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The Best Attractions In Rybnik

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Rybnik [ˈrɨbɲik] is a city in southwestern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. The city first developed as a fishing centre in the Middle Ages, then was a capital of so-called Rybnik State. Rybnik grew as an important centre of coal mining and the seat of the surrounding county in the 19th century. Under Poland's communist rule from 1945-1989 the city was projected to grow as a main mining centre of southern Poland. The city of Rybnik has a population of about 141,410 as of December 2010 and remains the only powiat grodzki in Upper Silesia with an increasing population. The Rybnik area with its large coal mines and power plants is an important econ...
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  • 4. Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua Rybnik
    This is a complete list of basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope. Not all churches with basilica in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style. In the 18th century, the term took on a canonical sense, unrelated to this architectural style. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major and minor basilicas. Today only four, all in the Diocese of Rome, are classified as major basilicas: the major basilicas of St John Lateran, St Peter, St Paul outside the Walls, and St Mary Major. The other canonical basilicas are minor basilicas. By canon law no Catholic church can be honoured with the title of basili...
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  • 13. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Oswiecim
    The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum (Polish: Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu is a memorial and museum in Oświęcim , Poland, which includes the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. It is devoted to the memory of the victims who died at both camps during World War II. The museum performs several tasks, including Holocaust research.
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  • 14. Jasna Gora Czestochowa
    The Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland, is a famous Polish shrine to the Virgin Mary and one of the country's places of pilgrimage. The image of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa, to which miraculous powers are attributed, is one of Jasna Góra's most precious treasures. Among the monastery's other treasures and artifacts of interest is the medal from the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize received by Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president and trade-union organizer.The site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments , as of 16 October 1994 and is tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
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  • 15. Zoo Opole Opole
    Zoo Opole , is a zoo in the city of Opole, Poland. It was founded in 1930. About 20 hectares in extent, it houses around 1000 animals of about 240 different species. It is located on Bolko Island in the Oder River.
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