Brzeg
Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants and the capital of Brzeg County.
It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder river.
Getting to Brzeg
From the
- 01Brzeg Train Station
Worth seeing
- 01The Castle of the Silesian Piasts
Also called the 'Silesian Wawel', this castle a 20th-century reconstruction of Renaissance castle.
- 02Town Hall
It is one of the most valuable monuments of Renaissance architecture in Poland.
- 03St Jadwiga's Castle Church
- 04St Nicholas’ Church
- 05The Raising of the Holy Cross Church
- 06Oder Gate
A gate in the fortification system of the city of Brzeg.
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.
Where to eat
- 01Milk bar Brzeg
A budget self-service eating establishment with Polish dishes.
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