Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is in Świętokrzyskie. The city formed part of the Old-Polish Industrial Region, the oldest industrial basin of the country.

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Mining heritage

Building in Krzemionki

East of the town there are four historical sites related to mining, which together make up the world heritage site Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mining region:

• 1 Krzemionki Opatowskie Mining Field. (updated Jul 2019)

• 2 Borownia Mining Field. (updated Jul 2019)

• 3 Korycizna Mining Field. (updated Jul 2019)

• 4 Gawroniec Settlement. (updated Jul 2019)