Atrakcje: Dąb

Things to do in Dąb: historic brick churches, a chapel by the Silesia City Center shopping mall and escape rooms in a district of Katowice.

Dąb is a district of Katowice where former industry and church architecture sit beside modern retail. A chapel in a former mine engine house stands right next to a shopping centre, and the district also has brick buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

What is the best place to begin in Dąb?

Start with the Chapel of St Barbara at Chorzowska 111 and the Church of Saints John and Paul at Chorzowska 160. They show two different faces of local architecture, both on Chorzowska Street, which links them into one short route.

The chapel of 1920 occupies a former shaft engine house of the Eminenz mine, later called Gottwald, next to Silesia City Center. The Church of Saints John and Paul the Martyrs is Neo-Romanesque and of brick, built from 1901 to a design by Ludwig Schneider, a parish church listed as a monument. Both buildings are of brick, but the chapel dates from 1920, while work on the church began as early as 1901.

Which small chapels and cemeteries are in Dąb?

The three sacred sites of the district are collected on the page for churches and monasteries in Dąb. The smaller building is the Neo-Gothic Chapel of Our Lady of 1893, made of clinker brick on a hexagonal plan, at the corner of Dębowa and Źródlana streets. It is older than the parish of Dąb and its church.

The cemetery on Bracka Street was founded in 1894. It belongs to the parish of Saints John and Paul and lies on the border of Dąb and the Tysiąclecia estate. It has a Neo-Gothic chapel and a mass grave of miners from the Cleophas mine. The cemetery is in use, so visit it with respect.

What can you do in Dąb on a rainy day?

For rain, try Quest Cage, a company running escape rooms. The Dąb branch is at Dębowa 65, and a second venue operates in the centre, on 3 Maja Street. According to the company's website it offers seven scenarios.

Frequently asked questions

What can you see in Dąb on a short walk?

The Chapel of St Barbara, the Church of Saints John and Paul and the Chapel of Our Lady. The cemetery on Bracka Street carries the story of the Cleophas mine.

Is Dąb in Katowice?

Yes. Dąb is one of the districts of Katowice, on the border with the Tysiąclecia estate.

Where can you play an escape room in Dąb?

At Quest Cage, Dębowa 65. The company's second venue is in the city centre.

What is the story of the chapel by Silesia City Center?

The building of 1920 is a former shaft engine house of the Eminenz mine. Today it is a rectorial chapel beside the shopping centre.

Where are all the places in Dąb gathered?

On the page for attractions in Dąb.