Gross Rosen

more Gross Rosen was a German concentration camp, located in Gross-Rosen in Lower Silesia - now Rogoznica. It was located directly on the rail line between Jawor and Strzegom. Gross Rosen was a German concentration camp set up in 1940 and became an independent camp on May 1, 1941. Its prisoners were destined for hard work in the local granite quarry which belonged to the SS DEST firm. In October 1941 the SS transferred about 3,000 Soviet POWs to Gross-Rosen for execution by shooting.
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Klodzko

more Klodzko is a district town on the Nysa Klodzka in the middle of the Klodzko Basin, 88 kilometres south of Wroclaw. It is one of the most precious historic urban complexes in Silesia. Klodzko is the main commercial centre as well as an important transport and tourist node for the area. For its historical monuments it is sometimes referred to as "Little Prague". Klodzko has the perfect communication position, centrally in the Valley of Klodzko, in the neighbourhood of well-known health resorts, excursion terrains, touristic attractionsand the Polish-Czech borderland.[Outside Wroclaw]

Ksiaz

more Ksiaz is a castle situated in the Pelcznica River bend, from 1973 within the city boundaries of Walbrzych, about 6 kilometres north of the city centre. Ksiaz Castle is the biggest in Lower Silesia, the third biggest in Poland after Malbork and Wawel and it is one of the biggest castles in Europe and is also known as the Pearl of Lower Silesia. Ksiaz castle company was established in 1991. Its founder and sole proprietor is the District of Walbrzych.[Outside Wroclaw]

Swidnica

more Swidnica is a district town, 53 kilometres southwest of Wroclaw in the south-west Poland, in the Lower Silesia Voivodship. Swidnica is a town with over 800 years of history whose community has been shaped by people from different nations – and as a result representing different cultures, religions and customs. It is being recognized as one of the most valuable towns in the Lower Silesia.[Outside Wroclaw]

Nysa

more Nysa used to be called the “Silesian Rome” or “Silesian Athens”. It was one of the best-known and the most important Polish towns. Its name appears in Hartmann Schedl's “World Chronicles” just after those of Krakow and Wroclaw. For almost 500 years of its history Nysa was the capital of the bishop's principality, due to which it flourished economically and culturally, despite diverse historical adversities such as invasions and fires.[Outside Wroclaw]

Otmuchow

more Otmuchow is a town in Nysa County in Opole Voivodeship with 5,317 inhabitants. Otmuchow has a picturesque setting between two lakes, Lake Glebinowskie and Lake Otmuchowskie. In spring and summer the town is filled with flowers, partly as the result of the spring flower festival that is held here.[Outside Wroclaw]

Paczkow

more The Paczkow commune is located in the south-west part of the Opole Voivodship , in the Nysa district, on the very well-known Sudeten Route from Nysa to Klodzko, which is an integral part of the road connecting Silesia and Lesser Poland with the „touristic treasure trove“ of Lower Silesia – the Klodzka Basin. This unique picturesque area is characterized by interesting cultural monuments and many natural resources, inter alia by a diversified region, neighbourhood to the three reservoirs (Otmuchowski Lake, Nysa Lake and Paczkow Reservoir) as well as the aforementioned nearness to the Klodzka region and the Sudeten.[Outside Wroclaw]

Klodzko Valley

more The Klodzko Valley (Kotlina Klodzka) is the largest mountain valley in the Sudety (about 500 km2). It spreads out along the downstream flow of the Nysa Klodzka and the lower parts of its branches – the Scinawka and Bystrzyca Dusznicka. It is bordered by the Gorna Nysa Gorge, the Table Mountains to the south-west, the Wlodzickie Hills (Wzgorza Wlodzickie) from the west, the Bardzkie Mountains from the north, the Zlote Mountains (Gory Zlote) from the east, and the Krowiarek Ridge (Grzbiet Krowiarek) including the Snieznik Massif, from the south-east.[Outside Wroclaw]

