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Bytom

Country:
Poland
State:
Silesia
City:
Bytom
Type of Location:
Multiple
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

At a distance of about 23 km north of Bytom is located in International Airport "Katowice" in Pyrzowice.It has an annual capacity of 3.6 million passengers (two terminals).In 2006, handled 1.5 million passengers addition, it has the cargo terminal.It supports persistent connections with more than twenty cruise airlines: Ryanair, Centralwings, EuroLOT, LOT, Lufthansa and Wizz Air.In addition, approximately 80 km International Airport in Krakow-Balice.It is the largest regional airport in the country and the second after Warsaw's Okecie airport in terms of number of passengers.It supports persistent connections with more than twenty cruise airlines: Air France, EuroLOT, LOT, Lufthansa.A short distance (about 70-90 miles) from Bytom is also an international airport Ostrava-Mosnov in the Czech Republic.With its services are used by nearly fifteen airlines: Austrian Airlines, Air Europe and Air Fischer.

By Train

Railway lines connect Bytom directly with many cities (direct connection): Bytom- Lubliniec - Kluczbork - Poznan - Saw - Kolobrzeg (a combination of seasonal), Bytom, Katowice - Krakow - Tarnow - Rzeszow - Think (a combination of seasonal), Bytom- Lubliniec - Kluczbork - Poznan - Swinoujscie (a combination of seasonal), Bytom, Katowice - Krakow - Zakopane (a combination of seasonal), Bytom- Wielun - Poznan - Szczecin, Bytom- Tarnowskie Mountain - Lubliniec - Kluczbork, Bytom- Tarnowskie Mountain - Herby New - Wielun Dabrowa, Bytom, Katowice - Myslowice - Jaworzno - Trzebinia - Krakow and Bytom, Gliwice.

By Bus

Residents of Bytom use of 53 buses and 11 trams.Public transport in Bytom organized almost entirely KZK GOP.On his instructions all the tram lines are supported by the company Silesian Trams and bus lines, among others involved in Tychy PKM, PKM Swierklaniec and Smith Transport.

By Road

Bytom is located at the crossroads of major transportation routes of regional, national and international levels.Thus provides good connections with the cities of the Silesian Agglomeration and major urban centers in the country, but also with the countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and Ukraine.In the future, additional road connections to the city on a north-south highway will provide A1.

Key places to visit
Church of Sts. Margaret, Bytom City Park, Upper Silesian Museum, Silesian Opera, Bytom Culture Centre, Silesian Dance Theatre, Dolomites Sports Valley, Church of Sts. Adalbert

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Places to Visit

Church of Sts. Margaret

is a Neo-Gothic church located on the hill of St. Margaret in Bytom.First Church of the Holy.Margaret's was built on a rectangular plan in the Romanesque style.This took place about the year 1170, when Boleslaus the Curly founded a stone church here the shape of which was commemorated on the tympanum Jaksa coming from church.Michael in Wroclaw Olbln.The building was destroyed in 1430, after the capture of the city by the Hussites.It is known that in 1598 year on the hill of St. Margaret was only a wooden church.8 June 1660 the parish was attached to the parish of Assumption.This resulted in restoration of the wooden church in the 1681 year.It functioned since then as a church graveyard until the second half of the nineteenth century, when the priest thanks Norbert Bonczyk threatening to collapse the wooden building was demolished.The 1881 year was built the present brick church, designed by J. Kowollika.

Bytom City Park

City Park in Bytom was founded about 1840 years in north-western part of the city center, between today's st. Tarnogrodzka, ul. Wroclaw and st. Olympic.Within the park there was a bath city, now in this place is swimming in the city started in 1930 year and designed by C. Schmidt.In the years 1 898 - one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven functioned in the Park Zoological Garden.This was the first zoo in Upper Silesia, in which there were 89 animals of 25 species.

