Kielce

Poland

Kielce is a city in Poland's Świętokrzyskie voivodeship and also its capital.

Kielce is the largest city of the Holy Cross Voivodeship (Świętokrzyskie) with a population just under 200,000 residents. Its history dates back to the 10th century. In 1364 Kielce becomes recognised as a city and gains certain privileges connected with this legal status. In 1496 Kielce is conferred its coat of arms by the Fryderyk cardinal Jagiellończyk, Polish prince and primate, serving as a bishop in Krakau. The history of Kielce is rich in important events for the history of Poland, for example here, in 1816, was organised first Polish higher technical university (that was free of charge and had two teaching languages: Polish and German). The city has hosted howsoever the unfortunate scene of the Kielce pogrom, which resulted in the deaths of 40 Jewish Holocaust survivors and another 80 injured nearly a year after the final Nazi death camp was liberated. The antecedence of the pogrom are still not clear and many hypotheses are still being considered.

  • Regional Tourist Information Centre, ul. Henryka Sienkiewicza 29, +48 41 348 00 60. M-Sa: 9:00—17:00. Closed on Su.

Regional Tourist Information Centre, ul. Henryka Sienkiewicza 29, +48 41 348 00 60. M-Sa: 9:00—17:00. Closed on Su.

  • The National Museum, pl. Zamkowy 1, +48 41 344 40 14. Tu-Su: 9:00—17:00. Closed on M.
  • Palace of the Kraków Bishops, plac Zamkowy 1, +48 41 344 40 15. May-August Tu-Su: 10:00—18:00, M closed. September-April: Tu-Su: 9:00—17:00, M closed. The Palace nowadays is a branch of the National Museum in Kielce. 20 zł regular, 15 zł reduced.

One of the buildings collected in Kielce Village Museum

  • The Kielce Village Museum, ul. Jana Pawła II 6. Open air museum.
  • Toy Museum, plac Wolności 2, +48 41 343 37 06.
  • Cathedral of the Ascension of Mary, plac Najświętszej Maryi Panny. In near proximity to the Palace of the Kraków Bishops.
  • Municipal Park.
  • Stefan Żeromski's School Years Musuem, Jana Pawła II 5, +48 41 344 57 92. M-F and Su: 08:00—16:00. Sa closed. Another branch of the National Museum in Kielce. 8 zł regular, 6 zł reduced.
  • Kadzielnia Amphitheatre, aleja Legionów 1.
  • Institute of Design Kielce, ul. Zamkowa 3, +48 41 367 68 01. Located in renovated jail house.

The National Museum, pl. Zamkowy 1, +48 41 344 40 14. Tu-Su: 9:00—17:00. Closed on M.

Palace of the Kraków Bishops, plac Zamkowy 1, +48 41 344 40 15. May-August Tu-Su: 10:00—18:00, M closed. September-April: Tu-Su: 9:00—17:00, M closed. The Palace nowadays is a branch of the National Museum in Kielce. 20 zł regular, 15 zł reduced.

The Kielce Village Museum, ul. Jana Pawła II 6. Open air museum.

Toy Museum, plac Wolności 2, +48 41 343 37 06.

Cathedral of the Ascension of Mary, plac Najświętszej Maryi Panny. In near proximity to the Palace of the Kraków Bishops.

Municipal Park.

Stefan Żeromski's School Years Musuem, Jana Pawła II 5, +48 41 344 57 92. M-F and Su: 08:00—16:00. Sa closed. Another branch of the National Museum in Kielce. 8 zł regular, 6 zł reduced.

Kadzielnia Amphitheatre, aleja Legionów 1.

Institute of Design Kielce, ul. Zamkowa 3, +48 41 367 68 01. Located in renovated jail house.

  • Sienkiewicza Street
  • Forest Alleys

Sienkiewicza Street

Forest Alleys

Sienkiewicz Street, Henryka Sienkiewicza. The main shopping street in Kielce and partially pedestrianized.

Galeria Echo, Świętokrzyska 20.

Pasaż Świętokrzyski, Edmunda Massalskiego 3, +48 41 368 90 96.

Centrum Handlowe Radomska, Radomska 8.