Lubliniec is situated in the north western part of the Silesian province, on the Lublinica River in the Ma³a Panew valley. It is well connected by road and rail with Katowice, Gliwice, Czêstochowa and Opole. Lubliniec is an intersection of traffic routes for Poznañ - Katowice and Czêstochowa - Opole, and Katowice-Pyrzowice International Airport is only 55 km away.

The town is surrounded by splendid forests and numerous water reservoirs. It has superb conditions in which to enjoy various recreational activities, especially biking, hiking, water sports and cultural tourism. The Lubliniec region, situated among forests far away from smoke-filled and noisy industrial centres, is called Green Silesia and the Lungs of Silesia.

We would like to invite you to our beautiful Silesian town, so that you can discover its rich history and interesting monuments, as well as experience the hospitality of its inhabitants who actively cultivate Silesian tradition and cuisine.

We invite you to take part in numerous cultural, sport and recreational activities. For biking enthusiasts we have prepared numerous biking routes, which begin in our town and lead through the most beautiful parts of the Lubliniec region.

We invite you to discover our charming, historic and hospitable town.

We are waiting to welcome you.

Lubliniec is situated in the north western part of the Silesian province, on the Lublinica River in the Ma³a Panew valley. It is well connected by road and rail with Katowice, Gliwice, Czêstochowa and Opole. Lubliniec is an intersection of traffic routes for Poznañ - Katowice and Czêstochowa - Opole, and Katowice-Pyrzowice International Airport is only 55 km away.

The town is surrounded by splendid forests and numerous water reservoirs. It has superb conditions in which to enjoy various recreational activities, especially biking, hiking, water sports and cultural tourism. The Lubliniec region, situated among forests far away from smoke-filled and noisy industrial centres, is called Green Silesia and the Lungs of Silesia.

We would like to invite you to our beautiful Silesian town, so that you can discover its rich history and interesting monuments, as well as experience the hospitality of its inhabitants who actively cultivate Silesian tradition and cuisine.

We invite you to take part in numerous cultural, sport and recreational activities. For biking enthusiasts we have prepared numerous biking routes, which begin in our town and lead through the most beautiful parts of the Lubliniec region.

We invite you to discover our charming, historic and hospitable town.

We are waiting to welcome you.

In 1272 duke W³adys³aw I Opolski built a hunters' castle and a chapel, around which a hamlet sprang up. Having a favourable location on the route from Sewierz to Olesno enabled the town to develop - particularly owing to a boom in trade between Silesia and Ma³opolska. The privileges that

thLubliniec was granted in the 15 century, included, but were not limited to, exclusive rights to brew beer for the local people, as well as weekly fairs and annual cattle fairs, also contributed to the development of the town. Many guilds, established in the

th th15 and 16 centuries, also confirm the growth of the town.

Medieval Lubliniec was ringed with earth embank-ments and surrounded by moats; three gates led to the town: Krakowska (Cracow gate), Oleska (Olesno gate) and Opolska (Opole gate). The layout of the ancient fortifications may be still deduced from the layout of streets which surround the marketplace. From the very beginning of the towns' existence there was a duke's castle in the near neighbourhood. In August 1638 the Polish king W³adys³aw IV Waza was the duke's guest; in 1655, for a short period of time, the castle was a shelter for the painting of Our Lady of Jasna Góra, which had been carried away from Jasna Góra Monastery just before the Swedish siege began.

At first, the Lubliniec region belonged to the dukes of Opole. After the death of Jan II Dobry (1532), the last Piast duke of Opole, the town was possessed by the Habsburgs (1532-1742), and then, until 1922, it was within the borders of Prussia. The town was owned, among others, by members of such gentry' families as Kochcicki, Cellary and de Garnier.

Lubliniec retained its town charter even at the time when other Silesian towns were reduced to the role of so called, fair towns.

In 1812 Franciszek Grotowski, the owner of the Lubliniec estate, bequeathed his property for the establish-ment and maintenance of an orphanage for all orphaned children, regardless of their class and religion. The orphanage opened in 1848; the building erected for this purpose today houses the St Edith Stein School Complex (Zespó³ Szkó³ im. œw. Edyty Stein) run by the Catholic Association of Tutors. In 1893 the Silesian province authorities purchased the Lubliniec castle in order to establish a hospital for the poor, which between 1895 and 1896 was converted into the existing mental hospital.The town developed with the expansion of the railway. Lubliniec became an important rail junction, having good links with the towns of Upper Silesia, Opole, Poznañ, Wroc³aw and Czêstochowa. Trade boomed, industrial plants and various services sprang up.In 1921 the Council of Ambassadors decided to divide Upper Silesia between Germany and the Republic of Poland. The Lubliniec region was assigned to Poland.

thThe 74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, which in 1939 fought fiercely against the German invaders, was stationed in Lubliniec.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN

In 1272 duke W³adys³aw I Opolski built a hunters' castle and a chapel, around which a hamlet sprang up. Having a favourable location on the route from Sewierz to Olesno enabled the town to develop - particularly owing to a boom in trade between Silesia and Ma³opolska. The privileges that

thLubliniec was granted in the 15 century, included, but were not limited to, exclusive rights to brew beer for the local people, as well as weekly fairs and annual cattle fairs, also contributed to the development of the town. Many guilds, established in the

th th15 and 16 centuries, also confirm the growth of the town.

Medieval Lubliniec was ringed with earth embank-ments and surrounded by moats; three gates led to the town: Krakowska (Cracow gate), Oleska (Olesno gate) and Opolska (Opole gate). The layout of the ancient fortifications may be still deduced from the layout of streets which surround the marketplace. From the very beginning of the towns' existence there was a duke's castle in the near neighbourhood. In August 1638 the Polish king W³adys³aw IV Waza was the duke's guest; in 1655, for a short period of time, the castle was a shelter for the painting of Our Lady of Jasna Góra, which had been carried away from Jasna Góra Monastery just before the Swedish siege began.

At first, the Lubliniec region belonged to the dukes of Opole. After the death of Jan II Dobry (1532), the last Piast duke of Opole, the town was possessed by the Habsburgs (1532-1742), and then, until 1922, it was within the borders of Prussia. The town was owned, among others, by members of such gentry' families as Kochcicki, Cellary and de Garnier.

