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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Chorzów
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Chorzów
Chorzów sits on the route: 10 minutes from Świętochłowice, 57km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Chorzów is in Silesia, Poland, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Świętochłowice, about 4 km away.
Chorzów ( KHOZH-oof; Polish: [ˈxɔʐuf] ; German: Königshütte [ˈkøːnɪçsˌhʏtə] ; Silesian: Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on theRead more
Rawa River (a tributary of the Vistula).
Administratively, Chorzów is in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, previously Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Silesian Voivodeship. Chorzów is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – the Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of about 5,294,000 people. The population within the city limits is 105,628 as of December 2021.
Chorzów is particularly known as the location of the Silesian Stadium, one of the largest and historically most important stadiums in Poland. Ruch Chorzów, one of the most accomplished Polish football clubs, is based in the city.
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What is there to see near Chorzów?
Within an hour or so of Chorzów: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (35 km), Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen) (44 km), Jasna Gora Monastery (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Chorzów?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Cervenohorske Sedlo and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Chorzów?
Chorzów is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Świętochłowice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 113,430
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.3058, 18.9742
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Worth the detour from Chorzów
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.
44 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.
57 km · about 65 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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