Gierałtowice

Gierałtowice is a rural commune located in Gliwice County with over 11,000 inhabitants. It neighbours with such cities as Gliwice, Knurów, Mikołów, Ruda Śląska and Zabrze.

In the area of the municipality of 40 square kilometres, there are 8 bakeries which are famous for baking kołocz. This popular Upper Silesian cake is advertised with the slogan "Nasz kołocz co niedziela rozaniela" ("Our kołocz makes you smile every Sunday").

Gierałtowice is famous for its late-Renaissance Castle in Chudów, dating back to the 16th century. Since 1996, numerous outdoor cultural and educational events have been organised in the castle, including historical performances, conventions, concerts and film screenings. The showcase and the oldest element of the meetings is the Medieval Fair held in August.

Gierałtowice is the hometown of Joanna Urbanik, Silesia-famous engraver of ornamented Easter eggs, who is an activist of the Country Women Association. Her kroszonki, i.e. hand-decorated and ornamented Easter eggs, are known in almost all European countries and have even found their way overseas. Joanna Urbanik has been repeatedly awarded in the prestigious competition titled "Górnośląskie Kroszonki", which has been organised by the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom for more than 30 years now.

One of the most characteristic landmarks in Siewierz is the Castle.