Tychy Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
About Tychy
Cichymeans "quiet" or "still." That name probably wasn't accurate even in medieval times, when a series of villages in the forests of Silesia resounded to the clamour of metal-working forges and dwelt in a fug of coal smoke. Other coal and steel towns expanded from the 18th century and grew into each other, but in Tychy the main industry was brewing. All over Europe in that era, workers preferred to live on beer than take their chances on the output of the village pump, which was sometimes a richer shade of brown. Tyskie Brewery made low-grade beer for them, part of their wages, and higher grade beer for commercial sale. Much of Silesia was part of Germany until the end of World War I; thereafter in 1921 Tychy joined the newly independent Poland, while several neighbouring cities such as C
Top Attractions in Tychy
Explore the best things to see and do in Tychy:
- ★Church of the Holy Spirit
- ★City Museum
- ★Museum of Miniature Art
- ★Museum of Silesia September 1939
- ★Tyskie Brewing Museum
- ★Wodny Park
Where to Stay in Tychy
- 🏨Hotel Arena
- 🏨Hotel Daria
- 🏨Hotel Stara Poczta
- 🏨Hotel Tychy
- 🏨Piramida Park
- 🏨Sleep Well 1999
Tychy Travel Guide Sections
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