In the wider regional area around Płaczków are Szydłowiec – Zamek and Bodzentyn – ruiny zamku. These two destinations suit an interest in castles and historic ruins.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Płaczków.
Płaczków includes the hamlet of Płaczków-Piechotne.
In the vicinity of Płaczków are Góra Piekło, Góra Cymbra, Sanator Czarniecka Góra and Kamieniarska Góra.
Culture and Nature
Płaczków's documented industrial heritage is connected with a water-powered forge on the Kamienna River, which was described in 1823 as a state ironworks.
Płaczków is located in the northwestern part of the Bliżyn Gmina and covers 8.4 km².
In the immediate vicinity of Płaczków, a dinosaur footprint named Kayentapus soltykovensis was discovered in the Gagaty Sołtykowskie nature reserve near Sołtyków. For travellers interested in dinosaur tracks, this find provides a specific point of interest.
The local abiotic nature reserve covers 13.33 hectares and protects Lower Jurassic outcrops with mineralogical and palaeontological specimens, including jet.
The former Sołtyków brickworks is part of Płaczków's wider local context. It was founded in 1916 and historically produced construction bricks as well as ecological clinker bricks.
For further orientation: Bliżyn, Łączna, Skarżysko-Kamienna.
