Sandomierz - Sandomierz

Sandomierz(German: Sandomir) is a city in Poland in the voivodeship Holy Cross at the confluence of the rivers Vistula and San. The city is on Way of St. James Lesser Poland, Cistercian way, at the Via Jagiellonica and on Route of the wooden architecture from Świętokrzyskie. The long-distance cycle path Green Velo leads through Sandomierz.

Districts

• Old town
• Gołębice
• Kamień Plebański
• Krakówka
• Mokoszyn
• Nadbrzezie
• Ostrówek
• Rokitek
• Świętopawelskie
• Zarzekowice

background

The castle hill was already settled in the Stone Age. In the early Middle Ages there was a castle wall settlement here. The city of Sandomierz was first mentioned in a document in the 10th century. It became the center and capital of the Duchy of Sandomir. The Cistercians settled here in 1185. In 1226 the Dominicans followed and in 1246 the Poor Clares with their own monasteries. Sandomierz was granted town charter in 1236, and a short time later the staple charter. In 1241 and 1259 the city was sacked by the Tatars. In 1286 the city was re-established under Magdeburg law. king Casimir the Great chartered and expanded the rights of the city in 1366 and expanded the royal palace, in which he resided several times. Since the 14th century, the city has been the seat of several regional and court courts. Also in the 14th century Sandomierz became the capital of the Sandomir Voivodeshipthat emerged from the dissolved duchy. Outside the protective city fortifications, the Michaeliskirche with attached Benedictine monastery, the so-called Reformed monastery and the Dominican monastery were built. There was also a Jewish community in Sandomierz early on, the synagogue of which is on the western city wall in Basztowa Street. The Roman empress persisted in the first half of the 15th century Barbara from Cilli after her escape from Bohemia spent several years in Sandomierz. The flourishing of the trading town began in the 15th century with the grain trade on the Vistula. In addition to the grain trade on the Vistula, handicrafts formed the economic basis of the urban population. The city owes a cultural boom in the 16th century to both of them. During the early modern period, the city was a center of the Reformation in Poland. In 1570 envoys of the Polish Lutherans, Reformed and Bohemian Brothers in Sandomierz agreed on the Consensus Sandomiriensis, an agreement by which they recognized the legality of their respective denominations and committed themselves to mutual support. In 1613 the Jesuits opened a college here. in the Second Northern War Swedish troops took Sandomierz in 1655. A year later, the Battle of Sandomir took place here. After the Swedish King Charles XII. in the Great Northern WarWarsaw and Krakow had conquered the Saxon-Polish king August the Strong retreat with his troops to Sandomierz in 1702. Representatives of noble Polish families who supported King August joined in the Confederation of Sandomir together. The wars of the late Baroque period put an end to the urban heyday. With the partition of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Sandomierz came to the Habsburgs. In 1809 it came to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw during the Napoleonic turmoil and to the Russian Congress Poland after the Congress of Vienna. The former brick Gothic collegiate church in the southern old town was given the rank of cathedral in 1818 Diocese of Sandomierz raised. The city suffered damage during the First World War. In the time of Second Polish Republic Sandomierz was determined to be the center of an industrial area to be created. However, the implementation of the plans was made impossible by the German invasion of Poland. According to plans from the interwar period, Sandomierz should once again become a voivodeship capital with over 100,000 inhabitants. As a result of the Second World War, this project was not carried out either. The Jewish population was locked up in the ghetto established in 1942 and then transferred to a concentration camp Bełżec deported or shot on the spot. During the advance of the Red Army in 1944, the artillery commander Colonel Skopenko, impressed by the picturesque townscape, prevented the bombardment of the town by ignoring the order received. In view of its hopeless situation, the German units that had to defend the city surrendered without a fight, with the result that the old town survived the war almost undamaged.

getting there

Sandomierz is across from the west Kielce, Krakow or Rzeszów best to achieve. The best way to get there is from the east Lublin.

By plane

The closest international airport is in Rzeszów (Rzeszów Airport). Other airports in the vicinity are located inKrakow Airport and Lublin Airport.

By train

Direct arrival by train is possible from Germany (via Dresden and Krakow) possible.

By bus

There are regional bus connections.

In the street

The journey from Germany is over Krakow on the highway A4 and then along the after Warsaw leading Landstrasse 79which in Sandomierz by the south (Przemyśl) North (Opatów) running Landstrasse 77 crossed is possible. Not far west of the city also runs the Landstrasse 9 of Radome to Rzeszów.

By boat

Sandomierz is on the Vistula and the San, on which inland navigation to the north (Kazimierz Dolny and Warsaw) and south (Krakow and Przemyśl) leads.

mobility

Sandomierz is easy to explore on foot or by bike. Public buses go to the more distant parts of the city.

Tourist Attractions

The medieval old town is particularly characterized by the brick Gothic architecture of the 15th century. Nevertheless, the city has a southern charm.

