Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
Open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland
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The Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park (Polish: Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny) is an open-air museum in Chorzów, Poland. It is referred to as a skansen, stemming from the first open-air museum of its kind, the Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden. The area of the park is 25 hectares.
Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny | |
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| Location | Chorzów, Poland |
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| Type | Open-air museum (Skansen) |
| Collection size | 25 hectares |
The museum presents a range of agricultural buildings from all over Silesia. Amongst those are cottages from the Beskids, farmsteads from the Pszczyna region, a wooden church from Nieboczowy dating from the 18th century, and a large number of buildings and artifacts from Istebna in Cieszyn Silesia.
Gallery
- Playing trembita
School building
External links
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