Churches and monasteries
a Late Gothic cemetery church with a surviving altar from 1512 and an inlaid pulpit from 1571
a four-lane indoor pool combined with a two-lane bowling alley by a school
a library named after Henryk Sienkiewicz with over 51,000 books and clubs for readers
Cemeteries and monuments
a cemetery with fragments of a few matzevot and the remains of a wall amid overgrown ground on Lipowa Street
a pedagogical library for teachers, operating since 1951, a different institution from the municipal library in Góra
What to do in Góra in Lower Silesia? A pool with a bowling alley, a late Gothic church and two libraries make a day in town.
For rain, Dolnośląski Delfinek is the best bet. It is an indoor four-lane pool (the basin measures 8.5 by 16.67 metres and the depth runs from 0.9 to 1.35 metres), so both children and adults use it. The bowling alley opens at different hours from the pool, so check both schedules before you build the day. It is a good option for families who need a plan for a wet weekend. A two-lane bowling alley sits next door, so one visit covers swimming and a game. The facility stands next to Primary School No. 1 on Szkolna Street.
A calmer option is the Henryk Sienkiewicz Municipal Library at Mickiewicza 1A. It holds more than 51,000 books (more than 65,000 loans were recorded in the last reporting period), has separate sections for adults and children, a reading room and interlibrary loans, and runs book clubs, a crafts club and a board-game club. It also holds library lessons for pupils and cultural events open to residents, so check the schedule. Less than 300 metres away is the Pedagogical Library, active since 1951 and aimed mainly at teachers.
The Corpus Christi Church is a late Gothic cemetery church of the parish of St Catherine of Alexandria, built in the early 16th century and rebuilt in the 18th. It has an altar from 1512 and a pulpit from 1571, and rich polychrome decoration echoing the dedication covers the wooden vault. The church is oriented east, built of brick and has a single nave. The town's past is also recalled by the Jewish cemetery on Lipowa Street, founded in the second half of the 19th century. The Germans destroyed it during the war and it was vandalised after 1945; fragments of a few gravestones and the remains of the fence survive. The ground is overgrown, unmarked and without regular care. It is a place of remembrance, not a stop for a quick stroll.
If you travel with family, start with the pool and bowling and move on to the church in the afternoon. For readers, the two libraries a few minutes apart are enough. Every place on this list lies in one town, so getting between them is not a problem. Look up opening hours on the individual cards.
