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Gichta Tower of the Former Waleska Ironworks in Palowice

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Gichta Tower of the Former Waleska Ironworks in Palowice

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Gichta Tower of the Former Waleska Ironworks in Palowice

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    1. Palowice Lake District – Stawy GARBOCZ loop from Żory

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    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    June 7, 2021

    A few kilometers north of the center of Żory, in the forest, by the Gichta pond, there is a brick hoist tower operating here in the first half of the 19th century, the "Waleska" smelter. The tower, called the gichta, was used to pull the charge - i.e. bog iron ore, charcoal and fluxes - to a considerable height with a manual crane, in order to cover a nearby cylindrical blast furnace. The building was built in the 1830s on a plan similar to a square. It is 15 m high, the interior dimensions are 610 by 775 cm. The walls are almost a meter thick.
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      June 11, 2023

      It is worth visiting on the occasion of the Palowickie Lake District

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          Location: Żory, Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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