Lubliniec retained its town charter even at the time when other Silesian towns were reduced to the role of so called, fair towns.

In 1812 Franciszek Grotowski, the owner of the Lubliniec estate, bequeathed his property for the establish-ment and maintenance of an orphanage for all orphaned children, regardless of their class and religion. The orphanage opened in 1848; the building erected for this purpose today houses the St Edith Stein School Complex (Zespó³ Szkó³ im. œw. Edyty Stein) run by the Catholic Association of Tutors. In 1893 the Silesian province authorities purchased the Lubliniec castle in order to establish a hospital for the poor, which between 1895 and 1896 was converted into the existing mental hospital.The town developed with the expansion of the railway. Lubliniec became an important rail junction, having good links with the towns of Upper Silesia, Opole, Poznañ, Wroc³aw and Czêstochowa. Trade boomed, industrial plants and various services sprang up.In 1921 the Council of Ambassadors decided to divide Upper Silesia between Germany and the Republic of Poland. The Lubliniec region was assigned to Poland.

thThe 74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, which in 1939 fought fiercely against the German invaders, was stationed in Lubliniec.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN

œw. Edyta STEIN

ks. Konstanty DAMROT

Józef Piotr LOMPA

Richard COURANT

b³. Józef CEBULA OMIJózef Piotr Lompa - one of the most eminent Polish folklorists

thof the first half of the 19 century. Lompa's rich and varied literary output includes poetry and prose for peasant readers, school handbooks, agricultural education guides, minor religious works, historical and ethnographic works and journalist articles.

Rev. Konstanty Damrot - a poet, publicist and historian. He gradu-ated in theology and philosophy from Wroc³aw. This Lubliniec-born poet devoted his life to the propagation of Polish language and culture in Silesia. His family house remains in Lubliniec to today.

Konrad Mañka - scout activist, member of conspiratorial orga-nisation “White Eagle” (Orze³ Bia³y), arrested and sentenced to death by the Nazis in 1942.

Richard Courant - born in Lubliniec in 1888. Courant's dazzling mathematic career led him to scientific cooperation with Dawid

thHilbert, a famous mathematician of the turn of the 19 century. Courant's scientific competence may be evidenced by the fact that in 1966 he became a member of the USSR Academy of Science, which was the highest authority on mathematics. Courant also participated in the plebiscite on the territory of Upper Silesia. He died in New York in 1972. In New York State University the Richard Courant Institute was established. It is worth mentioning that he was close relative of St Edith Stein.

Edith Stein - a saint of the Catholic Church, canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998 and declared the patron saint of Europe. Born in Wroc³aw (Breslau), Edith Stein as a child often spent holidays with her relatives in Lubliniec, hence her well known love for this town. Stein was an outstanding exponent of European philosophy and a teacher. She converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism and entered a Carmelite monastery. Arrested in 1942 in a monastery in the Netherlands, Stein was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where, together with her sister Rosa, born in Lubliniec (1883), she died a martyr's death. In Lubliniec the St Edith Stein Society was established, engaged in the popularisation of the saint. Lubliniec has become a specific cult centre of the patron saint of Europe - Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - Saint Edith Stein.

Jan Nikodem Jaroñ - an outstanding Silesian poet and national activist, participant in the Third Silesian Uprising; he died in Lubliniec and is buried here in the Denominational Cemetery.

Blessed Józef Cebula OMI (Missionary Oblates of Mary Immacu-late) - Fr Józef Cebula was a highly regarded professor, tutor, confessor and monk. Fr T. Nandzik prepared him as his successor in the Lower Theological Seminary in Lubliniec. In 1931 Cebula became father Superior of the religious house. In 1935 two new side altars and new pews were installed in the house chapel. Between 1935 and 1937 a replica of the cave of Our Lady of Lourdes was built. Fr Cebula continually strived for the improvement of low living standards in the seminary. He also cared for spiritual formation. Although he did not have a silver tongue, Fr Cebula was eagerly listened to since his words were supported with the testimony of his life.

FAMOUS PERSONS OF LUBLINIEC

œw. Edyta STEIN

ks. Konstanty DAMROT

Józef Piotr LOMPA

Richard COURANT

b³. Józef CEBULA OMIJózef Piotr Lompa - one of the most eminent Polish folklorists

thof the first half of the 19 century. Lompa's rich and varied literary output includes poetry and prose for peasant readers, school handbooks, agricultural education guides, minor religious works, historical and ethnographic works and journalist articles.

Rev. Konstanty Damrot - a poet, publicist and historian. He gradu-ated in theology and philosophy from Wroc³aw. This Lubliniec-born poet devoted his life to the propagation of Polish language and culture in Silesia. His family house remains in Lubliniec to today.

Konrad Mañka - scout activist, member of conspiratorial orga-nisation “White Eagle” (Orze³ Bia³y), arrested and sentenced to death by the Nazis in 1942.

Richard Courant - born in Lubliniec in 1888. Courant's dazzling mathematic career led him to scientific cooperation with Dawid

thHilbert, a famous mathematician of the turn of the 19 century. Courant's scientific competence may be evidenced by the fact that in 1966 he became a member of the USSR Academy of Science, which was the highest authority on mathematics. Courant also participated in the plebiscite on the territory of Upper Silesia. He died in New York in 1972. In New York State University the Richard Courant Institute was established. It is worth mentioning that he was close relative of St Edith Stein.

Edith Stein - a saint of the Catholic Church, canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998 and declared the patron saint of Europe. Born in Wroc³aw (Breslau), Edith Stein as a child often spent holidays with her relatives in Lubliniec, hence her well known love for this town. Stein was an outstanding exponent of European philosophy and a teacher. She converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism and entered a Carmelite monastery. Arrested in 1942 in a monastery in the Netherlands, Stein was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where, together with her sister Rosa, born in Lubliniec (1883), she died a martyr's death. In Lubliniec the St Edith Stein Society was established, engaged in the popularisation of the saint. Lubliniec has become a specific cult centre of the patron saint of Europe - Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - Saint Edith Stein.

