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Church of Sts. Lawrence

a wooden church in the sixteenth century, built in Knurow, moved in Chorzow on Liberation Hill in the years 1935 - 1938.The church was built in 1599 in Knurow.He served the parishioners until he became too tight.Therefore decided to build a new temple and the church closed in 1926 year.Decaying church for 10 years, the initiative of the provincial conservator, Dr. Tadeusz Dobrowolski, disassembled and moved to Chorzow.In 1936, the church began to be installed on the local Mount Liberation (Top Reden).The investor was the city government Chorzow.Land an area of 2,825 sq ft sent the Polish Treasury Mines.The cost of the transfer without the device inside the gold at that time amounted to 40,000.Construction work on behalf of the magistrate directed the Chorzow Eng.Architect Witold Czeczott Danielewicz.Act of consecration of the temple has transferred Bishop Stanislaw Adamski 16 October 1938, the The church was the parish church of St. filialnym. Antoni.Since 1968 the parish church.

Silesian Planetarium

the largest and oldest planetarium and observatory in Poland.It was founded on December 4 1955 year, the Provincial Culture and Recreation Park located between Chorzow and Katowice.The construction of the Silesian Planetarium.Nicolaus Copernicus launched the Year of Copernican still in 1953 year.They were built on the highest hilltop park known.Gora Parkowa.The team building the Silesian Planetarium also has an observatory (the largest in Poland 30 centimeter refractor), several meters sundial, climatological stations and seismological station.

Entertainment Theatre

is located in Chorzow on the street M. Konopnicka 1 (entrance from the street Katowice).The history of the theater begins in the late 70s, when the idea to the center of Katowice TVP create a music-hall.Broadway revues were inspired to attract both audiences and critics.They were held in it also shows musicals and recitals stars.Planned to play about 250 shows per year.Chosen as the seat of an old, historic building, which before the war ranged Chorzow most exclusive hotel Graf Reden.He built it the Judeo - German investor Franz Oppavsky.In the interwar period it was based, among others German Theatre.And after the war there was a steelworker House or House of Culture Huta Kosciuszko events, concerts, choirs seat etc.Side outbuilding which before the war worked great beer and in which sporting events take place like in chess competitions in the skat and even boxing rebuilt for the theater.It is located in the center of Chorzow - near the market the so-called flyover at the intersection Konopnicka and Katowice.

Museum in Chorzow

is a museum is an institution in which the accumulated historical and ethnographic monuments of Upper Silesia.The museum is located in Chorzow at st. Insurgents 25th The history of the museum dates back to 1925 years.Initially, it bore the name of the Museum of Bytom.During World War II artifacts were scattered.It was not until 1945 facility has resumed its activities.

Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park

is a museum located within the Regional Park of Culture and Recreation. Gen. George Zietek near the Silesian Stadium and shopping center AKS. Park ethnography has nearly 70 historic buildings of wooden architecture of villages and small towns.The area is 22 ha of open-air museum.Collected folk architecture monuments from five sub-regions of Upper Silesia (Beskid, foothill, pszczynsko-Rybnik, industrial and Lubliniec) and the region Dabrowski Basin.The object of integrating the different parts of the exhibition is the church St. Joseph the Worker from the eighteenth century manor as granaries and some buildings of the Silesian Beskid most of the other monuments from the mid nineteenth century.Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is on the trail of wooden architecture province Silesian.

Silesian Zoological Garden

is located within the Regional Park of Culture and Recreation.Gen. George Zietek in Chorzow.It covers an area 49 ha, being the same in Gdansk-Oliwa and Poznan the third largest on the surface of the zoo in Poland.Its origins date back to 1954, when he began to build cages for the animals.Then were transferred to the first species of animals from the zoo in Katowice and the Bytom.There are a total of 2 201 animals of 280 species.In the year 1975 completed the construction of Dinosaur Valley.There are sixteen concrete reconstructions of dinosaurs, whose remains were found a Polish group of paleontologists in the desert Gobi in the years 1963-1971.Another attraction is a mini zoo Silesian Zoo.There are gentle animals there that you can feed and stroke such as rabbits, guinea pigs, domestic goats and domestic sheep.Current prices of tickets allow entrance to the zoo, a 6 zl (reduced) and 12 zl (normal).Children under 10 years can not themselves visit the zoo.

Silesian Amusement Park

the largest amusement park in Poland opened in 1959 year.Located within the Regional Park of Culture and Leisure located in Chorzow near the border of Katowice.It has an area of approximately 26 ha.The Silesian Amusement Park is located about 40 objects for both adults and children.The offer includes two major roller coasters: Cyclone and Tornado Tic-Tac and slide into the water and the Star High.In 2008 the tower was built with a height of about 50 m, equipped with a carousel and a device for free-fall.This tower is the only structure of its kind in Poland, but in 2009 the Technical Supervision Office did not allow her to continue to use.

Hat Exhibition Hall

is a exhibition hall located in the Provincial Culture and Recreation Park located between Chorzow and Katowice.Established in 1968 year. Has an area of 2200 square meters.Hall has a characteristic appearance of ladies hat.Every year the exhibition hall Hat visited by approximately 40 000 people.In the hall hat are organized every year Spring Flower and Garden Show and the Autumn Art Exhibition Horticultural that are visited by 40 000 people.In the period in which they are not organized in the hall of the exhibition held fairs, meetings, exhibitions and many other occasional events. Open all year round, suitable for all kinds of events.

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