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PLN 145 - 295 Hotel Wodnik Ul.Bukowska 10, 43-602 Jaworzno GBP 27 - 54 guest review score: N/A Hotel Wodnik is located 28 kilometres from Katowice in the direction of Krakow. This hotel is close to the lake ´Sosina´, where you can di… More PLN 120 - 260 Hotel A4 MOP Kępnica Autostrada A4 (362 km), 43-607 Jaworzno GBP 22 - 48 guest review score: N/A Hotel A4 is located in Jaworzno, on the A4 motorway, 20 km from Katowice. It offers rooms with a flat-screen TV and free internet. Parking is free on … More PLN 180 - 240 Brojan Paderewskiego 43, 43-600 Jaworzno GBP 33 - 44 guest review score: N/A Newly renovated, Hotel Brojan is situated in Jaworzno and offers affordable accommodation. There is free Wi-Fi. Rooms at Brojan are clean and comfort… More Page 1

 

Jaworzno: Guide

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Jaworzno is a town and communication junction in southern Poland with 98,500 inhabitants (1995). It is located in the Silesian Voivodeship, which it has been since 1999). Previously, it could be found in Katowice Voivodeship (1975-1998).

History

It was first mentioned in the 13th century. Historically linked with Lesser Poland, as since the beginning its area belonged to the Cracovian bishops. Since Austria took over the power of Lesser Poland (at the end of the 17th century) several coal mines developed there. After the First World War it became Polish again.

During the Second World War SS-Lager Dachsgrube, a branch of the German concentration camp Auschwitz was estabilished there, transformed into Central Labour Camp Jaworzno after the war. It was also a location of several POW camps for the Western Allies.

Location

The town of Jaworzno lies in the eastern part of the Province of Silesia, at the place where the regions of Upper Silesia and Little Poland meet.

Number of inhabitants: 97,137. In respect of area Jaworzno is among the largest towns in Poland; its area is 152.2 km².

The town does not form a compact structure of settlement but several districts situated radially towards the centre are divided by strips of green. This contributes to Jaworzno's peculiar functional and special character.

Communications

Jaworzno is situated at the crossing of some major lines of road, railway and air communication. The town is crossed by the national roads: Gdańsk - Cieszyn, Warsaw - Bytom, connecting the western and eastern borders of the country (its Katowice - Kraków section is a paid A4 motorway). The railway junction at Jaworzno-Szczakowa is a major transshipment point. Owing to the vicinity to the A4 motorway the town is very well communicated to the international airport at Kraków - Balice (at a distance of c 50 km from Jaworzno) and thanks to the nearness of the national road No. 79 - to the international airport at Katowice - Pyrzowice (c 40 km from Jaworzno).

Because of these features, Jaworzno was a possible target for a NATO nuclear strike during the Cold War period.

Sport and Culture

The town of Jaworzno has many sporting facilities on European level and offers a rich variety of educational and cultural activities. The town's showpiece is The Show and Sports Hall (Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa) which can seat 2500 spectators - the Hall hosts not only sporting events but also concerts and cultural performances.

The inhabitants of Jaworzno can visit such places of recreation as, first of all, the water sports centre Sosina, hosting the annual Polish water-skiing championships, the Horse-riding Centre, the Divers' Base, and the Skittle-alley - all these facilities are very attractive. People who live in Silesia and the nearby towns of Little Poland are also glad to visit Jaworzno's swimming-pool, which is one of the most modern in the region.

Szczakowianka Jaworzno - football team (2nd league 2003/2004)

Environment

Greens, forests and undeveloped land constitute 60% of the town's area. Natural environment|Environment-friendly projects are conducive to the coming of many species of plants and animals finding their Habitat (ecology)|habitat here. Jaworzno has some environmentally valuable areas characterised by diverse topographic profile and vegetation as well as a rich flora and fauna. These include the nature reserve "Dolina Zabnika", the landscape protection area "Dobra Wilkoszyn", the surface monument of nature "Sasanka", the "Grodzisko" hill, and the "Sosina" bay. Within Jaworzno's boundaries there are 41 plant species under strict protection and 11 under partial protection.

See also

Central Labour Camp Jaworzno

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