museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Silesia, Poland · Europe
Chorzów sits on the route: 10 minutes from Świętochłowice, 57km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Chorzów is a city located in Silesia, Poland. With a population of 113,430, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Chorzów sits in Poland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Warsaw time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Chorzów to your route.
Chorzów ( KHOZH-oof; Polish: [ˈxɔʐuf] ; German: Königshütte [ˈkøːnɪçsˌhʏtə] ; Silesian: Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on theRead more
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. Chorzów is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – the Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of about 5,294,000 people. The population within the city limits is 105,628 as of December 2021.
Chorzów is particularly known as the location of the Silesian Stadium, one of the largest and historically most important stadiums in Poland. Ruch Chorzów, one of the most accomplished Polish football clubs, is based in the city.
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Chorzów is located in Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.3058 latitude, 18.9742 longitude.
Chorzów has a population of approximately 113,430 people, making it a city in Poland.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Pauline monastery at Czestochowa housing the Black Madonna icon, Poland's principal pilgrimage site, sited just off the DK1 corridor.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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