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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Piekary Śląskie
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Piekary Śląskie
Piekary Śląskie sits on the route: 5 minutes from Bytom, 50km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Piekary Śląskie is in Silesia, Poland, with about 60,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bytom, about 4 km away.
Piekary Śląskie ([pʲɛˈkarɨ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]) (Silesian: Piekory) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. One of the core cities of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).
It is situated in the SilesianRead more
Voivodeship. It is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area, and it lies within the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 54,226 (2021).
Piekary is a spiritual center of Upper Silesia, a Marian shrine which is a pilgrimage site for thousands of the faithful, and a mining town.
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What is there to see near Piekary Śląskie?
Within an hour or so of Piekary Śląskie: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (44 km), Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen) (45 km), Jasna Gora Monastery (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Piekary Śląskie?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Cervenohorske Sedlo and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Piekary Śląskie?
Piekary Śląskie is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Bytom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 59,757
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.3802, 18.9265
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Worth the detour from Piekary Śląskie
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.
50 km · about 55 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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