Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry
Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry is a unique mine on a global scale, where the first steam engine in Upper Silesia was launched, it allows to discover who the miners of Tarnowskie Góry were and learn what methods they used to extract treasures that nature left them. Only here it is possible to feel the atmosphere of old mining work and sail on boats along an underground river. It is the only monument in the Silesian Voivodeship included on the UNESCO World Heritage List and the first facility in the region with the Gold Certificate of the Polish Tourist Organisation. As a partner of our Conference, the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry will host our field trip showing Silesian MVT (Missisipi Valley Type) Pb-Zn-Ag deposits.
Paleontological Museum in Lisowice
The Paleontological Museum in Lisowice offers a unique opportunity to present the geological structure of the immediate vicinity of Lubliniec, the venue for the 2025 Polish Mineralogical Society Conference. In the nearby village of Lipie Śląskie, a rich assemblage of early Triassic fauna, including archosaurs and dicynodonts, has been discovered in a local clay pit. The museum showcases the local geology and paleontological discoveries through an extensive collection of fossils and rock specimens, illustrating the nature of the Mesozoic sedimentary cover of the region.
Lubliniec
The city of Lubliniec in Upper Silesia, founded in 1272, has a population of around 25,000. The city is home to electrical industry plants, and is also home to the Edith Stein Museum, a German and Jewish philosopher who came from Lubliniec. A huge advantage of the city is its excellent location and transport connections, as well as the proximity of forests and nature. Distances to Lubliniec: from Wrocław 125 km, to Warsaw 250 km, to Katowice 60 km, to Opole 50 km. The city supports the Conference by providing the Józef Lompa Municipal Library for the conference.
