Gliwice Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city with powiat rights of Poland in Upper Silesia
About Gliwice
The Slav particlegliwindicates a soggy bog, and the medieval town channeled its river to form a defensive moat. But the terrain can't have been too quaggy, as Gliwice lay on a trading route. Early industries were brewing and textiles, but the boom came in the 19th century with mining, steel-making and metal-bashing trades. The town was in a borderland and changed nationalities several times - for much of the last 200 years it was Gleiwitz in Prussia or Germany, and in a post-World War I referendum it voted to remain in Germany along with Zabrze and Bytom, while Katowice joined Poland. Community tensions festered, and Germany had ambitions to seize further territory. In August 1939 came the spark that ignited World War II, when Germany faked a Polish attack on the radio station as a pretext
Top Attractions in Gliwice
Explore the best things to see and do in Gliwice:
- ★All Saints Church
- ★Arena Gliwice
- ★Artistic Foundry Museum
- ★Gliwice Cathedral
- ★Gliwice Radio Tower
- ★Palm House
- ★Piast Castle
- ★Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance
Where to Eat in Gliwice
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Dobra Kasza Nasza
- 🍴Nowa Prowincja
Where to Stay in Gliwice
- 🏨Hostel Gliwice
- 🏨Hotel Diament Plaza
- 🏨Hotel Royal
- 🏨Hotel Silvia Gold
- 🏨Qubus Hotel
Gliwice Travel Guide Sections
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