Upper Silesian Museum

The origins of Bytom museum dates back to 1910, when a group of history enthusiasts was founded in Bytom Bytom Historical Society Museum (Beuthener Geschichts-und Museumsvereins).The Society then formed a local museum on the basis of deposits from private collections of merchant Simon Mach and teacher Kurt Bimlera (of the Royal Steelworks) and a collection of urban and guild memorabilia and archives provided by the Bytom municipality.Rank of this local institution has been steadily increasing, which confirms the fact that in 1922 he landed a place in the referent for the archaeological sites for the Province of Upper Silesia.In 1928 the museum was taken over by the government of Bytom.Cooperation with the lovers of the city and the region, own shares Collector and shopping often valuable and substantial collections of his possible promotion to the status of a regional nature.Today, the Upper Silesian Museum is a serious, numbering a museum facility in the country of the undisputed achievements, rich harvest and stand-alone program.This institution drawing on the traditions of the past, still relies on innovative solutions.

Silesian Opera

is a opera in existence since 1945 years created by Adam Didur.The seat of the Silesian Opera almost from the beginning remains the building of the former Municipal Theater, built in the years 1899-1901, designed by Berlin architect Alexander Bohm, in the neoclassical style can seat 423 people which since its inauguration ie 1 October 1901 is the art of theater.Silesian Opera is also known outside the country.Hosted in Germany and Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, France, Spain, Ukraine and the Czech Republic.As the only opera in Poland took place twice toured the American continent Moniuszko's Halka presenting the scenes of the United States.Good attendance and special performances Fri "Meetings of the Opera" for school children on display at the theater among others in Poland.Silesian Opera team has made many live recordings.

Bytom Culture Centre

local government cultural institution established in 1992 year by the Municipality of Bytom, based in the building at ul.Zeromskiego 27th.Bytom Culture Centre organizes, presenting and promoting cultural and artistic projects.The Centre's activities and belonging to the Centre for Contemporary Art Chronicle covers various fields of art, like theater, music, fine arts and interdisciplinary activities.Showcase Bytom Culture Centre are cyclical events such as Teatromania Theatre Festival, Theatre hardening project whose aim is to present an independent theater, Winter Feriada Art - an interdisciplinary creative workshops for young people a series of performances for children Familijna scene.

Silesian Dance Theatre

One of the first Polish dance theater next to the Polish Dance Theatre (PTT) from Poznan.Founded in 1991 by Jack luminski, dancer and choreographer, remaining to this day the director of the theater.SDT and institutional PTT theaters are the only dance in Poland, alongside the ever-growing number of teams that do not have the status of local cultural institutions.The seat of the Silesian Dance Theatre is building on the street Zeromskiego 27 in Bytom.Besides artistic activities, theater heavily involved in educational and social projects.Conducts the oldest and largest dance festival in Poland - International Contemporary Dance Conference, in 2007, is scheduled to open at the initiative of SDT School of Performing Arts.Social projects include dance workshops with disabled, elderly, youth work in difficult environments.

Dolomites Sports Valley

Dolomites Sports Valley - Yearlong Centre Skiing Snowboard situated in Bytom Sucha Gora.There are from 1 December 2002 year.The former dolomite mine ceased its mining works in the 70s of the 20th century.In 2002 after a number of rehabilitation works in the dormant excavation "Dolomites Sports Valley" recreational and sports centre was established.The centre provides the possibility of practising winter sports and biking along numerous routs within its area.There are also housing estates and individual buildings being constructed.The investment of building Green Hills eco-housing estate has been executed by Expedite Company since 2006.

Church of Sts. Adalbert

is a parish church in Bytom, built in the mid-fifteenth century pastoral ministry in the fullness of the Franciscans.The first, wooden church with a monastery for imported by Prince Ladislaus of Opole in 1258 the Franciscans built in Bytom in the years 1257 to 1258.He wore a call St. Claus.As a result of the Hussite wars, the Franciscans were expelled in 1430 from the city by sympathizing with the Hussites bourgeoisie.In 1440 came to Bytom obserwancka branch of the Order.Before the year 1450 they rebuilt the church and monastery, replacing the wooden buildings of brick.20 May 1454 year, the church gave a sermon Bernardine reformer and preacher, St. John of Kapistranu.The Church is the temple of the monastery of the Friars Minor of the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Order of Friars Minor in Katowice.The monastery and the headquarters office is located opposite the parish church.

Right Time to Visit

March - July
November - February

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