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Sielpia, situated on the Czarna Konecka River, near a lake of about 150 acres, is the biggest holiday resort in the Świętokrzyski Region. In the 19th century, however, the place was well known for the fact that one of the biggest industrial plants of Zagłębie Staropolskie operated there. Nowadays, the old buildings of the rolling mill and the puddling mill (a plant converting pig iron into malleable steel) house the Museum of Zagłębie Staropolskie. The most valuable exhibits include a huge, metal drive wheel of 8m diameter and some unique machines and equipment such as lathes, planning machines, presses or one hundred and fifty-year-old machine tools. Also, a water intake (dykes, sluices, and channels), production halls, wood dryers, a gate-house and an old settlement have remained there.

The Museum of Staropolskie Zagłębie Przemysłowe in Sielpia
26-200 Sielpia
phone: +48 41 372 02 93
www.muzeum-techniki.waw.pl

Opening hours:
9.00 - 11.00; 13.00 - 17.00 Tuesday - Sunday

Ticket prices:
- full ticket 5 PLN
- half-price ticket 2,50 PLN

Tourist Information Center in Końskie
ul. Partyzantów 1
26-200 Końskie
phone: +48 41 372 90 88
www.konskie.travel
e-mail: informacja@konskie.travel

Information can be obtained in The Regional Center of Tourist Information
ul. Sienkiewicza 29
25-007 Kielce
phone: +48 41 348 00 60
e-mail: informacja@swietokrzyskie.travel