Castles and palaces

• Royal Castle
• Episcopal Palace
• Karpiński mansion
• Zawichojska mansion

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  Royal Castle

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  Karpiński mansion

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  Zawichojska mansion

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  Mansion

Churches

• cathedral
• Saint Jacob's Church
• Joseph's Church
• Michael's Church
• Paul Church
• Holy Spirit Church
• Marienkirche

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  cathedral

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  Saint Jacob's Church

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  Holy Spirit Church

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  Joseph's Church

Monasteries

• Heiliggeistspital
• Benedictine convent
• Dominican monastery
• Reformer monastery
• Old Dominican monastery

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  Hospital Church

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  Heiliggeistspital

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  Benedictine convent

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  Dominican monastery

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  Reformer monastery

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  Old Dominican monastery

Synagogues

• Old synagogue
• Kojszor house

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  Old synagogue

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  Kojszor house

Official building

• town hall
• Collegium Gostomianum
• Post office
• guard
• Parish school
• theology
• Storage
• Catholic Institute
• Vicar House
• Seminary

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  Post office

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  guard

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  Parish school

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  theology

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  Storage

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  Catholic Institute

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  Seminary

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  Vicar House

Weir systems

• city ​​wall

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  city ​​wall

Gates

• Opatów-Goal

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  Opatów Gate

Town houses

• Lazarczyk house
• Dlugosz house
• Gunnery House
• Poniatowska house
• Catholic house

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  Lazarczyk house

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  Dlugosz house

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  Poniatowska house

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  Catholic house

Streets

• Marienstrasse
• Opatowstrasse

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  Marienstrasse

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  Opatowstrasse

Places

• Marketplace
• Gothic cellars under the market

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  Marketplace

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  Marketplace

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  Marketplace

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  Marketplace

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  Marketplace cellar

Monuments

• Marian column
• Vinzenz Kadłubek Monument
• Pope Cross

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  Marian column

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  Vinzenz Kadłubek Monument

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  Pope Cross

graveyards

• Cathedral cemetery
• Paul's cemetery
• Jewish Cemetery
• War cemetery from the First World War
• Red Army military cemetery

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  Cathedral cemetery

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  Paul's cemetery

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  Military cemetery I WK

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  Soviet military cemetery

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  Military cemetery II WW

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  Jewish Cemetery

Parks

• Queen Hedwig's ravine
• Podwale Dolne
• Mountains of pepper

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  Queen Hedwig's ravine

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  Podwale Dolne

bridges

• Vistula bridge

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port

• Vistula port

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  Vistula port

activities

The Vistula invites to water sports and the Pfefferberge for hiking.

Events

• Duchy of Sandomierz - weekly show

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Museums

• Diocese Museum
• Regional museum
• Jan Dlugosz house

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  Jan Dlugosz house

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  Cranach the Elder Madonna

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  Madonna v. Goźlice

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  Madonna v. Koprzywnica

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  Diocese Museum

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  Regional museum

shop

There are several exchange offices in Sandomierz. One should use the one in Krakow or Lublin, as the exchange rate is usually better than in Sandomierz. A visit to Lublin or Krakow is recommended for shopping, as there is more to choose from.

• Galeria Sandomierz

kitchen

Sandomierz is considered the birthplace of Vodkaswhich is documented here for the first time worldwide since the early 15th century. For Polish cuisine, see the relevant section in the article Poland.

Cheap

• Stara Piekarnia
• Bar Jakub
• Sezonova
• Pizzeria Zielony Domek
• Restauracja Mariano
• Bar Mleczny
• Fresh Gelato Sandomierz
• Cafe Mała
• Świat Pierogów
• Inter-W.K.D. Restauracja
• Sandomierska Manufaktura Lodów
• Zapiekanki Sandomierskie

medium

• Restauracja Królewska
• Restauracja Trzydziestka
• Kordegarda
• Lunch Cafe
• Podwale bistro
• Karczma Zamkowa
• Pizzeria San Domingo
• Restauracja Świętokrzyska
• KASZTELANKA
• ILUZJON art cafe

Upscale

• Lapidary under the Town Hall
• Winnica Św. Jakuba

nightlife

The nightlife is concentrated in the old town.

accommodation

Cheap

• Pokoje Gościnne na Szlaku Jabłkowym
• Zielone Wzgórze
• Camping Browarny
• Aparthotel

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  Camping Browarny

medium

• Hotel Grodzki
• Hotel Basztowy
• Dworek Ojca Mateusza
• Hotel Sarmata
• Apartamenty Furta Dominikańska
• Willa Halina
• Dworek Karpińskich
• Sandomiria
• Flisak
• Hotel Pod Ciżemką

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  Hotel Grodzki

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  Hotel Basztowy

Upscale

• Pension Winnica

trips

• Ujazd
• Opatów
• Kazimierz Dolny
• Tarnobrzeg
• Baranów Sandomierski
• Kielce

literature

See article too Poland.

Web links

• http://www.sandomierz.pl/ - Sandomierz official website