Jan Nikodem Jaroñ - an outstanding Silesian poet and national activist, participant in the Third Silesian Uprising; he died in Lubliniec and is buried here in the Denominational Cemetery.

Blessed Józef Cebula OMI (Missionary Oblates of Mary Immacu-late) - Fr Józef Cebula was a highly regarded professor, tutor, confessor and monk. Fr T. Nandzik prepared him as his successor in the Lower Theological Seminary in Lubliniec. In 1931 Cebula became father Superior of the religious house. In 1935 two new side altars and new pews were installed in the house chapel. Between 1935 and 1937 a replica of the cave of Our Lady of Lourdes was built. Fr Cebula continually strived for the improvement of low living standards in the seminary. He also cared for spiritual formation. Although he did not have a silver tongue, Fr Cebula was eagerly listened to since his words were supported with the testimony of his life.

FAMOUS PERSONS OF LUBLINIEC

Marketplace (Konrad Mañka square) - is surrounded by beautifully renovated th th

19 and 20 centuries tenements. The oldest of them was built between 1792 and 1793 and belonged to the municipal treasurer. On the facade of this tenement there is a tablet devoted to Pawe³ Golaœ, an outstanding commander during the times of the Silesian Uprisings. The present shape of the marketplace was formed after the fire in 1821. Today, as in former times, it's the favourite meeting place of the towns' inhabitants and their guests.

Small Marketplace (Miko³aj Kopernik square) - is a kind of extension of the Market-place. Formerly it was known as salt square or duck square. It was the place where salt, and later corn, was sold. Presently, the Small Marketplace is a municipal square, in the centre of which is a monument to St Edith Stein.

BUILDINGS AND PLACESWORTH VISITING AND SEEING

Marketplace (Konrad Mañka square) - is surrounded by beautifully renovated th th

19 and 20 centuries tenements. The oldest of them was built between 1792 and 1793 and belonged to the municipal treasurer. On the facade of this tenement there is a tablet devoted to Pawe³ Golaœ, an outstanding commander during the times of the Silesian Uprisings. The present shape of the marketplace was formed after the fire in 1821. Today, as in former times, it's the favourite meeting place of the towns' inhabitants and their guests.

Small Marketplace (Miko³aj Kopernik square) - is a kind of extension of the Market-place. Formerly it was known as salt square or duck square. It was the place where salt, and later corn, was sold. Presently, the Small Marketplace is a municipal square, in the centre of which is a monument to St Edith Stein.

BUILDINGS AND PLACESWORTH VISITING AND SEEING

Municipality building - erected in 1919 (at the junction of Paderewski and Karol Miarka streets) - primarily the seat of the Customs Office, since 1936 the seat of municipal authorities.

District governor's office (1895) - after incorpo-ration of Lubliniec to the Republic of Poland, Józef Pi³sudski, Polish Chief of State, was received by

ththe municipal authorities at this office (26 August 1922). This event was commemorated with a tablet placed at the entrance to the building, unveiled

thceremoniously on 11 November 1999.

Family house of Rev. Konstanty Damrot - a poet, publicist and historian, is located at 19 Damrot street. In 1931 a tablet

thcommemorating Damrot's 90 birthday was placed in the building's gable.

The Courants' Tenement - located right by the Marketplace. The Tenement was erected in 1857 by Salomon Courant, a Lubliniec Jewish merchant, who was a grandfather of Wroc³aw-born Edith Stein. This is the place where the saint of the Catholic Church, canonized by Holy Father John Paul II in 1998 and declared a patron saint of Europe, spent her holidays with her relatives. Until recently the tenement housed the “Pro memoria Edith Stein” museum, temporarily moved to the Edith Stein Catholic School Complex, located at Pi³sudski street.

Municipality building - erected in 1919 (at the junction of Paderewski and Karol Miarka streets) - primarily the seat of the Customs Office, since 1936 the seat of municipal authorities.

District governor's office (1895) - after incorpo-ration of Lubliniec to the Republic of Poland, Józef Pi³sudski, Polish Chief of State, was received by

ththe municipal authorities at this office (26 August 1922). This event was commemorated with a tablet placed at the entrance to the building, unveiled

thceremoniously on 11 November 1999.

Family house of Rev. Konstanty Damrot - a poet, publicist and historian, is located at 19 Damrot street. In 1931 a tablet

thcommemorating Damrot's 90 birthday was placed in the building's gable.

The Courants' Tenement - located right by the Marketplace. The Tenement was erected in 1857 by Salomon Courant, a Lubliniec Jewish merchant, who was a grandfather of Wroc³aw-born Edith Stein. This is the place where the saint of the Catholic Church, canonized by Holy Father John Paul II in 1998 and declared a patron saint of Europe, spent her holidays with her relatives. Until recently the tenement housed the “Pro memoria Edith Stein” museum, temporarily moved to the Edith Stein Catholic School Complex, located at Pi³sudski street.

St Miko³aj's Parish Church -situated by the Market, on the ground where in 1300 the former church was erected. The present brick-built church was probably erected in 1576 to 1590; since then it has been rebuilt many times, but some gothic and baroque features have remained. There are two chapels inside the church: the northern - of the Kochcicki family, with the founders' vault, and the southern - early Baroque, St Karol Boro-meusz's chapel of the Cellary family. The chapel is distinguished by the dome with a lantern and internal frescos depicting the life of the saint. The vault (presently not existing) was used as a burial place for members of the Cellary, de Garnier and Grotowski families. In the church tower there is one of the oldest bells in the region, with a gothic inscription.

St Ann's Church - situated at the junction of St Ann's and Pasieczna streets. This wooden framework, charming little church with a shingled roof, in the centre of which there is an ave-bell hexagonal tower, originates back to 1653. The interior of the church hides a splendid baroque altar from

ththe second half of the 17 century, renovated many times and recently, in 1998 to 2002, thoroughly rebuilt owing to the endeavours of the St Ann's Foundation.

Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross founded in approximately 1505 by Jan II Dobry, a duke of Opole, as primarily wooden. From 1843 to 1845 on the same place a brick-built church was erected. During the interwar

thyears it was a garrison church for the soldiers of the 74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, stationed in Lubliniec.

St Stanis³aw Kostka's Church - built from 1928 to 1931, was primarily a chapel of the Oblates Seminary. The church, and the historic orphanage building of Franciszek Grotow-ski's Foundation erected in 1843 to 1848, form one archite-ctural complex. Presently the building houses a school complex (Zespó³ Szkó³ im. œw. Edyty Stein) run by the Catholic Association of Tutors. The replica of the cave of Our Lady of Lourdes and the monument to St Eugene de Maze-nod, the founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, are also worth seeing. Stained-glass windows from the 1950's are interesting, too.

Church of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) - on ¯eromski street there is the world's first parish church of the Patron Saint of Europe - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein, consecrated in 1991. In the church there is a tablet devoted to Lubliniec policemen murdered in Katyñ and Miednoje. The church has stained-glass windows and a sculpture of the patron in the presbytery.

St Miko³aj's Parish Church -situated by the Market, on the ground where in 1300 the former church was erected. The present brick-built church was probably erected in 1576 to 1590; since then it has been rebuilt many times, but some gothic and baroque features have remained. There are two chapels inside the church: the northern - of the Kochcicki family, with the founders' vault, and the southern - early Baroque, St Karol Boro-meusz's chapel of the Cellary family. The chapel is distinguished by the dome with a lantern and internal frescos depicting the life of the saint. The vault (presently not existing) was used as a burial place for members of the Cellary, de Garnier and Grotowski families. In the church tower there is one of the oldest bells in the region, with a gothic inscription.

St Ann's Church - situated at the junction of St Ann's and Pasieczna streets. This wooden framework, charming little church with a shingled roof, in the centre of which there is an ave-bell hexagonal tower, originates back to 1653. The interior of the church hides a splendid baroque altar from

ththe second half of the 17 century, renovated many times and recently, in 1998 to 2002, thoroughly rebuilt owing to the endeavours of the St Ann's Foundation.

Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross founded in approximately 1505 by Jan II Dobry, a duke of Opole, as primarily wooden. From 1843 to 1845 on the same place a brick-built church was erected. During the interwar

thyears it was a garrison church for the soldiers of the 74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, stationed in Lubliniec.

St Stanis³aw Kostka's Church - built from 1928 to 1931, was primarily a chapel of the Oblates Seminary. The church, and the historic orphanage building of Franciszek Grotow-ski's Foundation erected in 1843 to 1848, form one archite-ctural complex. Presently the building houses a school complex (Zespó³ Szkó³ im. œw. Edyty Stein) run by the Catholic Association of Tutors. The replica of the cave of Our Lady of Lourdes and the monument to St Eugene de Maze-nod, the founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, are also worth seeing. Stained-glass windows from the 1950's are interesting, too.

Church of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) - on ¯eromski street there is the world's first parish church of the Patron Saint of Europe - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein, consecrated in 1991. In the church there is a tablet devoted to Lubliniec policemen murdered in Katyñ and Miednoje. The church has stained-glass windows and a sculpture of the patron in the presbytery.

Adam Mickiewicz secondary school - on Sobieski street. From 1927 to 1929 the Silesian Province Governor's Office in Katowice founded a modern secondary school building, named after our national poet. Presently the building houses a secondary and economic school complex. The school rendered great service to Upper Silesian education during the interwar period. In 1965 an astronomical observatory was placed on the building roof.

Castle Hill - to the south west of the Old Town, on the Lublinica River, rises a hill crowned with a castle. The castle, surrounded by ancient forest, belongs to the Dr. Emil Cyran Provincial Neuropsychiatric Hospital complex.

th thAt first a fortified medieval castle, in the 16 and 17 centuriesit was converted into a fine palace - initially baroque, then classical and finally pseudo-renaissance. In August 1638 Polish king W³adys³aw IV Waza visited the castle, and in November 1655, for a short period of time, the painting of Our Lady of Jasna Góra found shelter there. From 1849 to 1879 the castle was a seat of the courts. After 1893 it was converted into a mental hospital and has played this role right up to the 1970's, as one of the buildings belonging to the Specialised Psychiatric Healthcare Centre. Currently, and now being private property, the Lubliniec Castle is being thoroughly renovated. The castle will be opened to the public in 2010.

Millennium Cross - founded by Lubliniec inhabitants to commemorate the Jubilee Year and the turn of millennia. It stands on the so called Lipska Mountain (Lipska Góra) - the highest hill in the town, from where a beautiful view stretches over the whole region. Illuminated at night, the cross is visible also from the ring road. The Lubliniec cross, made of stainless steel, is 20 m high and divided into two parts symbolizing the first and second millennium of Christianity. Its interior contains, among other things, the history of the town and a complete list of the current inhabitants of Lubliniec. Some of the documents have been recorded on electronic data carriers.

Historic cemeteries: Denominational, at which Jan Nikodem Jaroñ, a Silesian poet and national activist, is buried; Military - with a Monument to Polish Army Soldiers and Silesian Insurgents; Jewish, at which Edith Stein's grandparents were buried;Hospital - with a symbolic grave of the children murdered by the Nazis, who conducted medical experiments on them during the Second World War.

Adam Mickiewicz secondary school - on Sobieski street. From 1927 to 1929 the Silesian Province Governor's Office in Katowice founded a modern secondary school building, named after our national poet. Presently the building houses a secondary and economic school complex. The school rendered great service to Upper Silesian education during the interwar period. In 1965 an astronomical observatory was placed on the building roof.

Castle Hill - to the south west of the Old Town, on the Lublinica River, rises a hill crowned with a castle. The castle, surrounded by ancient forest, belongs to the Dr. Emil Cyran Provincial Neuropsychiatric Hospital complex.

th thAt first a fortified medieval castle, in the 16 and 17 centuriesit was converted into a fine palace - initially baroque, then classical and finally pseudo-renaissance. In August 1638 Polish king W³adys³aw IV Waza visited the castle, and in November 1655, for a short period of time, the painting of Our Lady of Jasna Góra found shelter there. From 1849 to 1879 the castle was a seat of the courts. After 1893 it was converted into a mental hospital and has played this role right up to the 1970's, as one of the buildings belonging to the Specialised Psychiatric Healthcare Centre. Currently, and now being private property, the Lubliniec Castle is being thoroughly renovated. The castle will be opened to the public in 2010.

