Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Racibórz (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Zamek Piastowski w Raciborzu, Muzeum, and Kościół par. pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny. Also, be sure to include Kościół św. Jakuba in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Racibórz (Silesian).
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Zamek Piastowski w Raciborzu
Racibórz Castle - a castle mentioned in Gall Anonim's Chronicle in an entry dated 1108. The first brick parts were probably built in the mid-13th century.
Address: Zamkowa 2, 47-400 Raciborz
Muzeum
Top attraction, Museum
Address: 8 Gimnazjalna, Racibórz
Kościół par. pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Church in Racibórz is a Roman Catholic parish church in Racibórz, Silesia. It belongs to Racibórz deanery of Opole diocese. It is located at ul. Adama Mickiewicza. It is so called parish church - the oldest one in Racibórz.
Address: Adama Mickiewicza 8, 47-400 Racibórz
Kościół św. Jakuba
St. James Church - a Dominican church dating from the 15th century that is located on the market square in Racibórz.
Address: plac Dominikański 1, 47-400 Racibórz
Kościół pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela
St. John the Baptist Church - neo-Gothic parish church of St. John the Baptist parish located in Racibórz-Ostróg at 1 Morawska St. The present building was erected between 1856 and 1866.
Address: Morawska 1, 47-400 Racibórz
Zakład Karny w Raciborzu
Racibórz Penitentiary Institution - a closed-type penitentiary for repeat offenders, with a therapeutic ward for convicts with non-psychotic mental disorders or mental retardation. It also has wards for temporarily arrested people and a ward for first-time offenders employed on the outside.
The Racibórz prison is classified as a category one prison, which means that it houses prisoners sentenced both to short-term and to the most severe prison terms (including life imprisonment).
As a remand prison, it covers the area of operation of Prosecutor's Offices and Courts in Racibórz, Wodzisław Śląski, Żory, Rybnik with a local center in Żory, and a local center of the District Court in Gliwice with its seat in Wodzisław Śląski. The number of people employed in the facility in 2008 was over 253 officers and civil employees. At the beginning of 2009 it decreased to about 230 people.
The average cell area of the plant is 7-8 m². The area it covers is over 94,000 m². The total area of the residential cells is over 2600 m². Among other things, the brick architectural detail has been preserved in the facility.
Address: 14 Józefa Von Eichendorffa, Racibórz
Kościół par. pw. Matki Bożej
Church of Our Lady in Racibórz is a Roman Catholic parish church and Marian sanctuary in Racibórz, Silesia. It belongs to Racibórz deanery of Opole diocese. It is located on Jana Pawła II Street, in the district of Nowe Zagrody.
Address: Jana Pawła II 6, 47-400 Racibórz
Park im. Miasta Roth
Roth City Park - a park in Racibórz, located in the New Zagrody district between Opawska, Bema and Kochanowskiego Streets, on the site of a former Catholic-Evangelical cemetery. The park was named in honor of the town of Roth in Bavaria, with which Racibórz has a partnership agreement.
Baszta więzienna
Prison Tower - Renaissance, probably built in 1574, remains today. The image of the tower is in the logo of Racibórz.
Kaplica zamkowa pw. św. Tomasza Kantuaryjskiego
Castle chapel of St. Thomas Kantuary - built at the end of the 13th century, it is located in the eastern wing of Raciborz-Ostrog castle. The building was originally built in the Gothic style, however it has Baroque and Neo-Gothic elements.
In the years 1288-1416 a collegiate church was located near the chapel, which was founded by bishop Tomasz II of Wrocław. The temple was repeatedly consumed by fire, among others in 1519, 1637 or in 1858. In 1988, as a result of renovation works, the so-called Schneider's Map was found, on which the legendary tunnel leading under the Oder River was hand-drawn. In the chapel there were most probably relics of Thomas Becket or St. Stanislaus.
Wieża ciśnień przy ulicy 1 Maja
Water Tower at 1 Maja St. in Racibórz - a decommissioned brick water tower in Racibórz located on the grounds of the municipal water supply plant at 8 1 Maja St. It was put into operation on September 23, 1874. The land for the tower and other plant buildings was bought gradually, some of it in 1838, the rest in 1862. The tower is 25 m high, and the capacity of the tank with a flat bottom, made of 10 mm thick steel sheet and set at a height of 23 m, is 500 m3. Water for the reservoir was drawn from the nearby Odra River. It was then purified in sand filters and pumped into the reservoir by means of pumps with a total power of 30 KM. Initially, the main customer was the railroad station adjacent to the plant, as well as the developing industry in Racibórz. In the 1930s, the tower became insufficient for the city's needs. So the decision was made to build another tower in Stara Wieś, however the old tower continued to supply most of the city, as the newly built tower produced too much pressure and was also used by the Nazis for ideological and propaganda purposes. Currently, the Racibórz Water and Sewage Company is considering a commercial use for the facility, which has been unused for years.