Siewierz was once an important location due to the several major overland routes that intersected here. The Pyrzowice airport is a modern transport link, lying a conveniently close 10 km away.

Lying outside of the industrial areas of Silesia, in the past it has played the role of health resort, focussing on the healing of tuberculosis. The natural features of the town are its clean air, forests, three landscape parks and the artificial Siewiersko-Przeczycki reservoir, all of which are attractive for any visitor.

Siewierz can boast of having one of the oldest churches in Silesia – the Romanesque church of St John the Baptist, dating from the 12th century. Another interesting monument, situated close to the river, is the ruin of a castle that has stood there since the 14th century. In the period between the 15 and the 18th centuries, it belonged to the princes of Siewierz – Krakow’s bishops.