Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Będzin (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Będzin Castle, Synagoga Cukermana, and Jewish Cemetery. Also, be sure to include Muzeum Zagłębia in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Będzin (Silesian).
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Będzin Castle
Also known as: Zamek w Będzinie
Fortress in Będzin, Poland. The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century. It was an important fortification in the Kingdom of Poland and later, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1]
Address: ul. Zamkowa 1, 42-500 Bedzin
Synagoga Cukermana
Mizrachi Synagogue in Będzin - a public house of prayer located in Będzin in the basement of a tenement house at 3 Potockiego Street.
Jewish Cemetery
New Jewish cemetery in Bedzin - a Jewish cemetery in Bedzin located on the northern slope of Castle Mountain at Podzamcze Street.
There were three Jewish cemeteries in Będzin, of which only the Jewish cemetery on Góra Zamkowa (Castle Hill), called the new Jewish cemetery, survived. It was established in 1831 due to the outbreak of cholera in Będzin in July of that year, when the old Jewish cemetery in Zawal turned out to be too small to accommodate all the bodies. The land for the cemetery was bought from the inhabitants of the town for 300 guilders.
In the area of 0,5 ha about 250 matzevot have survived and about 550 broken or heavily damaged. The oldest gravestone dates back to 1831. There are Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions on matzevot. Now the area of the cemetery is neglected, overgrown by a forest. In the middle of the cemetery there are foundations of an ohel, most probably of Rabbi Baruch Hercygier (according to another, uncertain hypothesis of Rabbi Jakub Natan) and remains of a stone wall of a fence. A matzeva of Jakub Natan (with a carved eagle of the Republic of Poland) is today in the Zagłębie Museum in Będzin.
The cemetery was in use until the end of 1870s. During World War II it was devastated by Germans. A reconstructed gate leads to the cemetery.
Address: 29 Podzamcze, Będzin
Muzeum Zagłębia
The Museum of Zagłębie in Będzin provides visitors with cultural goods and materials documenting the history of the region. It is housed in two buildings: a castle on Zamkowa Street and a palace on Gzichowska Street. In addition, the museum objects are: Bedzin Underground, the former Jewish House of Prayer "Mizrachi", at 3 Potockiego Street, the City Walls and the Castle Hill. The institution functions on the basis of the statute passed by the City Council of Bedzin and approved by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The museum facilities also include: Jan Dorman Foundation, Polish Numismatic Society - Zagłębie Branch, Association of Polish Veterans and former. Political Prisoners, the Inn and the 1st Black Knight's Troop of Będzin Castellany.
Address: Ul. Gzichowska15, Będzin
Pałac Mieroszewskich
Mieroszewski Palace - a baroque-classicist palace of the Mieroszewski family located in Gzichów, a district of Będzin, at 15 Gzichowska Street.
Address: Ul. Karola Świerczewskiego 15, Będzin
Parafia św. Barbary
Saint Barbara Parish in Bedzin - a Roman Catholic parish, located in the Bedzin Decanate, Sosnowiec Diocese, Częstochowa Metropolis, Poland. Established in 1989. It is served by diocesan priests.
Address: 1 Koszelew, Będzin
Kościół św. Tomasza
Cemetery Church of St. Thomas in Bedzin - c. 1834, brick, with Baroque altarpiece and Gothic sculptures. In its surroundings there is a Roman-Catholic cemetery with the oldest, richly decorated, Art Nouveau sculptures and tombstones. Earlier, from the second half of 16th century there was a wooden church. It was built by the town's Roman Catholics after the Holy Trinity Church was taken over by Polish brothers. It was built by Roman Catholics after the occupation of the Holy Trinity Church by Polish brothers.
Address: Góra Zamkowa, 42-500 Będzin
Dom Rutki Laskier
Ruins
Address: 4 Stanisława Moniuszki, Będzin
Kościół Świętej Trójcy
Holy Trinity Parish in Bedzin - a Roman Catholic parish in the Bedzin deanery of the Sosnowiec diocese.
It is currently one of the smallest parishes in Bedzin. According to parish documents, the parish has 3633 faithful.
Miejska i Powiatowa Biblioteka Publiczna im. Stefana Żeromskiego
Library
Address: Plac prof. Włodzimierza Wójcika, Będzin
Święty Florian Patron Strażaków
Memorial