Kamieniec Zabkowicki

more The small town of Kamieniec Zabkowicki is dominated by the 14th – century Gothic church and Baroque monastery of its Cistercian abbey, which was founded in 1272.There is also a Neo-Gothic castle, perched on a hill but well worth the effort of a climb to visit.
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Henrykow

more The small town of Henrykow is known for its Cistercian church, founded in 1227 by henryk the Bearded. A series of allotments surrounding the abbey separate the church and monastery from the street, so that access to the church is by way of a series gates.
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The Botanical Garden

more The Botanical Garden was established in 1811 as a research institute of Wroclaw University. It ranks among the oldest university institutions of that type in Poland. Located in the area of the city’s fortifications and its oldest district, i.e. Ostrow Tumski, nearby monumental Gothic churches, the Garden is a centre of recreation for the inhabitants of Wroclaw and an attraction for the visitors to the city.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Mill Bridge – Mlynski Bridge

more Like the Sand Bridge, the Mill Bridge was first mentioned in 1149. It linked Olbin with Cathedral Island and was once much wider than it is today. At first it was called St. Vincent’s, being situated near the abbey in Olbin. In the 16th century, what today is one bridge actually consisted of three bridges collectively known as the ‘Long Bridges’.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Sand Bridge

more Sand Bridge (Piaskowy Bridge) first mentioned in 1149, is considered to be the oldest in Wroclaw. Its construction is probably related to the existence of the ‘amber trail’ running from the Adriatic, through Sand Island, to the Baltic. A landing-place used for rafting timber, originally situated on Cathedral Island, was moved to the left bank of the river Odra, right next to the bridge.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Tumski Bridge

more Tumski Bridge is a steel bridge over the north branch of the Oder river in Wroclaw. Constructed in 1889 it replaced an old wooden bridge to connect Ostrow Tumski and Wyspa Piaskowa. Until 1945, its name was Dombrucke.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Archdiocesan Museum

more The Museum of the Archdiocese has existed since 1898. The museum collects, conservates and displays artistic and historical works of art. The exhibition includes sculpture, painting, textile art (14th – 19th century) and ancient relics: mummies, wedge alphabet plates, olive lamps etc.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Archbishop's Palace

more Archbishop's Palace is located at Katedralna Street. At the beginning of the 12th century, this was a two-storey late-Romanesque bishop’s residence with a rectangular base and two rooms separated by a vestibule. Upstairs there was a larger hall (‘sala episcopalis’) and a chapel, one element of which has been preserved to this day: a granite portal in the shape of a pointed arch characteristic of the 1250s and 1260s. Over the years, the palace was expanded and reconstructed. What remains of it is a basement with a low ceiling supported by one pillar, probably dating back to the 14th century.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Cathedral of St John the Baptist

more St John the Baptist Cathedral is one of the most valuable monuments of Wroclaw’s church architecture. This was probably the first cathedral erected in the times of King Boleslaus the Brave, when a bishopric was established in Wroclaw in the year 1000. It was built of stone laid in lime mortar. The second cathedral, partly destroyed after the death of Mieszko II in 1034, was rebuilt under Bishop Jerome (1051–1062). Bishop Walter of Malonne began the construction of a new cathedral (1149–1169), which was completed by his successor, Bishop Zyroslaus II (1170–1198).[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Church of the Holy Cross

more Church of the Holy Cross was the first two-storey church built in Silesia and one of only a handful in Europe. It was founded by Duke Henry the Righteous to commemorate the end of his long dispute with Bishop Thomas II (1270–1292) and was to serve as a sanctuary where masses would be said for the souls of the deceased members of the dynasty.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Church of St Martin

