On the way

What to see on the way from Katowice to Opole

It is about 112 km from Katowice to Opole, roughly 1 h 25 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 9 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 17 minutes: the extra time to drive to a stop and back to the route.

Stops are listed in driving order, each with the time it adds and its distance from the start.

  • 112 km
  • 1 h 25 min
  • 9 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +15 min detour 16 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas in Mikołów

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    A wooden Roman Catholic parish church in Mikołów (Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

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  2. Stop 2

    +18 min detour 20 km from the start Show on map

    Municipal Botanical Garden in Zabrze

    Photo: Municipal Botanical Garden in Zabrze
    Lestat (Jan Mehlich) CC BY-SA 3.0

    A botanical garden in the city of Zabrze (Silesian Voivodeship), established in 1938.

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  3. Stop 3

    +14 min detour 26 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gliwice

    Photo: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gliwice
    Adam Kuziów CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic church in the city of Gliwice (Silesian Voivodeship).

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  4. Stop 4

    +16 min detour 33 km from the start Show on map

    St Bartholomew Church in Smolnica

    Photo: St Bartholomew Church in Smolnica
    Przykuta CC BY-SA 4.0

    A wooden Roman Catholic filial church located in the cemetery in Smolnica (Gmina Sośnicowice, Gliwice County), a listed architectural monument.

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  5. Stop 5

    +20 min detour 45 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Bycina

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    A palace in Bycina, Rudziniec Commune, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, listed in the register of monuments.

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  6. Stop 6

    +28 min detour 48 km from the start Show on map

    Relics of a 15th–16th-century manor complex in Kolonia Rudno

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    An archaeological site with the relics of a 15th–16th-century manor complex, located in Kolonia Rudno, Rudziniec Commune, Gliwice County.

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  7. Stop 7

    +18 min detour 58 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Jaryszów

    Photo: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Jaryszów
    Iwunka CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A 15th-century Roman Catholic parish church in Jaryszów (Ujazd Commune, Strzelce County), listed in the heritage register.

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  8. Stop 8

    +17 min detour 69 km from the start Show on map

    Parish Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Dolna

    Photo: Parish Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Dolna
    Iwunka CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Dolna (Leśnica Commune, Strzelce County), a 15th-century architectural monument listed in the register of immovable monuments.

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  9. Stop 9

    +13 min detour 88 km from the start Show on map

    Castle in Otmęt

    Photo: Castle in Otmęt
    Alootka CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    Castle ruins in the Otmęt district of Krapkowice (Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship), listed in the Polish register of monuments.

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Driving the other way?

Driving from Opole to Katowice, you reach the same stops in reverse order – read the list from the bottom.

Plan the route from Opole to Katowice

How stops are chosen: the planner routes the drive, checks places up to 5 km from the road and routes the real detour to each; it keeps those that add at most 30 minutes. Data: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata, Wikipedia, the NID heritage register (CC BY 4.0), Opencaching.PL (CC BY-SA 3.0 PL), photos from Wikimedia Commons with their author and licence.