Szydłowiec - Szydłowiec

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Szydłowiec

Szydłowiec (German: Schiedlowietz) is a historic city in the polish Voivodeship Mazovia in the Iłża-Foothills, part of the Kielcer Plateau, at the Korzeniówka. The city is located in the historical region Radomer-Country, part of the Sandomirer Lands, in the northeast Lesser Poland. The city is not far from the border with the voivodeship Holy Cross in the northern foreland of the Heiligkreuzgebirge at the Heiligkreuz-Heath and is known for its Renaissance architecture. The magnate was the patron of art and architecture of the High Renaissance Mikołaj Szydłowiecki the Younger.

getting there

Map of Szydłowiec
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town hall
Sigismund Church
Bell tower
inner space
Monaldi's tomb
Mikołaj Szydłowiecki's grave
synagogue
Jewish Cemetery
Bathing lake in quarries

By plane

The closest international Airport is at Warsaw. Other nearby international airports are the Lublin Airport and the Modlin Airport at Warsaw.

By train

The place has a train station that over Warsaw is attainable.

By bus

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

In the street

The road network is well developed.

From Berlin the A12 leads to the border Slubice and further than Autostrada A2 to Warsaw. It's not far from there.

Alternatively, from southern Germany and Switzerland you can use Prague and from Austria over Brno drive and then from the Polish-Czech border the Autostrada A1 take to A2.

mobility

The town center is easy to explore on foot.

Tourist Attractions

  • Szydłowiecki Castle from the late Gothic and early Renaissance periods
  • Renaissance palace park
  • Gothic Sigismund Church, burial place of Mikołaj Szydłowiecki the Younger, late Gothic frescoes
  • gothic bell tower
  • Remains of the Gothic Church of the Holy Spirit
  • Marketplace
  • Town hall from the late Renaissance / Mannerism of Gaspare Fodige and Albrecht Fodige
  • Renaissance pillory
  • Mannerist sofa column
  • baroque synagogue
  • Remains of the main synagogue
  • historic brewery
  • historic town houses and villas
  • historical old cemetery
  • Baroque Jewish cemetery with approx. 3000 gravestones
  • Military cemetery
  • city ​​Park
  • Quarries with a bathing lake

  • Castle portal

  • Ceiling in the castle

  • Mikołaj Szydłowiecki in the altar painting

  • Church fresco

  • chapel

  • Sofa column

  • pillory

  • Kościuszko Monument

activities

Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.

shop

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

kitchen

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

nightlife

A visit to Warsaw is recommended to celebrate.

accommodation

There are numerous hotels, 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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