page_title: Wodzisław Śląski
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Wodzisław Śląski / Tourism
context_page_description: Wodzisław Śląski is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants. It is the seat of Wodzisław County.
  It was previously in Katowice Voivodeship; close to the border with the Czech Republic, about 290 kilometres south of Warsaw and about 100 kilometres west of Kraków, on the southern outskirts of the metropolitan area known as the Upper Silesian Coal Basin.
context_section_description: In contrast to the central part of the Upper Silesian industry area, located a short distance to the north, Wodzisław enjoys the reputation of a "green" city having a relatively clean environment. While the city is no centre of tourism, it does have various interesting sights and opportunities for recreation. The Beskidy Mountains, a popular recreational area for skiing, are within one-hour drive also 10 km (6 mi) from town along the Odra river are interesting natural reserve and at summer places for swimming.
  Sights
  the medieval gothic church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity (pol. Kościół św. Trójcy), erected in 1257;
  the Monastery from 17th century ( "Klasztor franciszkański" ), erected in 1257;
  the neo-gothic church of "Assumption of St. Mary" (Kościół WNMP),
  the building of the former district authority (19th century),
  the neo-classical Wall tower ("Baszta rycerska"),
  the Classicist Palace oldest in Poland from 1745. (Today Museum),
  the old town square (Rynek),
  the Palace in Kokoszyce (Pałac w Kokoszycach), built in 1823,
  the Synagogue (Synagoga) from 1826 ( today "Rosmann")
  the Balaton small lake in the forest (Grodzisko)
caption: Monastery from the 17th century
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