Stary Licheń - Stary Licheń

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Stary Licheń
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Stary Licheń

Stary Licheń (also: Licheń Stary) is a place of pilgrimage in Poland in the voivodeship Greater Poland. The place is known for its St. Mary's Basilica, which is one of the largest church buildings in the world.

background

The place of pilgrimage goes back to the Napoleonic Wars, when a soldier is said to have had an apparition of Mary here. The first neo-Gothic church with the image of Mary was built in the 19th century. The monumental St. Mary's Basilica dates from the 1990s. It is the largest church in Poland and in Europe only St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is larger, which at the same time served as an unmistakable model for the building.

getting there

Map of Stary Licheń

Stary Licheń is over Poses reachable.

By plane

  • In Poses there is an international airport (IATA code: POZ), which is served by numerous providers from Germany.
  • At Warsaw there are two international airports (IATA code: WMI and WAW, which are also served from Germany.

By train

You can travel by train from Germany via Poses or Warsaw respectively. The Polish rail network is operated by the state railway PKP. Rail travel in Poland is very cheap.

By bus

Numerous bus companies offer bus trips from Germany and Austria, e.g. Sindbad, Eurolines, Touring, Omnia. Inexpensive intercity buses run from Poznan. In addition to the state bus line PKS, there is a wide range of private providers.

In the street

The road network around Stary Licheń is well equipped. The journey from Germany is over Poses possible.

mobility

The place can be explored quite well on foot.

Tourist Attractions

  • old neo-Gothic pilgrimage church
  • new Marienbasilika
  • approx. 150 meter high bell tower - can be climbed - with a view of the Wielkopolska Lake District

  • Licheń lake from the church tower

  • Observation tower

  • Baroque parish church

  • Neo-Gothic pilgrimage church

  • Basilica front

shop

Shops in town are modest. A visit to Poznan is ideal for shopping.

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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