Beauty is our entire Poland

Opole Voivodeship lies in the South of Poland, is bordered by Lower Silesian Voivodeship to the west, Great Poland Voivodeship and Łódź Voivodeship to the north and Silesian Voivodeship to the east, and the Czech Republic to the south. Most areas of the region makes the western part

of Upper Silesia, and the whole region is called of Opole Silesia.The main river of province is the Oder. Other the greater rivers of the region this is Mała Panew

and Nysa Kłodzka. The largest lakes those are artificial reservoirs such as Nyskie Lake, Otmuchowskie and Turawskie Lakes. Opole is the capital of the province.

Opole Voivodeship

Warszawa - Teatr Wielki

The view from the Biskupia Kopa

Opole - immersed in the green

Opole by night

Opole – the Piast Tower

Market square and town hall in Opole

Opole "Venice"

Opole - amphitheater, here are held Festivals of the Polish Song

Residents of Opole happy resting at the Turawskie lakes

Big lake Turawskie

Turawskie lakes - four artificial water reservoirs (One large and three small), built between 1933-1938 as a storage reservoir for the regulation of the Oder,, are among the finest in the country of artificial water reservoirs

Turawa - Silver Lake

Turawa – Silver Lake

Leisure Turawskie lake

Another favorite place of restis the region of Opava Mountainwith a peak of Biskupia Kopa (890 meters)

Opava Mountain

Spring in the Opava Mountains

The chapel at the top of Przednia Kopa

Nysa – colorful, Silesian town

Nysa - Main Square

The House of Towns Scales in Nysa Nysa - The Beautiful Wellfrom 1686 year, with the hand-forged grating

Nysa – Main Square and Fountain of Triton

Nysa – The church of St. James and St. Agnes

The Fortress of Nysa - the Bastion of St. Hedwig

Silesian Piast Dynasty Castle in Brzeg

Silesian Piast Dynasty Castle in Brzeg - the castle courtyard

The town hall in Brzeg

Otmuchów - panorama

The town hall on Main Square in Otmuchow

Otmuchów – the castle

Otmuchów - entrance to the castle

Otmuchów – the castle courtyard

Otmuchowskie lake

Paczków

Paczków – the town hall

Kluczbork View from the tower of the Protestant church on the Main Square and town hall

The church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kluczbork

The John Dzierzon Museum in Kluczbork Statue of John Dzierzon - the beekeeper

The castle in Niemodlin

Niemodlin - renaissance castle, built about 1600

Byczyna - one of the oldest towns in SilesiaChroniclers confirm the news that before 1054 the city was the temporary seat of the bishop of Wroclaw.

Perfectly preserved medieval town layout, the length of defences walls is 912.5 m .

Kamień Śląski - as early as 1104, at the time of Boleslaw the Wry-mouthed, existed here stronghold.It was the seat of knights dynasty Odrowąż. As the legend here was born St. Jack. In the seventeenth century the new owners of the castle has rebuilt it as a palace.

Kamień Śląski The tourism, leisure and rehabilitation centre of Opole Diocese

"SEBASTIANEUM SILESIACUM"

Kamień Śląski – the sanctuary of St. Jack Odrowąż

Moszna castle

Moszna castle

Among the fields and forests at the foot of Mount of St. Anna is situated the Żyrova village. Residents are proud of the beautiful palace, a wonderful park, and the old church which goes back 700 years.

The complex of franciscan monastery includes : the baroque church of St. Anne, the Paradise Square - courtyard of pilgrimage and monastery, rebuilt in the eighteenth century.

Church of Sts. Anna - an altar with the worship statue of St. Anne

The miraculous St. Anna statue

Paradise Square (courtyard pilgrimage) in front of the sanctuary of St. Anna

Calvary 37 churches and 3 chapels

on the slopes of Mount of St. Anna.The entire route is more than 6 km.

Map of the Sanctuary on the Mount of St Anna

The amphitheater on the Mount of St. Anna

Monument to Silesian Uprisings on the Saint Anna Mount

Łambinowice

During World War I here was a POW camp, more than90 thousand soldiers different nationalities - Russians, British,Italians and Serbs - were left afternearly 7,000 graves.

Music - Nocturnes,Op.15-No.1 in F-Andante cantabile; F. ChopinIllustrations - downloaded from an accessible websiteThe presentation is prepared by - Anna

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