On the way

What to see on the way from Wrocław to Katowice

It is about 196 km from Wrocław to Katowice, roughly 2 h 19 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 6 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 20 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.

  • 196 km
  • 2 h 19 min
  • 6 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +24 min detour 30 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Domaniów

    No photo is available yet.

    A Gothic Roman Catholic church in Domaniów (Domaniów Commune, Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), entered in the heritage register in 1966.

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +21 min detour 46 km from the start Show on map

    "Holender" Windmill in Łukowice Brzeskie

    No photo is available yet.

    A smock mill in the village of Łukowice Brzeskie, Oława Commune, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +21 min detour 81 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Hedwig of Silesia in Prądy

    Photo: Church of St Hedwig of Silesia in Prądy
    Adrian Tync CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic filial church in Prądy, Dąbrowa Commune, Opole County, Opole Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +11 min detour 102 km from the start Show on map

    Dąbrówka Górna Palace

    Photo: Dąbrówka Górna Palace
    Robert Niedźwiedzki CC BY-SA 3.0

    A palace from the second half of the 17th century, rebuilt in 1907–1909 in the Neo-Baroque style, in the village of Dąbrówka Górna (Krapkowice Commune, Opole Voivodeship), listed in the register of immovable monuments.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +11 min detour 147 km from the start Show on map

    Pławniowice Palace

    Photo: Pławniowice Palace
    Lestat (Jan Mehlich) CC BY-SA 3.0

    A palace and park complex in the village of Pławniowice (Rudziniec Commune, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the Polish heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +18 min detour 178 km from the start Show on map

    Tekla Poplar in Chudów

    Photo: Tekla Poplar in Chudów
    Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek CC BY-SA 4.0

    A natural monument, a Canadian poplar growing by the castle ruins in Chudów, Gierałtowice Commune, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship.

    • Nature and unusual places

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Katowice to Wrocław

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.

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