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The Basilica of the Virgin Mary and St Bartholomew in Piekary Śląskie
The basilica in Piekary Śląskie is one of the largest sanctuaries in Silesia, and also one of the better-known centers of Marian devotion across the country. The local Shrine of Our Lady of Charity and Social Justice is primarily known for organizing May pilgrimages for men and August ones for women, whose tradition goes back to the interwar period. Each of them numbers from 80 to 120 thousand pilgrims, mostly from Upper Silesia.
Location
street Bytomska / Ks. Jana Ficka (parafia)
Piekary Śląskie
Commune: Piekary Śląskie
Tourist region: Upper Silesian Agglomeration
Location: in the city/town centre
Contact data
: 32 287 22 70
: kontakt@bazylikapiekary.pl
: http://www.bazylikapiekary.pl
General Information
: churches
Prices & amenities
: admission free
Availability
: whole year
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The Piekarska Calvary is one of the most famous
pilgrimage destinations in Poland. It was built in the late
nineteenth century on the hill of Cerekwica, which is
adjacent to the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity and Social
Justice in Piekary Śląskie. It consists of Stations of the Way
of the Cross, a Gothic Calvary Church of the Resurrection,
and a number of other chapels and stations associated
with the subject of Passion.
The building of the King John III Sobieski Secondary
Comprehensive School in Piekary Śląskie sited at
Gimnazjalna Street is a fine example of Art Nouveau
architecture, which was popular in the autonomous
province of Silesia in the interwar period. The building
with a distinctive, rounded glass projection was
designed by world famous architect, Karol Schayer, and
was built in 1930-1933.
The Liberation Mound is the highest point of Piekary
Śląskie. It rises to 356 meters above sea level. From the
top one can see a panorama of the four corners of the
world. With good visibility people armed with binoculars
can admire the distant ranges of the Tatra Mountains,
lying more than 160 km away. Closer you can see blocks
of apartments and church towers and chimneys of
Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, a region of Upper Silesia. The
mound was between1932 and 1937 to commemorate
the 250th anniversary of the Polish victory under Vienna
and the 15th anniversary of the incorporation of Silesia
into Poland.
The Bytomska Street in Piekary Śląskie is the axis around
which the life of the city revolves. The artery is almost 5
km long. It starts in the south, near the border with
Bytom, and then runs almost straight north to end up in
the district of Kozłowa Góra. In this street we can find the
most important and most interesting objects in Piekary
Śląskie including the surgical hospital (formerly the “Unia
Bracka” Hospital), the city council, the Schaeffers’
manufacturing facility of sacred art and the Sanctuary
with the Calvary.
The mini open air museum in Radzionków, with a
small exhibition of old mining equipment and a
quaint chapel arranged in an old transformer
station, was established at the beginning of this
century. It is a reminder of the local coal mine,
which under the name "Radzionkau Grube" was
founded in the 70s of the nineteenth century and
operated as the mine “Radzionków” and later as
"Silesian Insurgents" until 2001.
As the process of the revitalization of brownfield sites is
still underway, not abandoned or underused industrial
and commercial facilities have been redeveloped or
reused. One of the first examples of the adaptation of an
industrial plant for residential purposes is Bolko Loft
within the premises of the former Mining and
Metallurgical Plant “Biały Orzeł” - "White Eagle" in
Bytom. The project was immediately recognized, and in
2006, it was selected in the competition -"Poland. Icons
of architecture”, as one of the 20 most interesting
architectural projects in Poland after 1989.
Silesian Tastes Culinary Trail
See also
Accommodation
Pilgrim House is located in a restored old historic building in downtown Piekary Slaskie, between the Basilica of the Virgin and the Calvary hill.
Hotel "Palace Wisniewski, located in the center of Piekary Slaskie, in the immediate vicinity of the sanctuary, the hotel is prepared for conferences, business meetings from several to 100 people.
Gastronomy
Restaurant potable at the place where King John III Sobieski stopped to bow to Mary Bakers.
The restaurant is located in the renowned Hotel - Palace Wiśniewski Piekary Slaskie.
Restaurant "La Maddalena" is a newly established restaurant in Piekary Slaskie with a Mediterranean climate.