Museums
a Gothic castle of the Piast dukes from the 13th century, a royal residence, today an archaeological and historical museum
Historic sites
a Renaissance town hall with the tallest town hall tower in Silesia, rebuilt after wartime destruction
Culture
a cultural complex from 1977 with a performance hall, an art gallery and a separate theatre
Churches and monasteries
a modern church from the 1980s, built on the initiative of miners from the copper basin
Churches and monasteries
one of the largest churches in Głogów, built from 1987 in the Piastów Śląskich housing estate
a parish church in Głogów, separated in 1995 from neighbouring parishes
Churches and monasteries
an active Orthodox church with five domes, built on a former German bunker
Churches and monasteries
a Redemptorist church from 1928, burned down in 1945 and rebuilt, today an active parish
Churches and monasteries
the foundations of a 12th-century Romanesque church exposed in a lapidarium, the church itself demolished in the 19th century
Historic sites
a 19th-century Prussian artillery tower at the confluence of the Stara Odra and the Oder, popularly known as the barbican
an intimate club museum with memorabilia of the football club Chrobry Głogów, opened in 2014
a town-and-county library since 1947, with the archival Retroteka branch and discussion clubs
a branch of the Głogów library on Budowlanych Street with a virtual online tour of the interior
a neighbourhood library branch whose name abbreviation stands for Biblioteka Lokalna Osiedla Głogowskiego
Głogów solo means a castle, a town hall with a tower, a Prussian fortification, churches and libraries. Places that work well when you explore alone.
Start with the Castle of the Dukes of Głogów, now the Archaeological and Historical Museum, and the Town Hall. The castle was raised in the second half of the 13th century by Duke Konrad I as the seat of the rulers of the duchy: first a brick tower and timber buildings guarding a ford across the Oder. The town hall has stood on the same spot since the end of the 13th century, when a watchtower was built after Konrad I of Głogów founded the town. In 1349 a two-wing brick town hall was raised, damaged by great fires, among others in 1420 and 1433, and rebuilt after the Second World War. Its tower is 80 metres high and has a viewing terrace, so it rewards the climb.
The third stop is Turm Reduit, a brick artillery tower built by Prussian troops in 1857-1860 on Ostrów Tumski. It stands west of the collegiate church, where the Old Oder meets the Oder. It had two storeys above ground and a cellar with a powder store and a well, now filled in and flooded. Locals call it the barbican. Football fans can add the Chrobry Głogów Museum with the club's history.
In churches and libraries. Among churches we suggest the lapidarium on the site of St Peter's church, with exposed foundations, and St Clement's Church from 1928, started by Cardinal Bertram, burned in 1945 and rebuilt by 1950. Also interesting are the Church of Divine Mercy, under construction since 1987 and one of the largest buildings in town, St Maximilian Maria Kolbe's Church, the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland and the five-domed Orthodox Church of St Maximus of Gorlice.
A quiet evening with a book fits the Gallus Anonymus Library, at Jedności Robotniczej 15, where the Retroteka keeps old press and discussion clubs meet on site, or Branch no. 1 and Branch no. 2 BLOG. The first has a virtual tour of its interior on the library website, so you can see the layout before you leave.
The Municipal Cultural Centre has worked since 1977 and has a concert hall, a club stage, the Creative Education Gallery, a theatre and studios, so check its calendar. Pick the small Concert Club Stage if you dislike crowds.
Castle and town hall in the morning, one church at noon, Turm Reduit in the afternoon. If it starts raining, move to the rainy-day plan for Głogów. Add culture in Głogów or the wider look at solo places across the region.
