Historic sites
Gothic castle of Casimir the Great above the Czarna Przemsza, with a round viewing tower and a museum
Historic sites
Baroque-Classicist palace with 18th-century polychromes, a branch of the Dąbrowa Basin Museum, with a park
Historic sites
house of prayer from the late 19th century with frescoes by Altek Winer and a zodiac cycle
Historic sites
14th-century walls of Casimir the Great, with a section reconstructed in 2011
Historic sights in Będzin include Casimir the Great's castle, the Baroque Mieroszewski Palace, a stretch of medieval walls and the Mizrachi Synagogue.
Four places fit into a single day: the hill above the Czarna Przemsza river, the Gzichów district and the tenement houses on Potockiego Street. They suit anyone who wants to see the Dąbrowa Basin through the history of its town rather than its industry.
Start with Będzin Castle on Castle Hill: a stronghold from the time of Casimir the Great, rebuilt in the twentieth century, with a round tower and the Zagłębie Museum inside. Lower down survives a short stretch of the town walls with two reconstructed towers, near Modrzejowska Street and Zawale.
The Mieroszewski Palace in Będzin on Gzichowska Street is a Baroque-Classicist building from the early eighteenth century, with a park and wall paintings, and today it belongs to the museum. The Mizrachi Synagogue hides in the cellars of a tenement house at Potockiego 3 and keeps its painted interior decoration. Similar places appear among the churches and monasteries in Będzin and the museums in Będzin, and a wider choice is gathered under historic sights in Silesia.
Yes. The castle, the Mieroszewski Palace and the Mizrachi Synagogue are all connected with the Zagłębie Museum, so seeing the buildings often means seeing exhibitions too.
The castle on the hill above the Czarna Przemsza, one of the best-known buildings of the Dąbrowa Basin. Its round tower gives a view of the surrounding area.
