Biskupice | |
The former Evangelical cemetery, the castle, the highest point, the cemetery from the inside and a Polish tombstone | |
Information | |
Country | Poland |
Region | Lower Silesia |
Height | 200 m above sea level |
Population | 311 |
Area code | ( 48) 62 |
Postal Code | 56-500 |
Biskupice - village in Syców commune, in Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, on the local road connecting Syców With Drołtowice, about 5 km from Syców. There are several historical buildings worth seeing in the village.
Characteristic
History
The first mention of the existence of the village comes from April 23, 1155, where in the document of Pope Hadrian IV the village is mentioned as the property of bishops Wroclaw. name Biscopici testifies to the first owners of the village. In the following centuries, the Polish name was used alternately Biskupice and a German name Bischdorf.
Geography
The village is situated on the Sycowskie Hills. There are small forest complexes around it. The buildings form a fairly regular network of streets.
Climate
When to go
Preparations
Drive
By car
The easiest way to get to the village is from Syców, which can be accessed from the S8 expressway.
By bus
Transport
Worth seeing
- baroque chateau from the 18th century, rebuilt in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now in ruins.
- a post-Evangelical cemetery from the second half of the 19th century, with German and one Polish tombstones from 1946.
- chapel of the Virgin Mary from the 1950s
- former school building from 1886
- a prisoner-of-war camp in the woods
Active recreation
Work and study
Shopping
Entertainment
Accommodation
Health
contact
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