Prudnik
Prudnik is in the historic Silesia (Upper Silesia) region at the confluence of the Prudnik river and its Złoty Potok tributary. The city is on the border of Opawskie Mountains and the Głubczyce Plateau (a part of the Silesian Lowlands). Prudnik and Vrbno pod Pradědem are headquarters of the Euroregion Pradziad.
The town possesses numerous architectural monuments and historic buildings such as the Main Town Hall and "Wok's Tower" (Wieża Woka) from the 14th century.
Understand
Get in
By plane
The nearest international airports are in the nearby cities of Katowice and Wrocław.By train
You can get to Prudnik by the 137 Katowice-Legnica railway line.The 306 Gogolin-Prudnik railway line through Prudnik no longer operates.
By car
You can easily get there by car from Opole, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Głuchołazy and Nysa.See
Wok's TowerCastle tower. A stone castle tower on the circle plan with walls several metres thick, called Wok Tower is the oldest monument in Prudnik. Rise of the tower dates back to the end of the 1350s. The monument is a remnant of the medieval castle built in Prudnik land by the Czech knight Wok of Rosenberg. At the foot of the castle hill the town of Prudnik was founded.
Fränkel's villaOne of the most precious villas in Poland builded by a Jewish industrialist Hermann Fränkel.
Museum of Prudnik RegionA museum of the history of Prudnik.
Town HallHistorical town hall built in the Classical architectural style, completed in 1782.
Saint Joseph sanctuaryA sanctuary built in 1866 and a replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the forest. Archbishop Stefan Wyszyński was prisoned here from 1954 to 1955 by the communists.
Saint Michael Archangel churchA Baroque church built in 1612.
John of God MonasteryA monastery next to Wok's Tower with a small church built in 1787.
Town ParkA historic town park founded in 1880. You can find a decorated arbour from 1887 and a replica of the Diana of Versailles statue there.
Observation tower at Klasztorne WzgórzeAn obervasion tower at Klasztorne Wzgórze (also called Kozia Góra) next to the Saint Joseph sanctuary.
Lower GateTower built in 1481 in the Gothic style.
Stanisław Szozda's memorialA memorial of Stanisław Szozda, Polish elite cyclist who used to live in Prudnik.
Do
"Diana" cinemaA cinema next to the Town Park.
Buy
Czerwona TorebkaA small shopping centre.
Biedronka
Lidl
Kaufland
Darvita
Pepco and Biedronka
Sleep
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phone: +48 77 406 84 80address: ul. Zwycięstwa 2
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phone: +48 77 436 28 39address: ul. Łucznicza 1
Go next
- Moszna Castle, built using different architectural styles which lends to it an eclectic taste. It is now a hospice house, hotel, and restaurant. Tourists can walk its grounds free of charge.
- Opole, the capital city of Opole Voivodeship known for the one of the most popular song festivals in Poland, which takes place each year in June.
- Wrocław, a large city rich in history and heritage.