The best road cycling routes around Lędziny

Currently under construction, but in about a year it will be fully functional.

Approximately 1.5 km from the sub-camp, north of the Libiąż Chełmek railway line, there were three interconnected ponds. The first, located closest to "Bata," was a work site for prisoners. The pond was drained, and prisoners removed silt and reeds from its bottom and cleared away tree roots.

A sub-camp was established in October 1942 in Chełmek (German: Chelmek). Approximately 150 prisoners were housed in a barracks belonging to the narrow-gauge railway locomotive shed. These were mostly Jews from transports that arrived in early autumn from France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. On the orders of Joachim Schulz-Bundte, the commissioner of the local Bata plant, they were to clean ponds used to draw water for the factory. Starvation, hard labor, and brutal treatment by the SS resulted in 47 deaths in the sub-camp over the course of two months, while 64 were taken to the camp hospital in serious condition. In December, the last 34 prisoners were transferred to Auschwitz I, where their admission was recorded in the hospital book. At least 28 died within a month, meaning that almost all the prisoners in this sub-camp perished.

A rather demanding, steep climb to Skała Hill in Chełmek. Good-quality asphalt surface. Access to the cemetery and the observation tower named after Captain Witold Pilecki. There is also a monument there, "In Commemoration of Those Who Resurrected a Free Homeland Through Fight and Labor (1918, 1980, 1989)."

In 2023, the Gorzów Volunteer Fire Department in the Chełmek commune celebrated its 100th anniversary.

A ROUNDABOUT WITH A MINING ACCENT. In Mysłowice, as a result of the modernization of Piastów Śląskich Street, a new roundabout was created at the end of 2015 – the Wesoła Górników Kopalni Roundabout. This means that the holding mine of two names now also has two roundabouts. One features a mining cart in front of the former Mysłowice mine (intersection of Katowicka and Bytomska Streets). The second was built right here, near the Wesoła mine. I would like the roundabout itself to be perceived as a kind of wheel of history, but more on that later. The large, red, rope-like shaft wheel placed in its center may be reminiscent of the wheel of fortune, which stopped at the end of the 18th century right here, at the name of Johan Christian Ruberg. more... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.gwarkowie.pl/images/pliki/publicystyka/artykul-rondo-1237.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwic26C07pOQAxXXQvEDHUKgCFwQFnoECDsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2xB6Y94Kd8nRvsv034wAm2

The Miners' Roundabout in Mysłowice-Wesoła is a symbolic commemoration of the hard work of miners, located on Piastów Śląskich Street. It was opened alongside a major street reconstruction, and features a large mining hoist as a decorative element. It is one of two roundabouts commemorating miners in Mysłowice; another, commemorating miners from the Mysłowice mine, is located at the intersection of Katowicka and Bytomska Streets. The roundabout was created as part of the reconstruction of Piastów Śląskich Street, which also included renovations to bus bays, intersections, pedestrian crossings, storm sewers, and the water main. Its purpose is to honor the work of generations of miners associated with the Mysłowice and Mysłowice-Wesoła Coal Mines, as well as to emphasize the mining character of the city. The impressive wheel of a mining hoist is located on the roundabout. The second roundabout commemorating miners, located at Katowicka and Bytomska Streets, has a mining cart in the center and is named after the miners of the Mysłowice Coal Mine. Source: AI

The perfect place to rest during your trip. On site there is a shelter, a pitch, a playground, an outdoor gym. Additionally, there are two grocery stores nearby.