A Walk around Jastrzębie-Zdrój

Today Jastrzębie-Zdrój is most often associated with a coal company and a championship-winning volleyball team. For our grandparents, however, it meant only one thing – a magnificent spa, founded in 1861 after the discovery of brine rich in iodine and bromine. In the interwar period it was the most visited resort in Silesia. What remains of it is a charming spa district nestled in greenery.

We prepared a walk around the former spa – from the Swiss-style Spa House, the bandshell and the New Baths, through the pump room and the spa park, to the former Betania and Dom Marii sanatoriums. The Polish-language recordings tell the story of the Witczak family, the spa guests and the fortunes of the resort.