Kielce

Wish you were here? Photographer captures haunting images of abandoned Communist-era holiday resorts

Working under the Instagram handle of Cosmoderna, Marcin Wojdak has become one of the leading lights in Polish urbex photography with his specialty being the former vacation resorts of the PRL times. Marcin Wojdak

Once seen as evidence of the collective ambitions of the Communist system, today they stand as haunting, empty shells – an eerie reminder of a political order that would ultimately come crashing like a house of cards.

Welcome to The Special K – Kielce!

Though lacking in overt attractions like a ‘Visit Me Old Town’, it’s got enough pleasures and treasures to make it quite special. In fact, I’ve actually started calling it The Special K.

Kielce guitar whizz wows rock royalty with mind-blowing rendition of Led Zeppelin epic

VIDEO: The jaw-dropping performance by 20-year-old Marcin Patrzałek has now gone viral with leading heavyweight rock stars and music journals describing the performance as ‘genius’.

Not one but TWO mystery monoliths appear in Poland

The first metal pillar standing around 3-metres tall was spotted in the city of Kielce at the site of a former quarry, while the second appeared on the banks of the Vistula river in the capital Warsaw.

As time goes by: Spell-binding photos bring forgotten past back to life

As one of the major documentary photographers of the 20th century, Paweł Pierściński’s work recorded both the architecture of a changing Poland as well as shots of gently rolling fields and locals going about their day-to-day business.

28th International Defense Industry Exhibition opens in Kielce

Some 185 companies from 15 countries have announced their participation in the 28th International Defense Industry Exhibition starting in Kielce on Tuesday.

Kielce’s famed “UFO” bus station glitters once again following overhaul

One of the most distinctive buildings born of Poland’s communist era, the bus station has become something of a tourist attraction.

Law-n and Order! No mowing grassland, councils say as they roll out urban meadows scheme

Facing the threat of drought and the need for savings, Polish cities have turned ‘avant-gardeners’ by banning mowing and creating ‘cheap ‘n’ easy’ flowery urban meadows instead.

Polish city receives protective masks from its Chinese partner city

The southern Polish city of Kielce has received 12,000 protective masks from Taizhou, its Chinese partner city, announced the mayor of Kielce, Bogdan Wenta.

Kielce University of Technology to host European Rover Challenge 2020

The 6th European Rover Challenge (ERC), an international competition to design and build a Mars rover, will be held at the Kielce University of Technology (PSK), in south-central Poland, on September 11-13, 2020.

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