# Things to see in Zawiercie (Poland): 42 places and when to go

> Zawiercie is a town in Poland, and this site lists 42 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (18), History (13), Nature (7). The best known are Ogrodzieniec Castle, Trail of the Eagles' Nests and Bobolice Castle. The best time to come is May to October; also possible: November to April. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zawiercie/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Poland · 50.4926, 19.4231
- **Places:** 42 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/senderismo/) (18) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/historia/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/naturaleza/) (7) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/espiritual/) (3) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fauna/) (2) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/montana/) (2)
- **Best time:** May to October.
- **Also possible:** November to April.
- **Nearest airport:** KRK Balice, 53 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Zawiercie

The places in and around Zawiercie, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Ogrodzieniec Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-ogrodzieniec/): Ruins of a medieval castle in Poland · 10 km
- [Trail of the Eagles' Nests](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/trail-of-the-eagles-nests/): Walking path, Poland · 8.8 km
- [Bobolice Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-bobolice/): Castle in the Lesser Poland part of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 14 km
- [Mirów Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-w-mirowie/): Castle in the Lesser Poland part of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 14 km
- [Eagles' Nests Landscape Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/park-krajobrazowy-orlich-gniazd/): Protected area in Poland · 10 km
- [Bąkowiec Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-bakowiec-w-morsku/): Historic site in Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland · 9.5 km
- [Siewierz Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-biskupi-w-siewierzu/): Castle in the Lesser Poland part of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 13 km
- [Pilica Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-w-pilicy/): Historic site in Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland · 16 km
- [Góra Zborów](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/gora-zborow/): Mountain in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 12 km
- [Cave Głęboka (Góra Zborów)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/jaskinia-gleboka/): Cave, Podlesice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 12 km
- [Włodowice Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ruiny-palacu-we-wlodowicach/): Palace in Włodowice, Poland · 6.7 km
- [Ryczów Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/straznica-ryczow/): History · 15 km
- [Synagogue in Żarki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/miejsko-gminny-osrodek-kulturalny-w-zarkach/): History · 16 km
- [Nature Reserve Góra Zborów](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/rezerwat-gora-zborow/): Nature reserve, Siliesian Voivodeship, Poland · 12 km
- [Stajnia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/stajnia/): Cave in Poland · 14 km
- [Szlak Warowni Jurajskich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-warowni-jurajskich/): Hiking · 11 km
- [Kołoczek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/wzgorze-koloczek/): Hill and rock labyrinth, gmina Kroczyce, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 12 km
- [Kościół pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-sw-jana-chrzciciela-i-sw-jana-ewangelisty/): Church in Pilica, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 17 km
- [Kościół pw. Św. Mikołaja Biskupa w Kidowie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-sw-mikolaja-biskupa-w-kidowie/): Church in Kidów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 20 km
- [Saint Mark church in Rodaki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-swietego-marka-w-rodakach/): History · Temples · 13 km
- [Wieża wyciągowa w Porębie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/wieza-wyciagowa-w-porebie/): Tower in Poręba, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · 5.9 km
- [Browar Jana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/browar-jana/): Brewery · 3.4 km
- [Browar na Jurze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/browar-na-jurze/): Brewery · 3.4 km
- [Czarny szlak Krępa, węzeł szlaków - Szlak SL02N](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/czarny-szlak-krepa-wezel-szlakow-szlak-sl02n/): Hiking · 6.8 km

And the other 18, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Czarny szlak Mrzygłód - Zazdrość](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/czarny-szlak-mrzyglod-zazdrosc/), [Czarny szlak Przełęcz pod Górą - Parking Jaskinia Głęboka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/czarny-szlak-przelecz-pod-gora-parking-jaskinia-gleboka/), [Czarny szlak Siamoszyce, stacja paliw - Siamoszyce, Chałupki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/czarny-szlak-siamoszyce-stacja-paliw-siamoszyce-chalupki/), [Grabowa - Szlak Zamonitu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/grabowa-szlak-zamonitu/), [Karlin - Siamoszyce](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/karlin-siamoszyce/), [Łazy - Błojec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/lazy-blojec/), [Szlak Kroczycki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-kroczycki/), [Szlak Maryjny - etap 11.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-maryjny-etap-11/), [Szlak Maryjny - etap 12.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-maryjny-etap-12/), [Szlak Pustynny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-pustynny/), [Szlak Rzędkowicki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-rzedkowicki/), [Szlak Skarżycki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-skarzycki/), [Szlak Szwajcarii Zagłębiowskiej](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-szwajcarii-zaglebiowskiej/), [Szlak Zamonitu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-zamonitu/), [Żółty szlak Zawiercie - Poręba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zolty-szlak-zawiercie-poreba/)
- **Nature**: [Park Kolejowy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/park-kolejowy/)
- **With kids**: [Park Miniatur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/park-miniatur/)
- **History**: [POZIOM 511 Jura Wellness Hotel & Spa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/poziom-511-jura-wellness-hotel-spa/)

## When to go to Zawiercie

The best time to visit Zawiercie is **May to October**; also possible: November to April. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 15 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 33 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 15 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 12 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 48 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 18 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 25 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 41 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 48 |

In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48. In May, 42 of the 42 places are at their best.

When to go to Poland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Zawiercie

The nearest main airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK, Balice), 53 km as the crow flies. How to get around Poland (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.4926%2C19.4231)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.4926%2C19.4231)

## Other towns nearby

- [Cynków](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/cynkow/): 8 places · 23 km
- [Szczekociny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szczekociny/): 6 places · 32 km
- [Trzebinia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/trzebinia/): 37 places · 36 km
- [Katowice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/katowice/): 101 places · 39 km
- [Bytom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/bytom/): 55 places · 40 km
- [Częstochowa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/czestochowa/): 28 places · 42 km

And all of Poland, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Zawiercie?

The best known: [Ogrodzieniec Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-ogrodzieniec/), [Trail of the Eagles' Nests](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/trail-of-the-eagles-nests/), [Bobolice Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-bobolice/), [Mirów Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-w-mirowie/), [Eagles' Nests Landscape Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/park-krajobrazowy-orlich-gniazd/). In all, 42 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Zawiercie?

May to October; also possible: November to April. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48.

### How do you get to Zawiercie?

The nearest main airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 53 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.4926%2C19.4231) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Zawiercie as the destination and these 42 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).