Historic sites
a one-storey palace from 1895 with a projecting bay, verandas and a balcony with a stone balustrade
Natura 2000 area protecting peat bogs, Loesel's twayblade and the shining sickle moss
Churches and monasteries
a former palace chapel from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the only trace of a demolished manor house
Churches and monasteries
neo-Gothic brick church from 1907-1928, built over sealed mine shafts
Churches and monasteries
the oldest church in Myszków, from 1683, and a Marian shrine
Things to do in Myszków: an 1895 palace, a Baroque shrine in Mrzygłód, a neo-Gothic church and Natura 2000 peat bogs.
The five places on this list make a simple plan for anyone who wants to see historic buildings and nature in Myszków in a single day. Three are churches, one is a palace and one is a protected area of peat bogs.
The best starting point is August Schmelzer's Palace, a historic building from 1895. It has one storey, a rectangular plan and a hipped roof with dormers. Steps lead to the central entrance in a projecting bay topped with a pediment, and the facade is completed by verandas and a balcony with a stone balustrade.
The second major stop is the Shrine of Our Lady of Mrzygłód at ulica Królowej Jadwigi 15, in the Mrzygłód district. It is the oldest church in the town: Stanisław Warszycki, castellan of Kraków, built the brick church in 1683 on the site of an earlier wooden one. The building combines Renaissance and Baroque features, and between 1712 and 1736 a Rosary Chapel was added on the north side. It has been a shrine since 1986.
The Church of St Stanislaus is a neo-Gothic brick building, under construction from 1907 under engineer Wiktor Filipczyński. The work was delayed when the shafts of a former iron ore mine were discovered and had to be sealed. The tower was raised in 1926, the same year the organ was built. Details are on the page for the Church of St Stanislaus in Myszków.
In Mijaczów, a part of Myszków, on ulica Kazimierza Pułaskiego stands the Chapel of the Nativity of Jesus. It is a brick building from the turn of the eighteenth century, a former palace chapel. In 1790 it was still a room inside the palace of Joachim Borowski; the palace was pulled down in the middle of the nineteenth century, the chapel survived, and since 1911 it has been a parish church. All the churches are gathered on the page for churches and monasteries in Myszków.
The natural highlight is the Bagna in Nowa Wieś, a Natura 2000 area of about 99 hectares in the Myszków district. It protects transition mires and quaking bogs and two endangered plant species. Entry is free, but it is a protected area, better suited to observation than to a long walk.
The local sites are easy to explore on your own, and ideas for a solo day are in what to do alone in Myszków. For what is on in town, see the events calendar for Myszków.
August Schmelzer's Palace, the shrine in Mrzygłód, the Church of St Stanislaus, the chapel in Mijaczów and the Bagna in Nowa Wieś.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mrzygłód, dating from 1683, in the Mrzygłód district.
Yes, August Schmelzer's Palace from 1895, with verandas and a balcony with a stone balustrade. You see it mostly from outside.
No, it is a Natura 2000 area with free entry that protects peat bogs and endangered plants.
