Abandoned in Poland

Discover 13 abandoned places in Poland.

Besiekiery, Poland

Besiekiery Castle Ruins

These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.

Jankowo, Poland

Walter Gropius's 1906 Spichlerz

A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.

Fort Sarbinowo

Sarbinowo, Poland

Fort Sarbinowo

This abandoned but well-preserved Prussian fortress sits abandoned in a Polish forest near the German border.

Wierzbica, Poland

Sadpol Strawberry

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

Permanently Closed

Hydrierwerke Pölitz

Hydrierwerke Pölitz

This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.

A ghostly goalpost waits for a game that will never happen

Poznań, Poland

Edmund Szyc Stadium

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

Zofiówka Sanatorium.

Zofiówka Sanatorium

An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.

Wistom.

Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland

Zakłady Włókien Chemicznych

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

The castle.

Łapalice, Poland

Łapalice Castle

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Torpedownia

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

Stańczyki Viaducts.

gołdapski, Poland

Stańczyki Viaducts

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.

Hotel Zdrowie

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

The Colesseum

Warsaw Gasworks Museum

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

The Ostwall Fortification

The Ostwall Fortification

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.

View from the edge of the quarry.

Liban Quarry

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

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