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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Sosnowiec
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Czeladź, 58km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Sosnowiec is in Silesia, Poland, with about 230,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Czeladź, about 4 km away.
Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association. Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Sosnowiec is one of the cities of the Katowice urban area, which is aRead more
conurbation with a total population of 2.7 million people; as well as the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5.3 million people. The population of the city is 189,178 as of December 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sosnowiec?
Within an hour or so of Sosnowiec: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (30 km), Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen) (37 km), Jasna Gora Monastery (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Sosnowiec?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane and Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce).
Where is Sosnowiec?
Sosnowiec is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Czeladź.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 227,295
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.2868, 19.1039
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Worth the detour from Sosnowiec
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.
37 km · about 40 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.
58 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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