Kwidzyn district - poviat in Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, located in the valley of the Liwa river and Vistula. The city is the seat of the authorities of the Kwidzyn poviat Kwidzyn.
The poviat covers an area of 835 km² and is inhabited by nearly 84,000 people.
Neighboring counties
The Kwidzyn district is adjacent to the following counties: Tczew, Sztumskie, Iławski, Grudziadzki and lay people. The poviat is located in the south-eastern part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, so it is directly adjacent to Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodships and Warmia-Masuria Province.
An administrative division
The poviat consists of:
- cities: Kwidzyn, Prabuty
- municipalities: Kwidzyn
- Urban-rural communes: Prabuty
- rural communes: Gardeja, Kwidzyn, Ryjewo, Sadlinki
History
In 1772, Kwidzyn was promoted from a provincial town to the seat of the regency. The Kwidzyn Region covered an area stretching from Wałcz in the west to Drush in the east, to Toruń in the south and Gdańsk in the north. The region was one of the richest in Prussian partition lands.
From the mid-nineteenth century, a slow economic recovery can be noticed, railroads and roads are being built. In 1883, the Malbork - Kwidzyn - Grudziądz railway line was launched, and in 1909 a railway bridge over the Vistula River near Grabów was built and a line to Smętowo was opened.
At the beginning of the 20th century, People's Banks were established in Tychnowy and Kwidzyn. On July 11, 1920, a plebiscite was held in Lower Powiśle to join the region to Poland. The results of the plebiscite were not successful for Poles living in the Kwidzyn regency. Only in the vicinity of Janów, Tychnów, Dubiel and Straszewo were the results favorable for Poland. By the decision of the Inter-Allied Commission, these towns were incorporated into Poland.
After World War II, the vicinity of Kwidzyn was separated and incorporated into the Suski poviat (in the Olsztyn voivodeship) and the Kwidzyn poviat (in the Gdańsk voivodeship). In 1952, the boundaries of poviats slightly changed, and since 1990 they have been functioning in the present form.
Historical monuments
Gardeja Commune: The palace and park complex in Klecewo, the 18th-century palace in the New Village, the parish church in Trumiejach, the church in Czarna Dolna, historic tenement houses in Gardeja, the gothic tower at the church of St. Joseph in Gardeja
Kwidzyn: Cathedral and castle complex, Classicist Regency Palace, former barracks, court building, Kwidzyn railway station, Holy Trinity Parish, building of the former water gauge (unique facility in Europe)
Kwidzyn Commune: a fortified manor house in Biały Dwór, a manor house with a palace in Górki, a neo-Gothic church in Janów, a beautiful manor house in Licz, a one-story manor house from 1853 in Lipiany, a training mill in Piekarniak Młyn, a hunting manor and a church in Rakowiec, a parish church in Tychnowy, a mill in Szadów
Prabuty: Kwidzyńska Gate, Polish church, historic city waterworks, cathedral, Roland's Fountain, Monument to the Heroes of World War I
Prabuty commune: Evangelical cemetery in Rodowo, Holy Trinity Parish in Trumiejki
Ryjewo Commune: church in Straszewo, Sanctuary of the Holy Family in Ryjewo, parish church in Benowo, Evangelical cemetery in Ryjewo, Mennonite farm in Mątowskie Pastwiska, Former Mennonite school in Rudniki (up to no. 30)
Sadlinki commune: church in Nebrów Wielki, church in Sadlinki, arcaded houses in Olszanica
Attractions
- Dzierzgoń Lake
- Lake Liwaniec
- Lake Kocioł
- Moravia Lake
- Protected Landscape Area of the Liva River
- Miniature of Prabuty and the bishop's castle
- Murals, compositions and street art in Rodowo
- Jacek Zwolak's painting studio and gallery in Ryjewo
Tourism
Tourist routes
The most important tourist routes running through the Kwidzyn district are:
- The Copernicus Trail
- Plebiscite trail
- The Napoleonic Trail of the Liva River
- The canoe trail of the Liwa River
- Mennonite Trail (Kwidzyn - Podzamcze - Ryjewo - Barcice - Biała Góra)
- The scenic route Rakowiec - Szramowo - Mikołajki Pom.
- Walking trail (ul. Miłosna, Kwidzyn)
- The trail around the Kwidzyn Cathedral
- Walking trail around Kwidzyn (Railway Station - Plebiscytowy Square - Warszawska - Railway Station)
- Walking trail around Kwidzyn (Railway Station - Grudziądzka - Polna - Junior high school - Szeroka - Wąbrzeska - Warszawska - PKS)
Bicycle routes
The main bicycle paths in the poviat are: the R-1 International Bicycle Trail, the Lower Vistula Valley Bicycle Trail, the Bicycle Trail around the Kwidzyn District, the Green Bicycle Path of the Ryjewo Commune and the Red Bicycle Trail of the Kwidzyn Commune.
Museum objects
- Castle Museum in Kwidzyn
- Exhibition hall for them. W. Zebrowski in Prabuty
- Jacek Zwolak Gallery in Ryjewo
- Virtual Museum of the Gardeja Commune