Radlin: Industrial Heritage and Leisure

• The Szlak Emmy i Marcela takes you through Radlin’s local industrial history and commemorates the people who worked at the city’s coal mine, coking plant, and power station.
• Kolonia Emma was built between 1897 and 1913 as a workers’ settlement next to the “Emma” coal mine.
• The Tężnia is in northern Radlin on ul. Wypandów, right on the border with Rybnik.
• The large pool at the Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji measures 25 m × 12.5 m and has six lanes.

The Szlak Emmy i Marcela is a route that introduces you to the city through its local industrial history and the people who worked at Radlin’s coal mine, coking plant, and power station. The focus is therefore not only on industrial facilities, but also on the people who worked there. If you are interested in how the town developed, this route offers a thematic way to explore Radlin.

Another place to visit is Kolonia Emma. The workers’ settlement was built between 1897 and 1913 next to the “Emma” coal mine. The houses on today’s ul. A. Mielęckiego have retained their original appearance. All the houses are made of red brick, with small front gardens outside the entrances. These features make it possible to view the settlement as a unified historic residential ensemble, rather than reducing its individual houses to mere industrial monuments.

For more than 90 years, the “Sokolnia” in Radlin has been associated with gymnastics, especially artistic gymnastics. The building was formally opened on August 6 and 7, 1927, and was the first gymnasium of the Towarzystwo „Sokół” in Upper Silesia. Its opening and long-standing association with gymnastics give the place a different dimension from the city’s industrial history.

The recurring summer events include “Tężniogrania”: music events at the Tężnia in Radlin, organized by the Miejski Ośrodek Kultury w Radlinie. Alongside the historic sites, they offer a seasonal cultural program. The events are specifically described as taking place in summer.

The Tężnia solankowa in Radlin was the first salt graduation tower on an industrial site in Upper Silesia and one of the first two in all of Silesia. It is in a green corner in the northern part of the city, on ul. Wypandów and right on the border with Rybnik. The Szlak Emmy i Marcela passes by the Tężnia; it is also on the cycling route between Radlin PKP and Zalew Rybnicki.

Park Jordanowski also offers a clearly described route for pedestrians and cyclists: a foot and cycle path runs from ul. Hallera in central Radlin to the monument commemorating the victims of the Reden shaft.

At the Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji in Radlin, the large pool is 25 m long and 12.5 m wide. It is 1.85 m deep at its deepest point and 1.3 m at its shallowest; the pool has six lanes. There is also an 80 m water slide. These details distinguish the pool’s different features: its dimensions, depths, and lanes describe the swimming pool, while the slide adds another attraction.

There is also a Jacuzzi tub in the large pool. It can accommodate five people at a time, and the water temperature is 35 °C. The description therefore covers the lanes and slide as well as a smaller tub with its own capacity and temperature details.

More places to explore: Wodzisław Śląski, Borowa, Skrzyszów, Połomia, Rydułtowy, Syrynia, Pszów and Mszana.

When was Kolonia Emma built?

The workers’ settlement next to the “Emma” coal mine was built between 1897 and 1913.

What does the sports center’s large pool include?

It measures 25 m × 12.5 m, has six swimming lanes, an 80 m water slide, and a Jacuzzi tub that can accommodate five people at a time. The water in the tub is 35 °C.

Where is the Tężnia in Radlin?

It is in the northern part of the city on ul. Wypandów, right on the border with Rybnik, in a green corner along the Szlak Emmy i Marcela and the cycling route between Radlin PKP and Zalew Rybnicki.

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