Millennium Cross - founded by Lubliniec inhabitants to commemorate the Jubilee Year and the turn of millennia. It stands on the so called Lipska Mountain (Lipska Góra) - the highest hill in the town, from where a beautiful view stretches over the whole region. Illuminated at night, the cross is visible also from the ring road. The Lubliniec cross, made of stainless steel, is 20 m high and divided into two parts symbolizing the first and second millennium of Christianity. Its interior contains, among other things, the history of the town and a complete list of the current inhabitants of Lubliniec. Some of the documents have been recorded on electronic data carriers.

Historic cemeteries: Denominational, at which Jan Nikodem Jaroñ, a Silesian poet and national activist, is buried; Military - with a Monument to Polish Army Soldiers and Silesian Insurgents; Jewish, at which Edith Stein's grandparents were buried;Hospital - with a symbolic grave of the children murdered by the Nazis, who conducted medical experiments on them during the Second World War.

Lubliniec is a flourishing cultural centre, with numerous associations cultivating the historical and cultural heritage of the town. Since 1948 the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble “Halka” has delighted audiences with its artistic productions; which includes 365 songs, over 90 dances, 130 instrumental pieces and 25 plays. “Halka” also performs songs from the “Songbook of Lubliniec songs” by professor Adolf Dygacz, an out-standing expert in Silesian folklore, born in the Lubliniec region. Lubliniec also has two meritorious parish choirs the St Cecilia choir, established in 1926, and the St Stanis³aw Kostka choir, existing since 1945. The Municipal Brass Band has been playing for 50 years. In 1959 the Association of Lubliniec Region Lovers was established, which since 1987 has been publishing "Szkice Lublinieckie” (“Lubliniec sketches”).

CULTURE

Lubliniec is a flourishing cultural centre, with numerous associations cultivating the historical and cultural heritage of the town. Since 1948 the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble “Halka” has delighted audiences with its artistic productions; which includes 365 songs, over 90 dances, 130 instrumental pieces and 25 plays. “Halka” also performs songs from the “Songbook of Lubliniec songs” by professor Adolf Dygacz, an out-standing expert in Silesian folklore, born in the Lubliniec region. Lubliniec also has two meritorious parish choirs the St Cecilia choir, established in 1926, and the St Stanis³aw Kostka choir, existing since 1945. The Municipal Brass Band has been playing for 50 years. In 1959 the Association of Lubliniec Region Lovers was established, which since 1987 has been publishing "Szkice Lublinieckie” (“Lubliniec sketches”).

CULTURE

Museumsœw. Edyty Stein Museum (Pro memoria Edith Stein)ul. Marsza³ka Pi³sudskiego 8tel.: 034 356 28 84

It is the Local Cultural Centre that mainly organises Lubliniec's cultural activities. The centre has an assembly hall for 400 spectators and a ball hall, in which meetings and conferences for up to 100 persons may be held as well. It is an organiser of such periodical nationwide events as the Tourist Song Festival “Chlapa” (“Rainy weather”) and a Ballroom Dance Competition “O Pluszowego NiedŸwiadka” (“For a Teddy Bear”); provincial events an Art Competition on the theme “Christmas and Easter Cards”, a Review of Children's Art Groups' Output, a Review of Volunteer Fire Brigade Brass Bands; and district events the first stage of Nationwide Declamation Contest and “Œl¹skie Œpiewanie” (“The Silesian Singing”) Festival. In 2007 a cycle of events starts entitled, “Europe in Lubliniec” and “Lubliniec Film Summer”, which are the first events of this kind in the region.

Józef Lompa Municipal Public Library offers diverse methods of work for readers. Although formally it does not have the status of a district library, its activity travelled beyond the town borders long ago!

Galleries Galeria Klubu Garnizonowego (Garisson Club Gallery) - Lubliniecul. Sobieskiego 4542-700 LubliniecSala Tradycji Jednostki Wojskowej (Military Unit Tradition Chamber) ul. Sobieskiego 4542-700 LubliniecGaleria w Miejskim Domu Kultury (Local Cultural Centre Gallery)ul. Plebiscytowa 942-700 Lubliniec

Museumsœw. Edyty Stein Museum (Pro memoria Edith Stein)ul. Marsza³ka Pi³sudskiego 8tel.: 034 356 28 84

It is the Local Cultural Centre that mainly organises Lubliniec's cultural activities. The centre has an assembly hall for 400 spectators and a ball hall, in which meetings and conferences for up to 100 persons may be held as well. It is an organiser of such periodical nationwide events as the Tourist Song Festival “Chlapa” (“Rainy weather”) and a Ballroom Dance Competition “O Pluszowego NiedŸwiadka” (“For a Teddy Bear”); provincial events an Art Competition on the theme “Christmas and Easter Cards”, a Review of Children's Art Groups' Output, a Review of Volunteer Fire Brigade Brass Bands; and district events the first stage of Nationwide Declamation Contest and “Œl¹skie Œpiewanie” (“The Silesian Singing”) Festival. In 2007 a cycle of events starts entitled, “Europe in Lubliniec” and “Lubliniec Film Summer”, which are the first events of this kind in the region.

Józef Lompa Municipal Public Library offers diverse methods of work for readers. Although formally it does not have the status of a district library, its activity travelled beyond the town borders long ago!

Galleries Galeria Klubu Garnizonowego (Garisson Club Gallery) - Lubliniecul. Sobieskiego 4542-700 LubliniecSala Tradycji Jednostki Wojskowej (Military Unit Tradition Chamber) ul. Sobieskiego 4542-700 LubliniecGaleria w Miejskim Domu Kultury (Local Cultural Centre Gallery)ul. Plebiscytowa 942-700 Lubliniec

Active leisure enthusiasts may use the facilities offered by the municipal authorities in Grunwald Park. In a section of the municipal forest leisure centre there has been established pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes. A canoe harbour with a water equipment rental station waits for water sports enthusiasts. You also have access to playgrounds for children and clay courts, situated by Unia football pitch.

