Churches and monasteries
a parish church and sanctuary of St Maximilian Maria Kolbe in the Lubin East deanery
Museums
four branches around the city, from the town hall to a full-scale replica of the ORP Orzeł submarine
a historic complex of a former military shooting range with trenches and brick ammunition stores
Churches and monasteries
Gothic castle chapel with a tympanum from 1349, today home to an art gallery
a library branch in Lubin with a lending service for books, press, audiobooks and CDs
a multimedia branch of the town library in Lubin with CDs, audiobooks and internet access
Museums
art exhibitions on the ground floor of a historic villa, run by the Historical Museum in Lubin
Churches and monasteries
a two-domed Greek Catholic church with a contemporary iconostasis, its parish active since 1979
Museums
a museum of copper mining in the Bolesław shaft, with a reconstructed gallery and mining machinery
Museums
an open-air exhibition by the station with a historic train and 3D figures about the first post-war settlers
Churches and monasteries
a Gothic filial church from the end of the 14th century, with a Renaissance altar and a 17th-century pulpit
Culture
a branch of the municipal library on Jastrzębia Street, part of the network alongside the main headquarters on Odrodzenia Street
a municipal public library branch on Żurawia Street, part of the network of libraries in Lubin
Lubin solo: museums, Gothic churches, fortifications and libraries that need no company. Here is how to plan a day on your own.
Begin with the sacred sites. The Castle Chapel is the only element that survived from the medieval buildings of Castle Hill. The tympanum over the north portal bears the date 1349, and today the building works as an art gallery. The second Gothic address is the church of St Maria Domenica Mazzarello on Przemysłowa Street, raised in the late 14th century. Newer places of worship are the church of St Maximilian Maria Kolbe and the Greek Catholic church on Parkowa Street, built in 2006-2008, with two domes and a modern iconostasis. Both are active, so keep quiet.
The Historical Museum has four branches, so you set the pace and the order. Its main seat is in the historic Town Hall at 23 Rynek, and one of its permanent exhibitions shows the everyday life of Lubin residents in the twentieth century. The Museum of the Lubin Region sits in the "Bolesław" shaft by national road no. 3 towards Polkowice. It was founded in 2002 and is run by the Society of Friends of the Lubin Region; a separate part of the collection is devoted to Jan Wyżykowski, the museum's patron. You will see mining machines, copper minerals, miners' clothing and a reconstructed gallery. The Lubin Pioneers 1945 open-air exhibition by the station has a Ty2-22 steam locomotive with a tender, four wagons and over 50 3D figures. It tells the story of the first settlers who came to town after the Second World War, and it opened on 2 May 2022. Pałacyk Gallery is more intimate and shows painting and other visual arts in two rooms of a villa, with free entry.
Yes: the former artillery shooting range. It is a complex of earth and brick fortifications from the 1930s, with tunnels covered by soil, brick screens and brick ammunition stores. The Historical Museum looks after it. It was built for the armoured-motorised unit of the 4th Dragoon Regiment, stationed in Lubin barracks from 1889.
Four libraries make calm stops for a bit of reading. The Czytnik library on Norwida Street lends books, press, audiobooks and CDs. The Łącznik library at 24 Odrodzenia Street has internet stations. The other addresses are Branch no. 3 on Żurawia Street and Branch no. 4 on Jastrzębia Street. For more, see the museums of Lubin and the Lubin attractions page, and for solo-friendly places in other towns, solo attractions.
