over 1,500 m² of trampolines, a ninja course, a foam pit and a climbing wall for children
Churches and monasteries
Baroque brick church from 1722-1729 with the founder Kotuliński's coat of arms above the entrance
Historic sites
the Rococo Kotuliński Palace on Zamkowa Street, built around 1730
Churches and monasteries
a brick church on a triangular plan with three towers, designed by Stanisław Niemczyk
Churches and monasteries
brick church from 1882-1890 with an organ from 1963 and a stained-glass window above the entrance
Cemeteries and monuments
19th-century Jewish cemetery with about 25 surviving gravestones
Churches and monasteries
Functionalist brick church of 1939 with a tower and a transept
Churches and monasteries
Lutheran chapel from 1911, built by a congregation of railway and industrial workers
Things to do in Czechowice-Dziedzice: a Rococo palace, brick churches and an indoor trampoline park that saves a rainy day with children.
The town lies right next to Bielsko-Biała and has a handful of distinctive places: an eighteenth-century residence with a park, churches from several eras and denominations, and an indoor play hall for rainy days. Most of the sights are sacred architecture, so it suits visitors who like looking at buildings and strolling without hurry, as well as families with children.
Start with the Kotuliński Palace at Zamkowa 2, a Rococo residence from the eighteenth century set in a park and entered in the register of monuments in 1960. Then walk on to the Church of St Catherine, a Baroque church from 1722-1729 at Kopernika 42.
The palace changed hands over the centuries, and in the twentieth century it served among other things as an agricultural school and a hotel. St Catherine's is a brick church financed mostly by Franciszek Karol Kotuliński, the owner of the local estates. Both places are linked by the same family, so it makes sense to see them on the same day.
The churches and the chapel show how sacred architecture in the town changed from the Baroque to the 1990s.
More places of this kind are gathered on the page about churches and monasteries in Czechowice-Dziedzice, and buildings in general on the page about architecture in Czechowice-Dziedzice.
On a wet day the best choice is the Parabola Trampoline Park at Elizy Orzeszkowej 4, by the entrance to the town from the Bielsko-Biała side. It is an indoor hall of more than 1,500 m². Besides the trampoline arena there are jumping tracks, a pit with foam blocks and landing cushions, a climbing wall, parkour and ninja obstacle courses, multi-level slides and a soft play zone.
The Jewish cemetery was founded in the nineteenth century on Szkolna Street. It covers 0.41 hectares and about twenty-five gravestones survive. The funeral house was demolished in 1994. It is a place for reflection, and entry is free. Keep quiet and show respect for those buried there.
The Kotuliński Palace and St Catherine's Church take half a day, and the rest goes on the modern Redeemer church and the church in the Dziedzice district. If you travel with children, you can finish the day at the trampoline park.
Yes. The Parabola Trampoline Park is an indoor activity hall, so it works whatever the weather. It has trampolines, obstacle courses, a climbing wall and slides.
The oldest is the Baroque Church of St Catherine from 1722-1729. The church in Dziedzice followed in 1882-1890, and the youngest is the Redeemer church from 1995-1999.
Dates of concerts, performances and family events are in the calendar of events in Czechowice-Dziedzice. If you prefer to explore on your own, see the selection of places for a solo walk.
