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Foundation for the Protection of Silesian Industrial Heritage / Fundacja Ochrony Dziedzictwa Przemysłowego Śląska

Cultural Route

• European Route of Industrial Heritage

Country

• Poland

Member Category

• Cultural Institution / NGO
• Museum
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Individual

Year of Accession to Membership

N/D

Contact Details

Muzeum Kolejnictwa na Śląsku (Railway Museum of Silesia)
ul. Towarowa 4
PL-58-140 Jaworzyna Śląska

Tel: +48 74 63 74 330
Website: www.muzeumtechniki.pl
Email: muzeum[at]muzeumtechniki.pl

Contact Person

N/D

Main Town/Region

Jaworzyna Śląska (Lower Silesia)

Site Town/Region

Jaworzyna Śląska (Lower Silesia)

Main GPS Location

50.915418, 16.436317

Site GPS Location

50.915418, 16.436317

UNESCO World Heritage List

N/D

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

N/D

Description

The goal of the Foundation for the Protection of Silesian Industrial Heritage is the protection of selected post-industrial facilities for the economic development of the Region.
The Railway Museum of Silesia is a branch of the Foundation. The Museum is located in a railway site with preserved railway infrastructure, depot buildings and technical facilities. The Museum is visited primarily in a ride in a historic train The collection covers over 120 rail vehicles from 1880 until the 1970s.
The Railway Museum of Silesia is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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