Zdunska Wola - PKS - Buses and Buses - Transportation - Attractions

Zdunska Wola is located in the central part of Lodz Voivodeship on the Łaska Plateau on the Pachna River, which is a right tributary of the Warta River. This small town has a population of over 40,000.

Zdunska Wola is relatively young - it received city rights in 1825, but the history of settlement in the area dates back to the 14th century. Until recently, it was called the town of weavers, as it had been developing as a center for the textile industry since the 19th century. At that time Zdunska Wola was a multinational city - Poles, Germans and Jews lived there side by side. One of the remnants of those times is the Kirchol cemetery, which survived after World War II.

Zdunska Wola - attractions

Zdunska Wola lacks a typical old town, a castle and historic buildings, but you will find many interesting remnants of the 19th century industrial heritage, rest in the midst of greenery or you can walk around the city in the footsteps of its famous residents. From Zduńska Wola came, among others, Saint Maximilian Kolbe or Maksymilian Faktor, commonly known as Max Factor.

Open-air Museum of Locomotives and Technical Equipment

This open-air museum is a reminder of one of Poland's most important railroad junctions on the route from Silesia to Gdynia. There one can find numerous models of steam locomotives and locomotives, as well as wagons and other rolling stock equipment.

Museum - birth house of St. Maximilian Kolbe

This museum is located in the reconstructed house where Saint Maximilian, or rather Rajmund Kolbe, was born. Inside you can see exhibitions on the life of him and his family, as well as on the functioning of the Catholic community against the background of the multicultural, multinational Zduńska Wola. Particularly worth a stop in one of the rooms, the so-called room of Father Kolbe's thoughts and spirituality, which presents his teaching, thoughts and aphorisms written on colorful hearts. The museum also features, among other things, machinery and equipment from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries used in the production of textiles, such as weaving workshops, spinning wheels, shuttles and thread winders.

Park named after Stefan Zlotnicki

The City Park in Zdunska Wola covers almost 9 hectares and is located in the heart of the city. It was created at the turn of the 20th century, initially as a private garden of Zenon Anstadt, owner of a brewery located nearby. Over time, the entrepreneur made the green space available to residents. The oldest tree in Zduńska Wola can reportedly be found there - a field elm tree listed as a natural monument, measuring almost 6 meters in circumference. Local legend has it that during the march on Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte himself sought refreshment under it. The park is currently patronized by Stefan Zlotnicki, heir to the Zduńska Wola estate, thanks to whom the city developed as a weaving center and was granted city rights. The park contains numerous natural monuments, two ponds, pergolas, an outdoor gym and a playground.

Stas Klinger's bench

A statue of a man sitting on a bench playing the banjo is located in the park by the City Hall Integration Center. Stanislaw Klinger was a multi-talented and highly regarded local artist. He was best known for his landscapes of Zdunska Wola and its environs, his portraits of unremarkable Zdunska Wola residents and his performances in the "Szadkowiacy" band.