In the Grunwald Park band stand numerous amateur and professional ensembles perform. There is also the indoor swimming pool, opened all year round, to enjoy

Within the administrative borders of the town, Kokotek, a very attractive holiday quarter, is situated, where among the forests and by numerous water reservoirs you can find peace and quiet and choose one of the guest houses: - “Silesiana” offers a bathing beach, water equipment rental station, outdoor sports field complex, including tennis courts and a sports hall. - "Posmyk Ustronie Leœne" has a wide variety of facili-ties and services - water equipment rental station, billiards, table tennis, solarium, massage room, sauna, Jacuzzi, gymnasium, horse riding school, horse and britzska (Polish old-style open carriages with a folding top) rental, stables for horses, playground for children and a mini zoo.- Harcerski Oœrodek Wypoczynkowy (Scout Guest House) offers a swimming pool, football pitches, volley-ball courts and amphitheatre. Not far from the House there is a ski lift and a climbing wall.

The area of Lubliniec is also a paradise for extreme sport lovers. It is where regular events such as "Bieg Kator¿nika" ("The Backbreaking Race"”) and "Bieg o Nó¿ Komandosa" ("The Ranger's Knife Race") take place annually attracting many contestants who wish to try their hands at this extreme sport.

SPORT AND RECREATION

Active leisure enthusiasts may use the facilities offered by the municipal authorities in Grunwald Park. In a section of the municipal forest leisure centre there has been established pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes. A canoe harbour with a water equipment rental station waits for water sports enthusiasts. You also have access to playgrounds for children and clay courts, situated by Unia football pitch.

In the Grunwald Park band stand numerous amateur and professional ensembles perform. There is also the indoor swimming pool, opened all year round, to enjoy

Within the administrative borders of the town, Kokotek, a very attractive holiday quarter, is situated, where among the forests and by numerous water reservoirs you can find peace and quiet and choose one of the guest houses: - “Silesiana” offers a bathing beach, water equipment rental station, outdoor sports field complex, including tennis courts and a sports hall. - "Posmyk Ustronie Leœne" has a wide variety of facili-ties and services - water equipment rental station, billiards, table tennis, solarium, massage room, sauna, Jacuzzi, gymnasium, horse riding school, horse and britzska (Polish old-style open carriages with a folding top) rental, stables for horses, playground for children and a mini zoo.- Harcerski Oœrodek Wypoczynkowy (Scout Guest House) offers a swimming pool, football pitches, volley-ball courts and amphitheatre. Not far from the House there is a ski lift and a climbing wall.

The area of Lubliniec is also a paradise for extreme sport lovers. It is where regular events such as "Bieg Kator¿nika" ("The Backbreaking Race"”) and "Bieg o Nó¿ Komandosa" ("The Ranger's Knife Race") take place annually attracting many contestants who wish to try their hands at this extreme sport.

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Hiking enthusiasts are invited to follow the routes crossing Lubliniec: Silesian Uprisings a green route from WoŸniki to Dobro-dzieñ, of 73.7 km, connecting places related to uprising battles, and Monuments of Nature a yellow route from Boronów to Ciasna, of 61.2 km. These routes meet the Józef Lompa blue route from Olesno to WoŸniki, of 83.7 km, going through places connected with life and activity of this Silesian poet and teacher. Silesian Province Wooden Architecture car route also crosses Lubliniec.

Lubliniec region tourist routes

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ndLubliniec. This Unit continues the tradition of the 2 Paratrooper Battalion, the Special Motor Battalion and the Sabotage Battalion “Parasol”. In 1995 Lubliniec inhabitants again funded a standard to the military unit. In 1996, near the headquarters of the 4101 Military Unit, an obelisk to Polish paratroopers, fighting on all fronts during the Second World War, was erected. The abovementioned famous

th74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, whose traditions are cultivated by the inhabitants, was stationed here. In Secondary School No. 1, named after the Regiment, there is a Memory Chamber, where mementos of the soldiers and commanders of this unit have been gathered.

THE FAMOUS “CZERWONE BERETY”

(“PARATROOPERS”) OF LUBLINIEC

Biking tourism becomes an increasingly popular form of leisure. This inexpensive, ecological way of travelling is gaining more and more followers.

The town, surrounded with forests, numerous water reservoirs and beautiful architectural monuments is a paradise for the lovers of “two wheels”. At the turn of September and October 2007 75 km of entirely new bicycle lanes are to be put at the public's disposal, which, combined with the existing network of lanes, will make Lubliniec one of the most cyclist-friendly towns in Silesia. Furthermore, the town is crossed by bicycle lanes belonging to the “Rowerem po Œl¹sku” (“Biking Silesia”) project, the aim of which is to create a dense and functional network of biking routes and lanes in the whole Silesia. The project consists of 2 international routes, 35 first class and several hundred second class routes. The first class routes begin at, or pass through, towns called regional hubs. Lubliniec is one of such hubs. The following routes intersect in the town:

Route no. 30 The route bypassing the Upper Silesia Industrial Area (GOP) from the west.Rybnik - Gzel - Rudy - Sierakowice - P³awniowice - Toszek - Wiœnicze Borowiany - Krupski M³yn - Dziewicza Góra - Lubliniec.

Route no. 27 Opole - Lubliniec - Czêstochowa route. Opole - Chrz¹stowice - Ozimek - Kolonowskie - Pludry - Koœmidry - KuŸnica - Lubliniec -Kochanowice - Herby - Gaæ - Blachownia - Czêstochowa.

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Route no. 17 Gliwice - Czechowice - Pyskowice -Lubliniec - Olesno - Lasowice Ma³e - Kluczbork -Byczyna

Route no. 431 Pniowiec - Miko³eska - Brusiek - res. Jeleniak-Mikuliny - Pi³ka - Lubliniec.

