Attractions and Places To See around Wojkowice - Top 20

A cycling paradise around the water For cyclists, Pogoria IV is an absolute classic in the region. The loop around the reservoir is about 13-16 kilometers long (depending on the chosen variant). The western bank welcomes with smooth, fast asphalt (part of the route runs along the crest of the embankment), ideal for road bikes or skates. The eastern and northern banks, in turn, offer more natural, gravel and forest paths, where you can experience a more off-road, "cross" atmosphere and test how your gear handles outside of the perfect surface.

A beautiful bike path surrounding the lakes.

A beautiful building preserved in excellent condition.

A great place to relax by the water, especially in summer. Well-prepared beach and plenty of space for cyclists.

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Bachelor's Palace (also Kawaler's House, German: Kavaliershaus) - a palace built in the years 1903–1906 in the French neo-baroque style in Świerklaniec, entered into the register of immovable monuments of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Świerklaniec is a small town situated in the district of Tarnowskie Góry, in the valley of the Brynica River. The history of the village and the construction of the unique palace and park complex are closely related to the Donnersmarck family. In the 1870s, Count Guido von Donnersmarck built a residence for his wife, which was called "Little Versailles" or "Silesian Versailles". Its designer was Hector Lefuel, the court architect of Napoleon III. The "Little Versailles" delighted with its splendor and technical innovations. Thinking about the guests visiting the Donnersmarck family, in the years 1903-1906, near the "Little Versailles", another building, enchanting with its taste and modernity, was created, called the Cavalier's Palace. The Cavalier's Palace was equipped with, among others in Istrian marble floors, American "Royal" bathtubs made of one piece of earthenware, paintings by masters, etc. The main reason for its creation was the frequent visits of the Emperor of Germany, Wilhelm II, who came here to hunt. The Knight's Palace in the French neo-baroque style was designed by Ernest von Ihne, architect of Emperor Wilhelm II. The Kawalera Palace was built on a plan similar to a square. The brick facade of the building is made in two colors: red walls and white corners. In the central part of the building there is a representative, oval hall with a marble-mirror staircase. On the front of the palace there is an inscription "Memento vivere" (Remember about life), which was supposed to encourage visiting guests and bachelors (especially) to have fun. https://www.slaskie.travel/poi/3416/palac-kawalera-w-swierklancu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWxcy1kYek

The gate came to Chorzów in 1958. Before that, it decorated the entrance to the palace in Świerklaniec (Śląskie Voivodeship). The palace was built in 1876. It was built by Count Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck. It was the Count's wedding gift to Blanka de Paiva's wife. Świerklaniec delighted everyone. The palace in the style of Louis XIII was designed by the French architect Hector Lefuel, the same one who finished, among others, construction of the Louvre. In Świerklaniec he created a "little Versailles". The palace burned down in 1945. In 1962, the rest of the walls were blown up. Pools, fountains, animal sculptures, the Cavalier's Palace, the church in the park, and the palace gate survived then. And it was she who in 1958 was transferred to the then Provincial Park of Culture and Recreation, and today the Silesian Park in Chorzów. Some say that it was saved from destruction in this way, others that it was simply stolen ... Whatever the case, it has been decorating the main entrance to the zoo for almost 60 years. It is located in front of the Giraffe (we wrote about it in the post Chorzów - Silesian Giraffe). Along with the gate, fragments of the steel palace fencing also arrived in Chorzów.