open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland
The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park (Polish: Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny) is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. The area of the park is 25 hectares. The museum presents a range of agricultural buildings from all over Silesia. Amongst those are cottages from the Beskids, farmsteads from the Pszczyna region, a wooden church from Nieboczowy dating from the 18th century, and a large number of buildings and artifacts from Istebna in Cieszyn Silesia.
Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park is located in Chorzów, Poland. Its specific geographic coordinates are latitude 50.2945 and longitude 18.9701.
The museum was established in 1975, making it a significant historical institution in the region.
open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland... It is a key destination for those interested in culture and history in Poland.