BIKING ROUTES

Biking in the Lubliniec region

The routes marked out within the “Biking Silesia” project are complemented with 23 local routes worked out by Teresa and Maciej Janik, described in the “Lubliniec i okolice - przewodnik krajoznawczy” publication (“Lubliniec and the region a tourist guide”).

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Lubliniec region tourist routes

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thfunded a standard for the 74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment. In 1986 the 4101 Military Unit, which was moved from the Pomeranian Military District, was stationed on the territory of

ndLubliniec. This Unit continues the tradition of the 2 Paratrooper Battalion, the Special Motor Battalion and the Sabotage Battalion “Parasol”. In 1995 Lubliniec inhabitants again funded a standard to the military unit. In 1996, near the headquarters of the 4101 Military Unit, an obelisk to Polish paratroopers, fighting on all fronts during the Second World War, was erected. The abovementioned famous

th74 Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, whose traditions are cultivated by the inhabitants, was stationed here. In Secondary School No. 1, named after the Regiment, there is a Memory Chamber, where mementos of the soldiers and commanders of this unit have been gathered.

THE FAMOUS “CZERWONE BERETY”

(“PARATROOPERS”) OF LUBLINIEC

Biking tourism becomes an increasingly popular form of leisure. This inexpensive, ecological way of travelling is gaining more and more followers.

The town, surrounded with forests, numerous water reservoirs and beautiful architectural monuments is a paradise for the lovers of “two wheels”. At the turn of September and October 2007 75 km of entirely new bicycle lanes are to be put at the public's disposal, which, combined with the existing network of lanes, will make Lubliniec one of the most cyclist-friendly towns in Silesia. Furthermore, the town is crossed by bicycle lanes belonging to the “Rowerem po Œl¹sku” (“Biking Silesia”) project, the aim of which is to create a dense and functional network of biking routes and lanes in the whole Silesia. The project consists of 2 international routes, 35 first class and several hundred second class routes. The first class routes begin at, or pass through, towns called regional hubs. Lubliniec is one of such hubs. The following routes intersect in the town:

Route no. 30 The route bypassing the Upper Silesia Industrial Area (GOP) from the west.Rybnik - Gzel - Rudy - Sierakowice - P³awniowice - Toszek - Wiœnicze Borowiany - Krupski M³yn - Dziewicza Góra - Lubliniec.

Route no. 27 Opole - Lubliniec - Czêstochowa route. Opole - Chrz¹stowice - Ozimek - Kolonowskie - Pludry - Koœmidry - KuŸnica - Lubliniec -Kochanowice - Herby - Gaæ - Blachownia - Czêstochowa.

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Route no. 17 Gliwice - Czechowice - Pyskowice -Lubliniec - Olesno - Lasowice Ma³e - Kluczbork -Byczyna

Route no. 431 Pniowiec - Miko³eska - Brusiek - res. Jeleniak-Mikuliny - Pi³ka - Lubliniec.

BIKING ROUTES

Biking in the Lubliniec region

The routes marked out within the “Biking Silesia” project are complemented with 23 local routes worked out by Teresa and Maciej Janik, described in the “Lubliniec i okolice - przewodnik krajoznawczy” publication (“Lubliniec and the region a tourist guide”).

The Lubliniec Region abounds in architectural monuments. It is worth visiting the beautiful palace and park complexes, located in Czarny Las near WoŸniki (presently a **** hotel), in Koszêcin, which is the seat of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble “Œl¹sk” (“Silesia”), and in Kochcice, which houses a sanatorium. The Lubli-niec Region boasts of numerous sacred architectural monuments, especially small, wooden churches, chapels

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LUBLINIEC REGION

The Lubliniec Region abounds in architectural monuments. It is worth visiting the beautiful palace and park complexes, located in Czarny Las near WoŸniki (presently a **** hotel), in Koszêcin, which is the seat of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble “Œl¹sk” (“Silesia”), and in Kochcice, which houses a sanatorium. The Lubli-niec Region boasts of numerous sacred architectural monuments, especially small, wooden churches, chapels

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It is worth mentioning that in the Ma³a Panew valley there is the only breeding station of the white-tailed eagle in this part of Upper Silesia. Beautiful forests and numerous ponds encourage tourists to watch the nature, angle and pick the fruits of the forest.

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Lubliniec Municipalityul. Paderewskiego 542-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 353 01 00Fax.: +48/34 353 01 05www.lubliniec.pl E-mail: um@lubliniec.pl

Lubliniec District Governor's Office ul. Paderewskiego 742-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 351 05 05Fax.: +48/34 351 05 11www.lubliniec.starostwo.gov.plE-mail: sekretariat@lubliniec.starostwo.gov.pl

Local Cultural Centreul. Plebiscytowa 942-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 356 35 12Fax.: +48/34 351 04 97www.mdk.lubliniec.plE-mail: mdk@lubliniec.pl

Józef Lompa Municipal Public Library Plac Konrada Mañki 1042-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 356 28 27Fax.: +48/34 356 28 27www.mbp.lubliniec.plE-mail: sekretariat@mbp.lubliniec.pl

U S E F U L I N F O R M A T I O N :

„ZAMECZEK”ul. 74 GPPTel. +48/34 353 10 84, +48/34 353 11 12Fax: +48/34 353 11 26www.dpszameczek.plE-mail: dpszameczek@op.pl

PPH LUBEX ul. Zwyciêstwa 2Tel.Fax +48/34 351 14 42www.lubex.plE-mail: hotel@lubex.pl, info@lubex.pl

Tourism farm Ró¿a and Augustyn MatusekOs. Posmyk 63Tel. +48/34 356 55 81, mobile phone +48 661 225 838

Rehabilitation, Leisure and Training Centre „Posmyk”Leœne UstronieTel. +48/34 356 31 94E-mail: info@posmyk.pl, www.posmyk.pl

Training and Recreation Centre „Silesiana”42-700 Lubliniec KokotekTel. +48/34 351 14 25, Fax +48/34 351 14 26www.silesiana.com.plE-mail: biuro@silesiana.com.pl

Publisher: Czêstochowska Organizacja TurystycznaEditor: El¿bieta Trzeciak Translation: „Skrivanek” KatowiceGraphic design: W³odzimierz KarankiewiczPrint: „Garmond” Czêstochowa

Promotional brochure „Lubliniec invites” was published for City Hall of Lubliniec.

