Rybnik
This city in southern Poland's Silesian Voivodeship with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, sitting alongside the Ruda and Nacyna rivers. Rybnik has a long musical tradition — it is home to the Rybnik Philharmonic Orchestra and the Szafrankowie School of Music, which produced composers including Henryk Górecki. The city received its Magdeburg rights in 1308 and takes its name from an old Slavic word for a fish pond. The wider region holds several UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the Czech border lies a short drive south.
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- Population142,510
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.0 km5.0 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Rybnik: quick answers
Where is Rybnik?
Rybnik is in Poland, about 23 km14 miles in a straight line from Racibórz.
How do you get to Rybnik?
The nearest airport is Katowice (KTW), about 1 hr 1 min away by road. The nearest train station is Rybnik, about 5 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Rybnik?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C67°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C29°F. The wettest month is July, with about 105 mm4.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Rybnik?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 33 restaurants, 10 cafés and 23 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Rybnik?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Wodzisław Śląski, Szczyrk and Bytom.