Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz, Poland: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz is a natural history museum in Görlitz, Germany (Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz) in Poland. It has articles in 4 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Poland: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

It is in Görlitz, where this site lists 39 more places to see, 203 m from the centre.

Its coordinates are 51.15343, 14.98679; the nearest main airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO, Wrocław), 133 km as the crow flies. How to get around Poland (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Run by

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

It is one of the Museums and art places in Poland. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Senckenberg Museum for Natural History Görlitz is May to October and December.

In June there are 16 h 19 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 41. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Poland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Poland

To enter Poland there are 6 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid Spanish ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Poland checklist. Currency: Złoty (PLN); plugs: Type C and E · 230 V · 50 Hz; emergencies: 112 · 997 police · 999 ambulance.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Görlitz Department StoreDepartment store in Görlitz, Germany95 m
• GeorgsbrunnenArtistic fountain, octagonal granite basin with Baroque column featuring a figure of the town servant, a seated lion and four water-spouting heads280 m
• Sud OstBrewery294 m
• Görlitz SynagogueSynagogue in Görlitz358 m
• Brüderstraße 9House in Germany374 m

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Poland guide.

More in Poland: Museums and art

• Auschwitz concentration camp: German network of concentration and extermination camps in occupied Poland during World War II
• Majdanek concentration camp: Nazi concentration and extermination camp near Lublin in eastern Poland
• Bochnia
• Wolf's Lair: one of Nazi Germany's military headquarters during WW2, now in Gierłoż, Kętrzyn, Poland
• Chełmno extermination camp: German extermination camp in occupied Poland
• Stutthof concentration camp: Nazi concentration camp

Every Poland place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

Frequently asked questions

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