museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Silesia, Poland · Europe
Zabrze sits on the route: 15 minutes from Wieszowa, 58km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Zabrze is a city located in Silesia, Poland. With a population of 192,177, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zabrze 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 Zabrze to your route.
Zabrze (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzabʐɛ] ; 1915–1945: Hindenburg, Silesian: Zŏbrze, Yiddish: זאַבזשע, romanized: Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 million. It is in the SilesianRead more
Highlands, on the Bytomka River, a tributary of the Oder.
Zabrze is located in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is one of the cities composing the 2.7 million inhabitant conurbation referred to as the Katowice urban area, itself a major centre in the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area which is populated by just over five million people. The population of Zabrze as of December 2021 was 168,946, down from June 2009 when the population was 188,122. Zabrze is bordered by three other cities of the metropolitan area: Gliwice, Bytom and Ruda Śląska. The city is particularly known as the home of Górnik Zabrze, one of the most accomplished Polish football clubs. The local historic coal mine complex is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland as one of the most valuable of its kind in Poland.
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Zabrze is located in Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.3249 latitude, 18.7858 longitude.
Zabrze has a population of approximately 192,177 people, making it a city in Poland.
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The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
44 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Pauline monastery at Czestochowa housing the Black Madonna icon, Poland's principal pilgrimage site, sited just off the DK1 corridor.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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