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Iłża | ||
Voivodeship | Mazovia | |
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Residents | 4.733 (2019) | |
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Iłża is a historic city in the polish Voivodeship Mazovia on the Kielcer Plateau at the Iłżanka, a tributary of the Vistula. The city is located in the historical region Radomer-Country, part of the Sandomirer Lands, in the northeast Lesser Poland. The city is not far from the border with the voivodeship Holy Cross in the northern foreland of the Heiligkreuzgebirge at the Heiligkreuz-Heath.
getting there
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By plane
The closest international Airport is at Warsaw. Other nearby international airports are the Lublin Airport and the Modlin Airport at Warsaw.
By train
The place has a train station that over Warsaw is attainable.
By bus
Intercity buses run regularly to Warsaw and long-distance buses to other cities in the region.
In the street
The road network is well developed.
From Berlin the A12 leads to the border Slubice and further than Autostrada A2 to Warsaw. It's not far from there.
Alternatively, from southern Germany and Switzerland you can use Prague and from Austria over Brno drive and then from the Polish-Czech border the Autostrada A1 take to A2.
mobility
The town center is easy to explore on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- Remains of an early medieval Slavic fortress
- gothic castle of the Cracow Bishops, built into a castle during the Renaissance, ruin since the 18th century
- Gothic Marienkirche, baroque style
- Renaissance Chapel of Szyszkowski
- baroque bell tower
- Gothic Heiligkreuzkirche, baroque style
- neo-Gothic St. Mary's Church
- Gothic hospital, redesigned in baroque style
- Marketplace
- historical old cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
- historic watermill
- historic town houses and villas
- Remains of the medieval city wall
- Narrow gauge railway
- City lake
Szyszkowski Chapel
Bell tower
activities
Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.
shop
There are shopping opportunities. A visit is recommended for extensive shopping Warsaw.
kitchen
Due to the numerous forests and rivers, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish.
nightlife
A visit to Warsaw is recommended to celebrate.
accommodation
There are numerous hotels, guest rooms and pensions in the village.
security
It's pretty safe.
health
For general questions about (cure) services for those legally insured in Germany or Austria, supply with pharmacies and German-speaking doctors / pharmacists, see article on Poland.
trips
- Lublin
- Kielce
- Olsztyn
- Warsaw
- Rzeszów
- Kazimierz Dolny
- Puławy
- Radome
- Plock
- Sokołów Podlaski
- Gąbin
- Ostrów Mazowiecka
- Kosów Lacki
- Gostynin
- Otwock
- Pułtusk
- Jabłonna
- Węgrów
- Przysucha
- Lipsko
- Skaryszew
- Szydłowiec
- Mińsk Mazowiecki
- Garwolin
- Wyszków
- Sanniki
- Czerwińsk nad Wisłą
- Góra Kalwaria
- Zakroczym
- Ostrołęka
- Konstancin-Jeziorna
- Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
- Wyszogród
- Siedlce
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.ilza.pl/ (pl) - Iłża official website