Historic sites
concrete bunker from 1939 and a museum of mementoes of the border defence in September 1939
Churches and monasteries
a modern church shaped like three tents, with the largest organ in the Żywiec region
Cemeteries and monuments
a monument to the metallurgist who ran the ironworks, by Bogumił Burzyński
What to see in Węgierska Górka? The “Wędrowiec” combat bunker of 1939, a church whose foundation stone was laid by Karol Wojtyła and a metallurgist's monument.
Węgierska Górka lies in the Soła valley, in the Silesian Voivodeship. The key site is a place of remembrance of the defence of the southern border in September 1939, and the other sites complete the picture of the town.
The “Wędrowiec” Heavy Combat Bunker is among the heavy shelters that held the southern frontier of Poland in September 1939. It was built of concrete in the valley of the Żabnica river. Today it is a listed monument and a museum of border defence. The historical background is covered by the article Obrona schronów w Węgierskiej Górce we wrześniu 1939 roku (in Polish).
The Church of the Transfiguration was built in 1977-1981, and its shape recalls three tents. Cardinal Karol Wojtyła laid the foundation stone on 18 June 1978. The church belongs to the parish of St Catherine in Cięcina.
The monument to Jerzy Jan Buzek commemorates the metallurgist who ran the local ironworks. Bogumił Burzyński's sculpture was unveiled on 2 August 2013 in a small square by the former works.
Between 1977 and 1981. The foundation stone was laid in 1978.
Born in 1874, he was a professor and metallurgist who from 1911 headed the ironworks in Węgierska Górka.
