Museums
a factory owner's historic 1897 villa with a permanent exhibition on the Diora radio receiver factory
For children
a play centre with a carousel, a multi-level structure and a climbing wall for children
For children
a trampoline park over 1,000 square metres with Airtrack runs, a foam pit and a dodgeball court
Cemeteries and monuments
a kirkut from 1825 on a triangular plot, with about 250 gravestones surviving from nearly two hundred years
a panorama of the Dzierżoniów Basin from the town hall tower in Dzierżoniów
Churches and monasteries
a parish church set up in a former inn from 1900, Catholic since 1948
Cemeteries and monuments
a monument with urns of soil from Katyń, Monte Cassino and Gross-Rosen, unveiled in 1975 on Skwer Solidarności
former cemetery chapel from 1910, rebuilt as a church and consecrated in 1983
the oldest cultural institution in Dzierżoniów, with audiobooks and board games
Things to do in Dzierżoniów: a museum in a historic villa, a town hall tower and play centres for children. See what to pick for your day.
Start with the terrace on the town hall tower. From the gallery you see the whole Dzierżoniów Basin closed in by the Owl Mountains, the Ślęża Massif and the Kiełczyn Hills. The town hall was built in the second half of the 13th century and has housed the town council since 1337. A Gothic portal from the 14th-15th century leads to the tower. The platform is open from Tuesday to Sunday, and you should check exact hours before you go.
The Dzierżoniów City Museum sits in a historic villa from around 1897 at 30 Świdnicka Street. The house belonged to Hermann Cohn, co-founder of the Cohn Gebrüder spinning mill, and is listed in the register of monuments. The museum has operated since 1 May 2011, and its permanent exhibition tells the story of the Diora radio factory.
Kulka is a play centre at 27 Osiedle Błękitne. It has a carousel, a multi-level structure with tunnels and slides, and a climbing wall, and the youngest have a separate corner. The venue organises birthdays and visits by preschools and grades 1-3.
The Jump 4U trampoline park at 97a Batalionów Chłopskich covers over 1000 m². There is an acrobatic zone, Airtrack lanes 3 and 6 metres long, a foam pit and a dodgeball court, and carers get a relaxation area. Both places carry the tag Rainy day, so they help when it pours.
The Jewish cemetery on Bielawska Street opened on 16 May 1825. About 250 gravestones survive, and the oldest dates from 1838. The cemetery occupies a small triangular plot between Armii Krajowej and Szpitalna streets. The Monument to the Memory of the Homeland's Fate from 1975 stands in Solidarity Square on Piastowska Street, close to the market square. It was originally called the Monument of Gratitude to Those Who Fell for the National and Social Liberation of Lower Silesia. It holds urns with soil from Katyn, Monte Cassino and Gross-Rosen. It is the main site of the town's patriotic ceremonies.
Two churches have unusual beginnings. The Christ the King Church stands on Nowowiejskiego Street and began in 1900 as the inn "Zum Schwarzen Bär". It was Protestant until 1945, and a Catholic parish was established there in 1948. The Church of the Resurrection of the Lord is a former cemetery chapel from 1910, designed by Hermann Foerster and rebuilt in 1981-1982. It stands on Wrocławska Street and is a branch church of the St George parish.
The Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Municipal and County Public Library at 2 Rynek is the oldest cultural institution in town. Besides books it has audiobooks, films, board games and access to the Legimi platform.
Plans for a solo outing are in the Dzierżoniów solo section. In the area, check Bielawa and Rościszów.
