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Stepina-Cieszyna Railway Shelter (Anlage Süd)

Stepina, gmina Frysztak, woj. podkarpackie

  • Monuments & Culture
  • Fortresses & Fortifications

Stepina-Cieszyna Railway Shelter

A massive above-ground railway shelter about 393 m long and around 12 m high, part of Hitler's wartime headquarters Anlage Süd, built by the Todt Organisation in 1940-1941. A special train was concealed inside the shelter. On 27-28 August 1941, a meeting between Hitler and Mussolini took place here.

Visiting

The site is open to visitors; nearby (17 km) is the twin shelter tunnel in Strzyżów.

Practical information

Scope

  • Above-ground railway shelter approx. 393 m long
  • Part of the Anlage Süd complex

Season and hours

Seasonally from mid-April to the end of September: Tue-Sat approx. 11:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-18:00; limited hours in October, off-season by phone appointment. Visiting time approx. 1 hour.

Getting there

Stepina, Frysztak municipality, Podkarpackie Voivodeship.

Contact

  • E-mail: tunelstepina@gmail.com
  • Tel.: 880 061 040
Cost: ok. 5 zl (zalecane sprawdzenie aktualnego cennika) Visit duration: approx. 1 hour Seasonality: From mid-April to the end of September (limited hours in October); off-season by appointment Opening hours: Wt.-sob. ok. 11:00-18:00, niedz. 10:00-18:00 (w sezonie)

Kontakt

Source: https://rzeszowpodkarpackie.com/schron-kolejowy-stepina-cieszyna/ ; https://www.podkarpackie.eu/turystyka/odkryj_podkarpackie/militaria/schron-kolejowy-w-stepinie-17610 ; https://podkarpackie.travel/top-miasta-i-regionu-rzeszow/w-kwaterze-hitlera-i-przeciwatomowym-schronie