharmonic
3. 03
   House of Music and Dance
4. 04
   Arena Zabrze

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Where to eat

The main eating strip is Wolności, a block north of the station. Along here are Akira Sushi, Sorrento, Calavera, Mąka & Oliwa, Happy Star, Gruby Benek and Skrzydlaty Byk.

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Getting to Zabrze

Airports

Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 29 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 76 km · Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 83 km

Stations

Gliwice railway station, 7.2 km · Ruda Śląska railway station, 5.4 km

• Balice → Zabrze

  76 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · zł20–27
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• Wrocław → Zabrze

  151 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · zł37–50
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• Łódź → Zabrze

  168 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · zł44–60
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