Grand Tour of Silesia region

general info:
spa: submontane health spa
cliamte: submontane climate, moderately stimulating
height: 340-450 m above sea level
postal code: 43-450 Ustroń
telephone area code: +48-33

Main treatment areas:
mobility and rheumatic disorders, nervous system disorders, respiratory and circulatory system diseases, metabolism disorders and obesity.

Natural therapeutic resources:
mineral waters (11.4 and 12.7%) – calcium, bromide, iodide and chalybeate waters, therapeutic mud.

Location:
Ustroń lies at 340-450 m abovesea level, at the foot of the Beskid ﾂlaski range, in the upper Vistula river valley, 25 km from the river's source, between wooded mountain ridges. The spa is well-ventilated and has a warm climate with large precipitation. Thanks to its beneficial bioclimatic conditions, beautiful landscapes, mineral springs and therapeutic-mud deposits, Ustroń has been an important holiday and spa centre since the late 19th century. A special holiday district was established in the Jaszowiec stream valley, and a sanatorium district in Zawodzie.

Treatment facilities:
sanatoriums and spa hospital with 2,120 beds.

Available therapy:
central physiotherapy centre, massage parlors and fitness centres.

Attractions and cultural events:
The town has an entertainment hall and an amphitheatre in Zdrojowy Park, three museums, including the Museum of Metallurgy and Forging, and a Gallery of Modern Art. Regular events include Ustroń Artistic Summer (June), Gaude Fest Religious Art Festival (July), Ustroń Days (August). It is worth visiting the wooden church from 1769, the Baroque church from 1787, and original 19th-century highlander cottages.

Tourism and sports:
outdoor pool, tennis court, ski-lifts, chair-lift, summer toboggan- run, riding-school. Ustroń is an excellent base for trips into the Beskid Śląski mountains. Ski-lift to Mount Czantoria Muflon Hotel Inhalation.

Auschwitz-Birkenau (Oświęcim-Brzezinka in Polish)
All over the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror, genocide, and the Holocaust. It was established by the Nazis in the suburbs of the city of Oswiecim which, like other parts of Poland, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. The name of the city of Oswiecim was changed to Auschwitz, which became the name of the camp as well. June 14, 1940, when the first transport of Polish political prisoner deportees arrived in Auschwitz, is regarded as the date when it began to function. Since 1940 it was the location of a concentration and later of the extermination camp. By January 1945 around 2 million people had been killed here, mostly Jews but also Gypsies, as well as political and war prisoners. The camp was designed to be an organized death factory. Everything was thoroughly put into accounts. On leaving the camp, the SS blew up part of the facilities. The barracks once crammed with prisoners, the torture and execution sites and the rail-tracks leading straight to the camp remained on place to stand witness to this appalling cruelty. Tourists can watch the movie made by the Soviet troops during the camp’s liberation. This memorial site can be visited every day. It was added to UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.