Culture
The Church of St. Adalbert in Dankowice is a single-nave Neo-Gothic building constructed between 1896 and 1898 and consecrated in 1905.
The Austrian boundary post in Dankowice is a point of interest on the square between the church and the rectory. The so-called Swedish Cross can also be seen at the intersection of Oświęcimska and Browarnik streets. According to local tradition, it marks the burial site of victims of a 1655 skirmish involving Swedish troops in the area of the Dankowickie Potoki.
Na Kopcu is a naturally elevated site in Dankowice associated with the legend of a mass celebrated by St. Adalbert.
Routes
Groble is a route along the embankment on the right bank of the Dankówka stream, running from the centre towards Góra.
The blue-marked Wilamowski Szlak Ogrodów, cycle route number 006, forms a circular route through Dankowice, Wilamowice, Stara Wieś, Pisarzowice and Hecznarowice. Approximately 92 percent of the Wilamowski Szlak Ogrodów runs along paved public local roads. One of the four garden complexes located directly along the Wilamowski Szlak Ogrodów is in Dankowice. The route is 25.32 km long.
History and connections
Dankowice was granted a privilege for so-called fish ponds as early as the reign of Kazimierz Jagiellończyk; since then, the village has been known for carp farming. During the period of Austrian administration, Dankowice was known for producing Swiss cheese.
A road connecting Oświęcim with Czechowice-Dziedzice and Bielsko-Biała runs through the centre of Dankowice. Dankowice also has a railway line connecting Kraków with Zebrzydowice at the state border.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Dankowice can include this type of accommodation in their travel plans.