Photographs: Zbigniew Burda, Jakub Kasprzycki, Miros³aw Szraucner, Lubliniec Municipality,„Era“ Chorzów, „Œlask“ Song and Dance Ensemble Bird's eye views: W³odzimierz Skalik

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION:

WAM- ul. 74 GPP 3Tel. +48/34 351 12 69, +48/34 352 03 32- ul. Klonowa 6, Tel. +48/34 353 08 35 „Sielankowe Klimaty”42-700 Lubliniec-Kokotek 16Tel. +48 601 43 57 72

Train Station PKPPl. Niepodleg³oœci 3Tel. +48/34 356 24 76

Bus Station PKSPl. Niepodleg³oœci 342-700 LubliniecInformation: Tel. +48/34 353 20 46+48/34 353 20 34

Post Office - Lubliniec 1ul. Karola Miarki 2242-700 LubliniecTel. +48/34 356 28 30

Honorary Citizens of the townBronis³awa Wilimowska

Anke Iversen

Jan Czwortek

Jerzy Buzek

Ludgarda Buzek

Krzysztof Raj

Partner townsHungary: Kiskunmajsa

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Interesting facts Lubliniec is one of the oldest towns in Silesia

(Œl¹sk) as well as in Poland.

During the interwar period Lubliniec was the largest

(in terms of area) border town in Poland.

In Lubliniec there was the only Prussian Court

of Justice in Silesia.

In the contest “Zielone Miasto 2000” th("Green Town 2000") Lubliniec took 4 place.

From 2003 to 2005 Lubliniec was among

the winners of the competition on the theme

“The best illuminated urban commune”. nd rd nd

It took 2 , 3 and 2 places, respectively.

In 2006 the Lubliniec Small Marketplace won the

competition on the theme “The Best Public Space

in the Silesian province”.

In the spring of 2007 construction of new biking

routes started; they will be ready by the turn

of September and October 2007.

After the investment is completed,

Lubliniec will have one of the densest networks

of biking lanes in Silesia.

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Lubliniec District Governor's Office ul. Paderewskiego 742-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 351 05 05Fax.: +48/34 351 05 11www.lubliniec.starostwo.gov.plE-mail: sekretariat@lubliniec.starostwo.gov.pl

Local Cultural Centreul. Plebiscytowa 942-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 356 35 12Fax.: +48/34 351 04 97www.mdk.lubliniec.plE-mail: mdk@lubliniec.pl

Józef Lompa Municipal Public Library Plac Konrada Mañki 1042-700 LubliniecTel.: +48/34 356 28 27Fax.: +48/34 356 28 27www.mbp.lubliniec.plE-mail: sekretariat@mbp.lubliniec.pl

U S E F U L I N F O R M A T I O N :

„ZAMECZEK”ul. 74 GPPTel. +48/34 353 10 84, +48/34 353 11 12Fax: +48/34 353 11 26www.dpszameczek.plE-mail: dpszameczek@op.pl

PPH LUBEX ul. Zwyciêstwa 2Tel.Fax +48/34 351 14 42www.lubex.plE-mail: hotel@lubex.pl, info@lubex.pl

Tourism farm Ró¿a and Augustyn MatusekOs. Posmyk 63Tel. +48/34 356 55 81, mobile phone +48 661 225 838

Rehabilitation, Leisure and Training Centre „Posmyk”Leœne UstronieTel. +48/34 356 31 94E-mail: info@posmyk.pl, www.posmyk.pl

Training and Recreation Centre „Silesiana”42-700 Lubliniec KokotekTel. +48/34 351 14 25, Fax +48/34 351 14 26www.silesiana.com.plE-mail: biuro@silesiana.com.pl

Publisher: Czêstochowska Organizacja TurystycznaEditor: El¿bieta Trzeciak Translation: „Skrivanek” KatowiceGraphic design: W³odzimierz KarankiewiczPrint: „Garmond” Czêstochowa

Promotional brochure „Lubliniec invites” was published for City Hall of Lubliniec.

Photographs: Zbigniew Burda, Jakub Kasprzycki, Miros³aw Szraucner, Lubliniec Municipality,„Era“ Chorzów, „Œlask“ Song and Dance Ensemble Bird's eye views: W³odzimierz Skalik

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION:

WAM- ul. 74 GPP 3Tel. +48/34 351 12 69, +48/34 352 03 32- ul. Klonowa 6, Tel. +48/34 353 08 35 „Sielankowe Klimaty”42-700 Lubliniec-Kokotek 16Tel. +48 601 43 57 72

Train Station PKPPl. Niepodleg³oœci 3Tel. +48/34 356 24 76

Bus Station PKSPl. Niepodleg³oœci 342-700 LubliniecInformation: Tel. +48/34 353 20 46+48/34 353 20 34

Post Office - Lubliniec 1ul. Karola Miarki 2242-700 LubliniecTel. +48/34 356 28 30

Honorary Citizens of the townBronis³awa Wilimowska

Anke Iversen

Jan Czwortek

Jerzy Buzek

Ludgarda Buzek

Krzysztof Raj

Partner townsHungary: Kiskunmajsa

Poland: Reda

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Interesting facts Lubliniec is one of the oldest towns in Silesia

(Œl¹sk) as well as in Poland.

During the interwar period Lubliniec was the largest

(in terms of area) border town in Poland.

In Lubliniec there was the only Prussian Court

of Justice in Silesia.

In the contest “Zielone Miasto 2000” th("Green Town 2000") Lubliniec took 4 place.

From 2003 to 2005 Lubliniec was among

the winners of the competition on the theme

“The best illuminated urban commune”. nd rd nd

It took 2 , 3 and 2 places, respectively.

In 2006 the Lubliniec Small Marketplace won the

competition on the theme “The Best Public Space

in the Silesian province”.

In the spring of 2007 construction of new biking

routes started; they will be ready by the turn

of September and October 2007.

After the investment is completed,

Lubliniec will have one of the densest networks

of biking lanes in Silesia.