Prezydent Shaft
Prezydent Shaft is a former coal-mine headframe in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The reinforced-concrete, single-strut tower is about 42 metres tall and carries two rope sheaves 5.5 metres in diameter.Photo: Drozdp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historical Prezydent coal mine in Chorzów
- Also known as: “Prezydent coal mine” and “Szyb Prezydent”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silesian Stadium and Saint Lawrence church in Chorzów.
Silesian Stadium
Stadium
Photo: DzejKej86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Silesian Stadium is a sport stadium located on the premises of Silesian Park in Chorzów, Poland. The stadium has a fully covered capacity of 54,378, after refurbishment completed in October 2017. Silesian Stadium is situated 1¼ km southeast of Prezydent Shaft.
Saint Lawrence church in Chorzów
Church
Photo: Bosia2011, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Lawrence church in Chorzów is situated 230 metres southwest of Prezydent Shaft.
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
Theme park
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is situated 610 metres southeast of Prezydent Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centrum and Chorzów Stary.
Chorzów Stary
Suburb
Photo: PetrusSilesius, CC BY 2.5.
Chorzów Stary is a district of Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Prezydent Shaft
- Categories: coal mine, building, tourism, historic site, and industrial building
- Location: Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.29796° or 50° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
18.96716° or 18° 58′ 2″ eastHeight
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
9F2W7XX8+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 178777395OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaftOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q6385917
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Prezydent Shaft” goes by many names.
- French: “mine de Prezydent”
- French: “Mine de Prezydent”
- German: “Steinkohlengrube ‘Prezydent’”
- German: “Steinkohlengrube Prezydent”
- Polish: “Kopalnia Prezydent”
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Prezydent Mościcki”
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Prezydent”
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Highlights include Gruba Bluesa and Skatepark.
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