Spa Park in Jaworze

The spa park in Jaworze is a former palace park that became part of the spa in the 19th century. It is entered in the heritage register, and the register dates it to 1793. One of its ornaments is a pond.

The park by the palace of the Saint Genois barons

Jaworze belonged to the Saint Genois d'Anneaucourt barons. The palace from the end of the 18th century has a park of about 6 ha, and the complex also includes a gatehouse with a gate and two outbuildings. In 1862 the Silesian Land Office in Opava approved Jaworze as a spa. Maurycy Saint Genois and his son Filip then built spa facilities and opened the palace park to spa guests.

A spa that changed

In 1870-1890 Jaworze flourished as a spa in which diseases of the respiratory, digestive, nervous and circulatory systems were treated. A promoter of the place was Wincenty Pol. In 1906 Jaworze was bought by Count Jan Larisch, which meant the loss of its spa status. Spa traditions were nevertheless continued after 1918, and in 1927-1930 a new treatment facility was built, which operated until the outbreak of the Second World War. Among Jaworze's guests were Maria Dąbrowska, Julian Tuwim and Jan Parandowski, who is said to have finished writing “The Olympic Discus” here.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Pałacowa 1, Jaworze (Bielsko County).
• The park has a pond, and the layout of the greenery comes from the palace grounds.
• Nearby, about 1.2 km away, is the Museum of Marine and Inland Fauna and Flora.
• Detailed information about the park and Jaworze's spa past is given on the website of the municipality of Jaworze.