20 Sights in Kielce, Poland (with Map and Images)

The Stefan Żeromski Theatre in Kielce – a theatre located in one of the historic tenement houses on Sienkiewicza Street. The current name has been in use since 1946. Several premieres take place here every year. In addition to its repertoire, the theatre also presents performances by invited ensembles. Each season ends with a plebiscite for the "Wild Rose", during which the audience awards the best actors and the most popular performances.

Wikipedia: Teatr im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Kielcach (PL), Website

The Kielce Village Museum in Kielce is a Polish ethnographic museum located in Kielce. The aim of the museum is to collect, protect and make available monuments of folk culture from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, with particular emphasis on folk architecture and popularization of folk culture.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Wsi Kieleckiej w Kielcach (PL), Website

The Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce, was built in the 17th century as a summer residence of bishops of Kraków in Kielce, Poland. The architecture of the palace constitutes a unique mélange of Polish and Italian traditions and reflects political ambitions of its founder. Currently the palace houses a branch of the National Museum with an important gallery of Polish paintings.

Wikipedia: Kraków Bishops Palace (EN)

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church in Kielce – a Catholic church in the north-eastern part of Kielce, erected in the years 1983 - 1992, on the initiative and under the direction of the then parish priest, Fr. Stefan Borowiec, with the generosity of parishioners and residents of France, Alsace, Lorraine, and in particular the community of "Blandy" from near Paris.

Wikipedia: Kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny Matki Kościoła w Kielcach (PL), Url

The Church of the Holy Cross in Kielce – a church in the Diocese of Kielce built in the neo-Gothic style in the years 1903–1913 and then finished in the following years. The parish church of the Holy Cross parish in Kielce.

Wikipedia: Kościół Świętego Krzyża w Kielcach (PL), Website, Website 2

Tomasz Zieliński Palace – a historic building in the center of Kielce, located right next to the Palace of Krakow Bishops at Zamkowa Street. The interior of the palace consists of several rooms, m.in. the Concert Hall, the Club Room, the Portrait Room, a café, a library, two towers, and an orangery. Around the palace there is a garden with a well with a roof, a commemorative pole, and in the summer there is a café under umbrellas. The whole is surrounded by a wall of various heights with arrowslits. On the wall there is a small tower called "Gossip Girl".

Wikipedia: Pałac Tomasza Zielińskiego w Kielcach (PL)

National Museum in Kielce is a museum located in the Palace of the Kraków Bishops, Kielce, Poland. Its collections include valuable exhibits in the field of painting, handicraft, folk art, archeology, and natural sciences.

Wikipedia: National Museum in Kielce (EN), Website

The Cross on Brusznia – a metal cross standing on the Brusznia hill in Kielce, commemorating the place of meeting of the January insurgents on the night of 22 to 23 January 1863, planning an attack on a unit of the Russian army stationed in Kielce under the command of Colonel Chengeri.

Wikipedia: Krzyż na Bruszni (PL)

The Church of the Transfiguration in Kielce - Białogon - is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Kielce, in the district of Białogon. It belongs to the Kielce-West deanery. It is located at Fabryczna Street.

Wikipedia: Kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego w Kielcach - Białogonie (PL)

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary simplified to Kielce Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church that has the status of cathedral and basilica located in the city of Kielce in Poland. It is located in the "Castle Hill" in the heart of the city, next to the Palace of the Bishops of Kraków, also a famous landmark.

Wikipedia: Kielce Cathedral (EN), Website

The Independence Monument in Kielce is a monument located on the Independence Square in Kielce, near the railway station. It commemorates the first fights of the Riflemen with the Russians in August 1914.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Niepodległości w Kielcach (PL)

The Urwista Cave in Kadzielnia is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the south-western wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Komin Geologów cave, at altitudes of 268 and 270 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 18 meters, and its height difference is 3 meters. In the past, it was one cave system with the Chimney of Geologists.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Urwista na Kadzielni (PL)

The Cave of Discoveries is a cave, or rather a cave system, in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. The entrances to it are located in Kielce, on the premises of the closed Kadzielnia quarries. The cave system was created by combining three caves: the Cave of Discoveries, the Powder Magazine and the Rift in Kadzielnia. Its total length is 392 meters, and the denivelation is 23 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Odkrywców (PL)

Homo Homini is the first monument in Europe to commemorate the victims of the September 11 attacks in the United States. It is located in Kielce in Poland. The monument was designed by Adam Myjak and was unveiled on September 11, 2006, on the fifth anniversary of the attacks. During the opening ceremony, George W. Bush's letter to citizens of Kielce was read out, and students from Kielce schools lit up grave candles. Each grave candle was inscribed with information, giving a single victim's name and occupation.

Wikipedia: Homo Homini (monument) (EN)

Zawaliskowa Cave – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the north-eastern wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, at an altitude of 245 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 30 meters, and its height difference is 6 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Zawaliskowa (Kadzielnia) (PL)

Jaskinia na Wietrznia – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings located in the central part of the closed Wietrznia quarry in Kielce, at an altitude of 271 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 60 meters, and its denivelation is 10 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia na Wietrzni (PL)

The Eastern Cave in Kadzielnia is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has three entrance openings located in the central part of the eastern wall of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Cave under Łodzikami, at an altitude of 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 80 meters, and its height difference is 10.5 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Wschodnia na Kadzielni (PL)

Jeleniowska Cave – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings in the western part of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, at an altitude of 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 80 meters, and its height difference is 10.5 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia Jeleniowska (PL)

The Chimney of Geologists – a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings located in the southern wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Steep Cave in Kadzielnia and the Cave behind the Pillar, at altitudes of 259 and 269 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 11 meters, and its height difference is 10 meters. In the past, it was one cave system with the Steep Cave in Kadzielnia.

Wikipedia: Komin Geologów (PL)

The Cave Behind the Pillar is a cave in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. It has two entrance openings located in the south-western wall of the Geologists' Rock, in the area of the closed Kadzielnia quarries in Kielce, near the Geologists' Chimney Cave and the Jeleniowska Cave, at altitudes of 267 and 275 m above sea level. The length of the cave is 11.5 meters, and its height difference is 8 meters.

Wikipedia: Jaskinia za Filarem (PL)