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Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Photo: Korcz B, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ustroń is a mountain resort in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, 82 km south of Katowice, with a population of 16,000 in 2022. Poland's largest river, the Wisła or Vistula, arises nearby in these Beskids mountains.
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Wooden farmstead from 1768 recreating life of that era. It's only open in summer, and hasn't opened in 2024.
The Church of St Clement was built in late baroque style in stages from 1780 to 1840. Clement (d 98 AD) was an early bishop of Rome, possibly Peter's immediate successor.
The Lutheran Church of James the Elder is a small neoclassical building completed in 1838. Elder or Great St James refers to the apostle, martyred 44 AD.
Rust Diamonds Museum
Collection of vintage motorcycles.
Good Thoughts Station
Teddy bear museum for children.
Jan Jarocki Museum
This displays the history of local metallurgy and forging, ethnography and art, and spa treatment in Ustroń. It's in the 200 year old former headquarters of the Klemens ironworks.
Maria Skalicka Collection
Part of Jan Jarocki Museum, this is the art and ethnography collection of Maria Skalicka (1923-2002).
Forest Park of Surprises
Wildlife park ranged on the slopes of Równica, with Polish fauna such as bison, fallow deer, roe deer, mouflons, deer and wild boar. Some animals can be petted and fed. Raptors include eagles, falcons, hawks and owls, with flying shows.
Central, clean but facilities worn and tired.
Smart clean chalet.
Friendly B&B, good breakfasts.
Welcoming place with good cooking.
Spacious friendly guesthouse.
Comfy spa hotel on the mountainside. You might need snow chains for the bumpy access lane.
By train
Regional trains run from Katowice every two hours or so, taking 1 hr 40 min via Tychy, Pszczyna, Zabrzeg and Skoczow. They make four stops in Ustroń, all simple platform halts:
By bus
Long-distance buses don't come here. Wispol is the local bus line:
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