Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
September—October: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM; Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
November—April: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—3:00 PM; Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
May—August: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—6:00 PM; Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM - Email: sekretariat@muzeumgpe-chorzow.pl
- Type: Theme park
- Description: open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland
- Also known as: “Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie”, “MGPE”, and “Muzeum „Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny” w Chorzowie”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silesian Stadium and Command bunker 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 640 metres south of Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park.
Command bunker in Chorzów
Photo: Ewa Kubiesa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Command bunker in Chorzów is situated 410 metres west of Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park.
Prezydent coal mine
Photo: Drozdp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prezydent coal mine is situated 610 metres northwest of Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centrum and Osiedle Różanka.
Chorzów Stary
Suburb
Photo: PetrusSilesius, CC BY 2.5.
Chorzów Stary is a district of Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
- Categories: open-air museum, tourist attraction, museum, and tourism
- Location: Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.29402° or 50° 17′ 39″ northLongitude
18.97304° or 18° 58′ 23″ eastInception
1975Operator
Silesian VoivodeshipOpen location code
9F2W7XVF+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 527647954OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1773693
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Polish—“Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hornoslezský etnografický park v Chořově”
- French: “parc ethnographique de Haute-Silésie”
- French: “Parc ethnographique de Haute-Silésie”
- German: “Oberschlesischer ethnografischer Park”
- Italian: “Parco Etnografico dell’Alta Slesia”
- Japanese: “上シレジア民俗学博物館公園”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Øvre Schlesien friluftsmuseum”
- Norwegian: “Øvre Schlesien friluftsmuseum”
- Polish: “Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Szkoła z Wapienicy and Kościół z Nieboczów pw. Świętego Józefa Robotnika.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park”. Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.