Otmuchów - Otmuchów

Otmuchów, kościół par. p.w. śś. Mikołaja i Franciszka Ksawerego, 1690-1701.JPG
Otmuchów
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Otmuchów

Otmuchów(German: Ottmachau) is a mountain town in the Opole Voivodeship between the Reichensteiner Mountains and the Zuckmanteler Bergland in the Sudeten at the Glatzer Neisse. The place is the starting point for hikes in the surrounding mountains. He is on Sudeten main hiking trail at the Reservoir Ottmuchau.

background

The place already existed around 1000 on the trade route from Poland to Bohemia and came to the diocese of Breslau. The city was first mentioned in a document in 1155. The castle was destroyed by the Tatars in 1241. In the age of Polish particularism, the city belonged to changing duchies until it came to the principality of Neisse, which has been dependent on the fief of Bohemia since 1342. The city was destroyed and rebuilt in the Hussite Wars and the Thirty Years' War. In 1742/1763 the place came to Prussia. In 1874 the place was connected to the rail network. The reservoirs were created in the 1930s. In 1945 the city came to Poland.

getting there

Map of Otmuchów

By plane

The closest international Airport is in Wroclaw. Another international Airport is in Katowice.

By train

The place has a train station on the railway line from Legnica to Katowice.

By bus

Intercity buses run regularly to Opole and long-distance buses to other cities in the region.

In the street

The road network is well developed.

The A4, which is also called A4 in Poland, leads from Germany to the border. Then you can take the autobahn at Wroclaw leave and continue south.

Alternatively, from southern Germany and Switzerland you can use Prague drive.

From Austria you drive over Brno.

mobility

The place is easy to explore on foot.

Tourist Attractions

  • Renaissance episcopal palace
  • Marketplace
  • baroque town hall
  • baroque Nikolauskirche
  • Renaissance St. Andrew's Church
  • neo-Gothic cemetery church
  • baroque Marian column
  • Gothic pigeon gate
  • city ​​wall
  • Town houses
  • Jewish Cemetery

  • Episcopal Castle

  • Palace

  • Marketplace

  • town hall

  • Nikolauskirche

  • Andreas Church

  • Cemetery church

  • Marian column

  • Pigeon gate

activities

Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer. Water sports can be practiced on the reservoirs.

shop

There are shopping opportunities. A visit is recommended for extensive shopping Wroclaw.

kitchen

Due to the numerous forests and mountain rivers, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish.

nightlife

A visit to Wroclaw is recommended to celebrate.

accommodation

There are numerous 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

literature

See article too Poland.

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