Parks and nature
67 hectares of former oak forest with a fountain, renovated according to a plan from the 1930s
Parks and nature
ecological site with hornbeam woods, alluvial forest, a pond and a Turk's cap lily site
Lakes
a flooded sand pit from the 1970s in an ecological site, with a colony of black-headed gulls and reed beds
Lakes
the largest of the Pogoria group of reservoirs, a lake in a former sand pit with a 13 km shoreline
Cemeteries and monuments
a bronze sculpture of a musician with a guitar next to a monument that young people saved from demolition in 1990
Parks and nature
a park on the site of the former Reden mine, with an events hall and a water park
Cemeteries and monuments
a monument from 1970 that residents defended against demolition and dedicated to Jimi Hendrix
Cemeteries and monuments
a necropolis of 1929 with fragments of matzevot and a monument unveiled in 1993
cemetery from 1891 with the graves of the city's first president and January Uprising insurgents
black trail from Dąbrowa Górnicza to Sosnowiec, via Gołonóg Hill with its shrine
Free places in Dąbrowa Górnicza include the Pogoria lakes, Zielona and Haller parks, the Metallurgists' Trail and monuments on Plac Wolności.
Every place described here is free, and most are green and watery areas of the Dąbrowa Basin. You will find longer lists under free things to do in Silesia and things to do in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
By the post-extraction reservoirs created in former sand pits. The shores suit walks and bird watching.
The Pogoria II reservoir dates from the late 1970s, when water filled a former sand pit; an ecological protection zone covers it, and reed beds shelter a breeding colony of black-headed gulls. Much larger is the Kuźnica Warężyńska reservoir, commonly Pogoria IV, which filled a former sand pit in 2005; it also lies in Siewierz municipality, and the principal beach lies on the side of Wojkowice Kościelne.
Two large city parks offer different moods: woodland and post-mining.
Zielona Park in the Korzeniec district spans 67 hectares where an oak wood once stood, and it was refreshed in 2018. Part of it is Uroczysko Zielona, an ecological site with a nature trail of five stops. Haller Park was created on former Reden mine land and today serves leisure, with a sports hall plus a water park on site. Entering the park costs nothing.
Yes, the Metallurgists' Trail is marked in black and runs 18.2 km on foot from Dąbrowa Górnicza over Gołonóg Hill to Sosnowiec. It starts by Gołonóg station and, given its length, can be split into several walks.
Two monuments on Plac Wolności differ in time and message. The Jimi Hendrix Bench, a bronze sculpture by Adam Szczepański from 2012, stands next to the Monument to the Heroes of the Red Banners of 1970; in 1990 it was meant to be blown up, but residents saved it. An introduction to the town's history is the article on the road from Koniecpolska Wola to town rights.
Two cemeteries are places of remembrance, where quiet is expected. The cemetery of St Barbara's parish was founded in 1891 and holds graves of people who served the town. The Jewish cemetery of 1929 on Jaworowa Street measures about half a hectare, and only fragments of old gravestones remain, together with a memorial to the burial ground itself.
No, access to the water is free, just as it is for the parks and the trail.
In Zielona Park in the morning, then by the water at Pogoria in the afternoon.
Yes, both cemeteries. Visit them quietly and with respect.
It is 18.2 km, so a longer route; you can start at Gołonóg station and finish earlier.
