Żarki, Municipality in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
The town of Żarki extends across 25.68 square kilometers of land in Myszków County, with a population of 4,556 inhabitants as recorded in 2019.
Documents first mentioned Żarki in the 1320s, and the settlement received its town charter before 1382 during the reign of King Casimir III the Great.
The Jewish community operated nearly 100 workshops and small factories in Żarki during the 1920s, contributing significantly to the local industrial development.
The town maintains regular markets and provides essential services through local administrative offices, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions for its residents.
In 1720, the entire town relocated from its original position and developed into an iron ore mining center, complete with a functioning blast furnace.
Location: Gmina Żarki
Website: https://umigzarki.pl
GPS coordinates: 50.62806,19.37028
Latest update: March 3, 2025 06:14
Sanctuary in Żarki
260 m
Ostrężnik Castle
5.6 km
Przewodziszowice Castle
2.5 km
Strażnica Suliszowice
5.1 km
Church of St. Stanislaus in Żarki
1.7 km
Jaskinia Ostrężnicka
5.6 km
Jewish cemetery in Żarki
757 m
8 Kościuszki Street in Myszków
6.6 km
Muzeum Dawnych Rzemiosł w Żarkach
240 m
Synagogue in Żarki
459 m
Saint Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr church in Myszków
6.3 km
Saint Nicholas church in Przybynów
5.1 km
Church of Saints Simon and Jude in Żarki
399 m
Church of Saint Barbara in Żarki
626 m
Żarki
636 m
Studnia w Skałach Rajcy
2.5 km
Agrogospodarstwo "Pod Skałką". Agroskałka
4.8 km
Zamkowa
5.6 km
Jaskinia z Makaronem
6.5 km
Jaskinia Lisia w Hajduczce
6.2 km
Alf
6 km
Schronisko w Zaborzu
6.2 km
Schronisko z Dzikiem
6 km
Nature Reserve Ostrężnik
5.6 km
Pałacyk fabrykanta, Kościuszki 6 w Myszkowie
6.9 km
Ruiny strażnicy
2.5 km
Ruiny zamku
5.6 km
Mur obronny (dworski) z 2 basztami
814 mReviews
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