Location: Olkusz
Top Things to do in Olkusz
Things to do in Olkusz, Southern Poland: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Olkusz [ˈɔlkuʂ] (Yiddish: עלקיש Elkish, German: 1941-45 Ilkenau) is a town in south Poland with 36,607 inhabitants (2014). Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998), it is the capital of Olkusz County. From 1941 to 1945, the occupying Germans renamed the region to Ilkenau. Olkusz is called 'Silver Town" because of the large amount of silver that was found and mined here.
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1. Bazylika Sw. Andrzeja Apostola
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The temple was founded at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The most valuable monument is a gothic altar from the 15th century and a Renaissance high altar from the 17th century. An unusual monument is the late Renaissance organ of Hans Hummel. In autumn, there are organ music days here. In the church you can see a lead baptismal font from the 16th century and a silver cros
2. Stare Miasto
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The gothic town hall has been on the market since the 14th century. An underground tourist route is created in its basement. In the tenements, you can admire the Gothic cellars. In a few there are cafes and restaurants. The building of the Old Starosty stands at the square, where a museum exhibition is being created. It is also worth seeing a tower and defensive walls.
3. Stary Cmentarz
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In the Old Cemetery is the grave of Colonel Francesco Nullo, an Italian volunteer who died in the January Uprising in 1863. In the cemetery there are also graves of well-deserved residents of the city. There are also plaques and monuments commemorating the inhabitants of Olkusz who died during wars and national uprisings.
4. Stary cmentarz zydowski
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The Jewish cemetery dates from 1584. The oldest gravestones are from the beginning of the 17th century. During World War II, the cemetery was destroyed by the Germans. In recent years, the cemetery has been tidied up. Dozens of preserved tombstones have been arranged in several rows. The cemetery is a reminder of the Jewish community in Olkusz.
5. Grodzisko Stary Olkusz
Not far from Olkusz are the remains of a medieval settlement with a moat and earth embankments. The castle was founded in the 12th century and destroyed at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. On the site of the castle, a church was built. St. John the Baptist. During archaeological research shots, vessels and numerous monuments of silver and lead were found here. There a