more The small Gothic saint Martin church is the only remaining part of the oldest Piast's castle in Wroclaw (The Silesian Piasts were the oldest line of the Piast dynasty that gave Poland its first kings). It was created in 80's of the XIII century surely as a church of the monastic foundation of Henry Probus (that is Right, the same who financed saint Cross and saint Bartholomew collegiate church) under the call of the Holiest Virgin Maria, and also a funeral chapel.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Church of St Mary on Piasek

more Piasek Island (Wyspa Piasek), literally translated Sand Island, has been a religious centre since the 12th century and is dominated by the Church of St Mary on Piasek. The church was constructed for canons regular in the second half of the 14th century on the site of a 12th century Romanesque building whose tympanum is built into the wall over the sacristy in the south aisle.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Ostrow Tumski

more Ostrow Tumski is the oldest part of the city of Wroclaw. It was formerly an island between branches of the Oder River. Archaeological excavations have shown that the western part of Ostrow Tumski, between the Church of St. Martin and the Holy Cross, was the first to be inhabited. The first, wooden church (St. Martin), dating from the 9th century, was surrounded by defensive walls built on the banks of the river. The island had approximately 1,500 inhabitants at that time.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

Wroclaw's Islands

more Wroclaw's islands, bathed by the River Odra, are peaceful places for a stroll away from the bustle of the city. Along with the hundred and twenty bridges, Wroclaw's twelve or so islands are part of the equation which add up to the city's 'Venice of Poland' title. Whereas this small handful of islands hardly boast the appeal of a sun-soaked Greek Archipelago, there's no denying that these little fellas lend an additional charm to an already picturesque city.[Ostrow Tumski and Piasek Island]

West Park

more It is located within the Kozanow and Popowice districts, stretching along the river Odra and occupying 72 hectares. It is visited not only by the inhabitants of the nearby housing estates but also by people living in other sections of the town.[Parks in Wroclaw]

East Park

more Stretching over 30 hectares of land at the fork of the river Olawa with an entrance in Krakowska Street, the park, designed by R. Konwiarz in the early 1920s, is one of the newest in Wroclaw. It's close vicinity to the Olawa is responsible for its natural character, the old trees and meadows were retained with careful attention to the groupings of trees and shrubs.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Slowacki Park

more This park was established on the edges of what used to be the New Town, and embraced a section of the city walls that had been pulled down. The current borders of the park are defined by Slowackiego Avenue, Modrzewskiego Street, Powstancow Warszawy Square, and the river Odra. The oldest part of the park is located east of the former Bernardine Monastery.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Nowowiejski Park

more It was established in the years 1896–1908 in the old district of Olbin, between today’s Nowowiejska Street and Prusa Street. It covers an area of eight hectares and is located around a pond that was formed in the 19th century, after one of the arms of the river Odra that flowed from the east was filled in. Initially there were two ponds, but the smaller, western one was filled in.[Parks in Wroclaw]

South Park

more It is smaller than Szczytnicki Park, and its range of tree species is not as wide, yet it is as frequently visited by the people of Wroclaw. The park was founded by the landowner Julius Schottlander as a gift for the city and set up in the years 1882–1890.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Szczytnicki Park

more As far back as the 18th century, Szczytnicki Forest was a popular leisure destination among the people of Wroclaw. In 1783, Prince Friedrich Ludwig Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen bought the park from the city authorities and converted it into the so-called Prince’s Garden, which was one of the first English-style parks established in continental Europe.[Parks in Wroclaw]

Water Park

more Wroclaw Water Park, is a relatively new facility, which opened on 11 February 2008. The object quickly became famous for silicate biggest Aquapark in Poland. And indeed it is not only huge but also extremely innovative and multi-purpose facility.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Wroclaw Fountain

more “The Wroclaw Fountain at Pergola” offers a multimedia spectacle affecting several senses. Water jets 40 meters up creating a screen of seven hundred square meters, on which colored animations are displayed, accompanied by music and natural sounds of splash and patter.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Japanese Garden

more The Japanese Garden – Ogrod Japonski, is located in Szczytnicki Park close to Centenary Hall on Mickiewicza Street. It is one of few traces of the World Exhibition in 1913 that remain in the park. Prepared and set up by a most notable Japan connoisseur and enthusiast, count Fritz von Hochberg, together with Japanese gardener Mankichi Arai, it was a jewel of the exhibition. However, many of the Japanese-style details were borrowed for the time of the exhibition and have since been removed.[Around Central Wroclaw]

