The main attraction is definitely the steam-locos depot - thousands of tourist from all over the world come to Wolsztyn to see exactly this building. Pernamently there are appr. 30 locos of 13 different series (including half of them, which are operating from time to time), historical carriagges (used during retro-rodes throughout Greter Poland region or even sent with historic trains to eg. Pomerania).
The deppot owns locos of so rare series like Ok 1 or Ok 22, german war-time steam locos and beautiful polish post-war constructions like eg. 0l-49, Pt-47 or small TKt48. The pearl of the depot is Pm36-2, one out of only two constructed (and the only existing) steam locos for fast trains - the speed record (beaten actually not long ago) is appr. 130 kmh.
The steam depot�: 1, Fabryczna str., phone�: +48 68 384 20 08, Price list - for the sightseeing�: 2 zloty (appr €0.50), for amateur photo or video�: 10 zloty (appr. €2.50), you can visit the depot with a local guide, which cost additional 20 zloty (€5).
The other attractions of Wolsztyn are�:
a park and palace at the bank of Wolsztyn Lake (with a guarded beach) - 4, Drzymaly str., phone�: +48 68 346 93 58
Our Lady parish church - the most precious monument in the town, late-baroque buildind from the second half of XVIIIth cent. The present shape of the buiding is the result of renovation works in 1925 (sacristy) and 1987 (tower cap) - 38, R. Kocha str., phone�: +48 68 384 20 78,
the Robert Koch (tuberculosis discoverer) Museum - 12, Roberta Kocha str. phone�: +48 68 384 27 36
the Marcin Rozek Museum (a famous sculpturer from Wolsztyn in the beginnings of XXth cent.) - 34, 5 Stycznia str., phone�: +48 68 384 26 48,
The open-air folk-buildings Museums at the south-west bank of Wolsztyn Lake - 25, Bohaterów Bielnika str., phone�: +48 68 384 26 19
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