Starachowice County, Administrative district in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
Starachowice County is an administrative district in south-central Poland containing five municipalities, including an urban center and several rural areas. The territory functions as a regional hub that organizes local services and governance across these distinct communities.
The district was established in 1999 following a major restructuring of Poland's administrative system that fundamentally reorganized how local governance worked across the nation. This reorganization brought together several communities under a unified administrative framework.
The region carries traditions rooted in its industrial past, visible in how local communities organize around production heritage and worker culture. Visitors notice these connections in local festivals, crafts, and the architecture of older town centers.
The main town provides standard services for residents and visitors accessible through municipal offices scattered across the district. The area is readily accessible from neighboring regions thanks to reliable road connections that facilitate movement throughout.
The district sits at a crossroads of several historic trade routes connecting different regions of central and southeastern Poland. This central location has shaped how communities here developed trade connections and cultural exchanges with distant areas.
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Muzeum Przyrody i Techniki w Starachowicach
223 m
Lake Starachowice
1.2 km
Wielki Piec
169 m
Holy Trinity church in Starachowice
1.7 km
Jewish Cemetery in Starachowice
1.9 km
Kościół św. Floriana i Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Wąchocku
4.6 km
Jewish cemetery in Wąchock
3.9 km
Muzeum Regionalne PTTK w Starachowicach
169 m
Old All Saints church in Starachowice
904 m
Sacred Heart church in Starachowice
1.3 km
Kąpielisko Lubianka
2.9 km
Immaculate Conception church in Starachowice
1.3 km
Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Starachowice
1.7 km
Our Lady of Częstochowa church in Starachowice
2.7 km
Szlakowisko
420 m
Stausee Piachy
3.3 km
Lake Lubianka
3.1 km
Saint Florian church in Wąchock
4.5 km
Saint John of Nepomuk wayside shrine in Wąchock
3 km
Starachowicki Centrum Kultury
387 m
1 Krywki Street in Starachowice
165 m
Saint Sophia chapel in Rataje
4.1 km
Portiernia
208 m
Budynek Zarządu Huty
186 m
Budynek kotłowni wraz z kotłami
195 m
Budynek dmuchawy parowej wraz z maszyną parową
230 m
Wielki piec wraz z halą spustową, nagrzewnicami Cowpera, rurociągami, wieżą wyciągową i budynkiem wyciągu
177 m
Starachowicka Kolej Dojazdowa
1.9 km
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