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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Bytom
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Bytom
Bytom sits on the route: 5 minutes from Brzeziny Śląskie, 53km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Bytom is in Silesia, Poland, with about 190,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Brzeziny Śląskie, about 4 km away.
Bytom (Polish pronunciation: [ˈbɨtɔm] ; Silesian: Bytōm, Bytōń, German: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, the city is 7 km (4 mi) northwest of Katowice, the regional capital.
It is one of the oldest cities in the Upper Silesia, and the former seat of theRead more
Piast dukes of the Duchy of Bytom. Until 1532, it was in the hands of the Piast dynasty, then it belonged to the Hohenzollern dynasty. After 1623 it was a state country in the hands of the Donnersmarck family. From 1742 to 1945 the town was within the borders of Prussia and Germany, and played an important role as an economic and administrative centre of the local industrial region. Until the outbreak of World War II, it was the main centre of national, social, cultural and publishing organisations fighting to preserve Polish identity in Upper Silesia. In the interbellum and during World War II, local Poles and Jews faced persecution by Germany.
After the war, decades of the Polish People's Republic were characterized by a constant emphasis on the development of heavy industry, which deeply polluted and degraded Bytom. After 1989, the city experienced a socio-economic decline. The population has also been rapidly declining since 1999. However, it is an important place in the cultural, entertainment, and industrial map of the region. Bytom is home to the Silesian Opera, the Upper Silesian Museum, and part of the Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland. The city is also known as the home of Polonia Bytom, a successful football and ice hockey club.
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What is there to see near Bytom?
Within an hour or so of Bytom: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (41 km), Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen) (45 km), Jasna Gora Monastery (53 km).
Are there any good drives near Bytom?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Cervenohorske Sedlo and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Bytom?
Bytom is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Brzeziny Śląskie.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 189,186
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.3480, 18.9328
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen)
The ruined Polish hilltop castle used as Kaer Morhen and battle sites in Netflix's The Witcher.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Jasna Gora Monastery
Pauline monastery at Czestochowa housing the Black Madonna icon, Poland's principal pilgrimage site, sited just off the DK1 corridor.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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