University Bridge

more This bridge was constructed around 1200 at the end of Wiezienna Street, and was initially used by travelers crossing the river. A written record from 1369 mentions a wooden bridge on this site consisting of two sections – a longer and a shorter one – that spanned the two arms of the Odra.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Grunwaldzki Bridge

more The Grunwaldzki Bridge was built in the central section of Wroclaw, in the years between 1908-1910. Its two spires embrace both banks of the Odra River. The bridge was built to connect the central part of the city with the planned developments in the northeast. It was first called the Emperor’s Bridge, then later the Freedom Bridge.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Geology and Mineralogy Museum

more Geological Museum of the Geology Institute of the Wroclaw University has existed since 1866. The museum collects and protects geological and paleontologic collections. It has both paleozoological and paleobothanical items.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Natural History Museum – Wroclaw University

more The Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, is the largest institution of this kind in Poland. It came into existence in 1814. Its collections comprise numerous unique specimens of extinct and rare species such as the Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, Huia or Marsupial Wolf.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Wroclaw ZOO

more Wroclaw Zoo was opened to the public July 10, 1865 year. Zoo has a rich tradition. It is here that the first born in the history of zoos, tapirs, and the gorilla pussi for many decades broke all records for longevity of artificial conditions. In the first decade of the twentieth century, enriched with a collection of rare animals, and ornamental plants, bringing to the zoo about 100 species.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Old Jewish Cemetery

more The Old Jewish Cemetery is the only gravesite of the turn of the 19th and 20th century, which is still preserved in Wroclaw. It is also an inventive and unique composition of grave sculptures and smaller architectures, harmoniously coexisting with a properly maintained and carefully cultivated green.[Around Central Wroclaw]

Centennial House

more The Centennial Hall (Jahrhunderhalle) is situated in the Exhibition Grounds, on the edge of the largest park in Wroclaw, Szczytnicki Park. Constructed in 1913 by architect Max Berg, the renowned Modernist architect, the Centennial Hall has gained the reputation of Wroclaw's major symbol. This monumental reinforced concrete structure was designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig.[Around Central Wroclaw]

The Ethnographic Museum

more It is ethnography's responsibility to revive cultural trends which best reflect social processes along with regional and ethnic differences. At the same time ethnography plays essential role in the territories marked with people's relocations and consequently with serious clash of cultures and traditions. Lower Silesia by all means should be treated as such.[Around the Old Town]

The Wroclaw Philharmonic

more Lovers of classical music have probably already heard of the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been delighting audiences for over fifty years since the end of the Second World War. As well as entertaining the masses in its very own concert hall, the Orchestra is involved with a number special events, such as the 'Contemporary Polish Music Festival', the famous 'Wratislavia Cantans' and popular 'Philharmonic for the Young Festival'.[Around the Old Town]

The University of Wroclaw

more The University of Wroclaw was established by Jesuits in 1702 as the Leopoldina Academy. One of nine Polish universities, it is generally regarded today as the third, behind Warsaw and Cracow, most important institution of higher education in Poland.[Around the Old Town]

Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice

more Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice in Wroclaw, an impressive relic of 19th-century century mass culture, is one of only few examples of this genre preserved in Europe. The large painting (15x114m) 'transfers' the viewer into an altogether different time, a reality of its own, by artfully combining painterly devices (special kind of perspective) and technical effects (lighting, artificial terrain, dark and usually tortuous passage to the viewing platform).[Around the Old Town]