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The Built-Up Area of Wolności St in Zabrze
Wolności Street (Liberty Street) in Zabrze is the thoroughfare of the city, and one of the longest in Poland. It stretches for almost 10 km, from the border with Ruda Śląska (in the east) to the Gliwice (in the west). While walking along Wolności Street, we will encounter, among others, three churches (including the historic wooden church of Saint Hedwig), the Mining Museum "Królowa Luiza (Queen Louise)" and the impressive building of the former hotel "Admiralspalast". In the central part the street is an elegant promenade of Zabrze
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street Wolności
41-800 Zabrze
Commune: Zabrze
Tourist region: Upper Silesian Agglomeration
Location: in the city/town, in the city/town centre
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: history sources, historic buildings/urban arrangement
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The Upper Silesian Breweries in Zabrze boast of more than a
150- year-old tradition and continue to brew beer nowadays.
The first brewery in today's Zabrze was launched by Loebel
Haendler in 1860. It was located at the road called The Way
of the Heir to the Throne - later, the main street of the city -
Wolności Street, which means Liberty Street. Beer from the
HAENDLER brewery enjoyed great reputation - some brands
were also popular outside Silesia. Today, the brewery is
modern, however, a few pre-war buildings and traditional
equipment for brewing beer have been preserved.
The historic building of the indoor swimming pool in Zabrze,
currently operated by the Municipal Bath is one of the most
interesting and oldest of its kind in Upper Silesia. After
being completely renovated, the Modernist building
attracts not only by its outward appearance, but also by
new attractions, including, among others, a sauna,
recreation rooms, a salt cave with the possibility of relaxing
and therapeutic massage, and a gym.
The history of the Zabrze church of St Anne goes back to the end of the
nineteenth century and is associated with the church
and parish of St Andrew, from the local parish of Sr. Anne separated. The need to build a new church was caused by
the development of the city and there a growing number
of parishioners. The church of St Andrew, built in 1863-1866, could not accommodate them. In the late nineteenth, the parish numbered more than 30 thousand people and comprised the whole city of Zabrze.
The Evangelical Church of Peace in Zabrze was built according
to the design of counsel Kronenberg, a building counselor in 1874. It is a
three-nave structure erected in the neo-Romanesque
style. It is one of the oldest brick churches in the city.Of course,the history of the Protestants in this region is much older, going back to the first half of the sixteenth
century. The Church of Peace, thanks to the renovation of the organ at the beginning of the twenty-first century, is also known as a venue for concerts.
The building of the former hotel "Admiralspalast", located at Wolności Street, is considered one of the landmarks of Zabrze. This five-storey building was erected close to the train station in 1924-1928. In the heyday of the hotel, there was a Bavarian beerhouse on the ground work, a restaurant, a café and a ballroom on the first floor, and above hotel rooms. On the roof, an open air dance platform was arranged. After WW2, the hotel changed its name for "President", "Foreman" and "Monopoly".
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