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Touring Chorzów
Chorzów in Chorzów (Województwo Śląskie) with it's 113,430 residents is a town located in Poland about 159 mi (or 257 km) south-west of Warsaw, the country's capital place.
Time in Chorzów is now 05:50 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Warsaw with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Chorzów, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Poland is Katowice International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Poland is Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) in a distance of 20 mi (or 33 km), South-East. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Swietochlowice, Siemianowice Slaskie, Bytom, Katowice and Bobrowniki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 43% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 9% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
20°C (68 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
20°C (69 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
19°C (65 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Diament Arsenal Palace
Energo Apartamenty
Courtyard Katowice City Center
Rezydencja Luxury Hotel Bytom Piekary Śląskie
EuroResidence Apartment Home
Vienna House Easy Angelo Katowice
Gorczowski
Lantier
Hotel Diament Plaza Katowice
Hotel Forum Katowice
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
MZUiM Chorzów - wypadek 30 11 2013, DTŚ
Skutki braku wyobraźni i nadmiernej prędkości. Początek - 47 sekunda filmu.
2014-10-24 Stadion Śląski Chorzów z lotu ptaka drona w dzień | HD
2014-10-24 Stadion Śląski Chorzów z lotu ptaka drona w dzień ŚLĄSK Silesia | HD.
ELKA Kolejka linowa WPKiW Chorzów
Przejazd nową kolejką linową nad Parkiem Chorzowskim . Cena biletu w obie strony dorośli 15 PLN , dzieci 10 PLN Cena biletu w jedną stronę dorośli 10 PL dzieci : ( mniej niż 10 )
[PUCHAR POLSKI] Marex Chorzów – Nbit Gliwice - skrót
[PUCHAR POLSKI] Marex Chorzów – Nbit Gliwice - skrót.
Skrót - Agnieszka & Ariel - Chorzów, 28 VI 2014 l chlopakiodfilmu.pl
Skrót filmu ślubnego Agnieszki i Ariela Chorzów, 26 VI 2014 Kamera, Sebastian i Kacper Montaż : Paweł Produkcja: chlopakiodfilmu.pl.
U2 360 Chorzów 2009 - With Or Without You
With Or Without You z koncertu w Chorzowie 06.08.2009. Niestety aparat fatalnie łapał focus na zbliżeniach :(
FREESTYLE PARK CHORZÓW 2015
Freestyle Park Chorzów Muzyka ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz-HORNyOrY.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Chorzów
Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (a tributary of the Vistula). Administratively, Chorzów is in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, previously Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Silesian Voivodeship.
Silesian Stadium
Silesian Stadium is a sport stadium located between Chorzów and Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It opened on 22 July 1956 and has since hosted crowds of over 120,000 for both football matches and motorcycle speedway world championships. It also hosts music festivals.
Osiedle Tysiąclecia
Osiedle Tysiąclecia (District of a 1000-year anniversary) is a district of Katowice and one of the largest districts in Poland. It is located in the northern part of Katowice, on the land once occupied by the villages of Bederowiec, Sośnina and east Klimzowiec. The construction of the district began in 1961 during the times of the People's Republic of Poland. The name was chosen as 1961 was a 1000-year anniversary of the founding of Poland. Area - ca. 2 km² Number of inhabitants - ca.
Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse
On 28 January 2006, the roof of one of the buildings at Katowice International Fair (Międzynarodowe Targi Katowickie) collapsed in Chorzów / Katowice, Poland. At 16:15 GMT, the central section of the roof of the hall collapsed, possibly due to the weight of snow on the building. According to the police there were roughly 700 people in the hall at the time of the collapse. A further collapse occurred 90 minutes later during rescue operations.
Silesian Culture and Recreation Park
Silesian Park managed by WPKiW S.A. (Polish: Park Sląski and Wojewodzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku S.A. , abbreviated as WPKiW and translatable as Voivodship Park of Culture and Recreation S.A. ) is a recreation complex in the center of the Upper-Silesian Metropolis at a border of Chorzów and Katowice in Silesia, Poland. It is the largest city park of this type in Europe. The area of the park is 620 hectares.
Silesian Planetarium
The Silesian Planetarium also Silesian Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory (Polish: Planetarium Śląskie Polish: Śląskie Planetarium i Obserwatorium Astronomiczne) is the largest and oldest planetarium in Poland. It was founded on 4 December 1955 to commemorate the great astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. It is located in the Silesian Central Park, on the boundary between the Katowice and Chorzów districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union.
Silesian Zoological Garden
Silesian Zoological Garden (Polish: Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny) is a zoological garden in Poland. It was founded in 1954 and is situated in the Katowice and Chorzów districts of Silesia. It covers over 47.6 ha within the Silesian Central Park. The Silesian zoo is a home for about 2 500 animals of 300 species. It is visited by over 390 000 people annually. A mini-zoo is the collection of gentler animals which are (directly) accessible to children.
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park or Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. The area of the park is 25 hectare. The museum presents a range of agricultural buildings from all over Silesia.