Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Opole (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: ZOO, Opole Cathedral, and City Hall. Also, be sure to include Centralne Muzeum Jeńców Wojennych in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Opole (Opole).
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ZOO
Also known as: Ogród Zoologiczny w Opolu
Zoo in Opole, Poland. Zoo Opole, is a zoo in the city of Opole, Poland. It was founded in 1930. About 20 hectares in extent, it houses around 1000 animals of about 240 different species. It is located on Bolko Island in the Oder River.[1]
Address: ul. Spacerowa 10, 45-094 Opole
Opole Cathedral
Also known as: Kościół katedralny Świętego Krzyża w Opolu
Cathedral. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross also called Opole Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that serves as a parish church and the cathedral city of Opole in Poland. The church belongs to the parish of the Holy Cross in Opole in the deanery of Opole, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole. On April 3, 1964 the temple was entered in the register of regional monuments of Opole under number 763/64.
The current church was built in the fifteenth century on the site where before there was a structure of the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. It was rebuilt several times. With towers with a height of 73 meters is the tallest structure in the city. In the temple there is a painting of the Virgin of Opole, brought there permanently in 1702.
The Cathedral contains the Piast Chapel, which is the burial site of Duke Jan II the Good of the Piast dynasty.[2]
Address: pl. Katedralny 2, 45-007 Opole
City Hall
Also known as: Ratusz w Opolu
City government office in Opole, Poland. Opole Town Hall - a town hall built in the Neo-Renaissance architectural style in the Śródmieście borough in Opole. The town hall was built on the exemplar of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.[3]
Centralne Muzeum Jeńców Wojennych
Central Museum of Prisoners of War - a museum established in 1964 in £ambinowice to document and research the fate of prisoners of war during World War II, to preserve the remains of the prisoner of war camps that operated at Lamsdorf during the Franco-Prussian War, World War I and World War II, and to commemorate those who died there. Originally as a branch of the Opole Silesia Museum in Opole, but in 1965 it became an independent Museum of Martyrdom of Prisoners-of-War in Lambinowice.
Address: Minorytów 3, Opole
Filharmonia Opolska
Józef Elsner Opole Philharmonic - a state cultural institution operating in Opole, with headquarters at 24 Krakowska Street.
Address: Krakowska 24, Opole
Wieża Piastowska
Piast Tower - a round free-standing tower in the southeast corner of the now defunct Piast Castle in Opole. It once served as a watchtower on Pasieka Island, and to the north it neighbors on Ostrówek - a medieval settlement - a defensive stronghold of the Opole citizens.
Opole Open-Air Museum of Rural Architecture
Opole Village Museum - an open-air museum that was established in 1961; in 1965 work began on building the permanent exhibition, and in 1970 the museum grounds were opened to the public. It is located in Opole-Bierkowice, which can be reached by city bus line 9.
Address: ul. Wroclawska 174, 45-835 Opole
Most Groszowy
Groszowy Bridge in Opole called the Green Bridge, Bridge of Lovers - a bridge forming a crossing over the Młynówka channel intended for pedestrians and cyclists. It directly connects Mozart Street with Piastowska Street and Strzelców Bytomskich Street.
Ceres Fountain
Fountain
Address: Plac Daszyńskiego, Opole
Kościół p.w. św. Katarzyny
Opole Village Museum - an open-air museum that was established in 1961; in 1965 work began on building the permanent exhibition, and in 1970 the museum grounds were opened to the public. It is located in Opole-Bierkowice, which can be reached by city bus line 9.
Mały Rynek
Square
Address: Ul. Mały Rynek 9/1a, Opole