Resistance - village in Poland, In northern part of the Lodz voivodeship, in Kutno district, approx. 6 km from Żychlin, by the river Słudwią.
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Country | Poland |
Region | Łódź voivodeship |
Population | 280 |
Area code | ( 48) 24 |
Postal Code | 99-322 |
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Characteristic
Geographic location: 52 ° 15′51.2 ″ N 19 ° 33′56.7 ″ E
In the years 1975-1998 the village administratively belonged to the then Płock Province.
The village is the seat Commune of Oporów.
Oporów is mentioned for the first time in 1363. In the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Oporów was the family seat of the famous family of Oporowski nobles, the Sulima coat of arms. The voivode of Łęczyca, Mikołaj of Oporów, located a town here in the years 1399-1424 and built a stronghold - a fortalice. His son, Władysław of Oporów, one of the most influential politicians at the court of Władysław Jagiełło and Kazimierz Jagiellończyk - Crown Treasurer, Bishop of Włocławek, Archbishop of Gniezno and finally the Primate of Poland, erected a brick castle in Oporów in the years 1434-1449, which still exists today. The castle was to confirm the high status of the family and serve it in the last years of its life, which is why the building was given the character of a residence, largely relinquishing its defensive functions.
The castle is renovated, well-kept, it is one of the best-preserved gothic castles in Poland. It is situated on an island and surrounded by a moat. It houses the Museum of Stylish Interiors, with furniture, works of art, paintings, dishes, silverware, armor and firearms.
Władysław of Oporów in 1453 also founded the monastery. Pauline Fathers. In the 40s of the 17th century, Fr. Augustyn Kordecki, later prior and heroic defender Jasna Góra.
Drive
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By car
Driving on road 583 off the route Kutno - Lowicz we turn in Bedlno at the information board about the museum in the castle in Opatów. Just behind Żychlin, behind the Dobrzelin sugar factory, turn left following the sign for Oporów. The castle is located at the beginning of the village, the entrance gate is clearly visible.
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Communication
Worth seeing
2 complexes of objects included in the list of monuments:
- Castle complex, 15th-19th century, 20th century:
- Lock (registry number: 25 from May 31, 1967) Gothic from the mid-15th century, erected by the efforts of the Archbishop of Gniezno Władysław from Oporów. A late-gothic, partially defensive residence, one of the few monuments of this type in Poland. Currently, the castle houses the Museum of Stylish Interiors in Oporów
- A park with rare species of trees and shrubs, dating back to the mid-nineteenth century, was built on the site of the former gardens during the reconstruction in the middle of the 19th century. XIX century, reg.No .: P.3 / 1 from June 24, 1946, 7 / P.III.1 from January 21, 1950 and 350 from May 31, 1967
- Gardener's house, currently library, register number: 411 from August 25, 1976
- Monastery complex Pauline Fathers founded in 1453, rebuilt in the 15th-19th centuries:
- Church of st. Martin, now a parish, registered number: 46-III-10 from March 16, 1948, 46-III-10 from November 21, 1960 and 24 from July 5, 1967
- Pauline monastery, reg.no .: 392 of 5 July 1967
Nearest neighborhood
Słudwia is a river in central Poland, a left tributary of the Bzura (it flows into it northwest of Łowicz (Klewków)), it is 46.1 km long and has a basin area of 649 km². In Słudwia, St. Maurzycach is located historic road bridge (currently closed to traffic) built in 1929 according to the design of prof. Stefan Bryła, the world's first welded road bridge.
In the Oporów commune, it is worth seeing the monuments of Mnich - a church complex with a 16th-century temple and a beautiful, Renaissance tombstone of Stefan Kucieński, and a 19th-century manor complex.
Palace and park complexes have been preserved in Szczycie, Świechów and Poborze, where the impressive manor was designed by the famous architect Apoloniusz Nieniewski.
In the forests near Monk there is a barrow cemetery from the Roman period (1st-4th century AD).
Science
Students study at the School Complex in Oporów.
Accommodation
In guest rooms in the castle, upon prior arrangement, in double rooms for 170 PLN.
contact
Oporów Commune Office, Oporów 25, 99-322 Oporów, tel: 24 383-11-50, fax: 24 383-11-51 e-mail: [email protected]
Security
NZOZ ALMAMED s.c., Oporów 25, 99-322 Oporów, phone no. 24 383-15-00
Tourist information
The castle can be visited every day from May to September from 10: 00-17: 00 and from October to April from 10: 00-16: 00. Entry cost PLN 8, concessions PLN 5, free admission on Mondays. Guided tours around the museum (previously agreed, tel. 242 859 122, e-mail: [email protected]) costs PLN 30.
The park is open to visitors free of charge from 8: 00-20: 00.
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