Shelter tunnel in Strzyżów

This is the only underground railway tunnel in Poland and a unique landmark of military architecture, a rarity in Europe. Built in the late 1940/early 1941, the structure is 438 metres long and 6,45 metres tall. During Hitler – Mussolini meeting in Stępina, Hitler’s train “Amerika” was stationed in the Strzyżów tunnel. Today the tunnel is open to visitors, along with other facilities of the Anlage Süd complex. The place also hosts historical re-enactment events.

Places worth seeing in Strzyżów and nearby:

19th century tserkov in Bonarówka

Czarnorzeki-Strzyżów Landscape Park

• Parish church from the 15th century

• Jewish cemetery from the late 19th century and synagogue from the second half of the 19th century

• Manor house of the Dydyński family from the 1700s

• Palace complex from the first half of the 19th century in Żyznów

Photo: Michał Bosek