Tuchów - Tuchów

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Tuchów
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
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Tuchów

Tuchów is a mountain town in Poland in the southern voivodeship Lesser Poland southeast of Krakow in the Ciężkowice Mountains, a promontory of Beskydy Mountains, at the Biała.

background

The place was first documented documented in 1105. In 1340 the place received city rights. The Jakobuskirche also dates from this time and was heavily baroque after a fire in the 18th century. With the First Partition of Poland in 1772, the place came to the Habsburg kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, where it stayed until the First World War. After the First World War, the city became Polish again. After the German invasion of Poland, the place was occupied by the Germans. In 1945 he came back to Poland.

getting there

By plane

Tuchów is close to the big city Krakow. The nearest international airport is the Krakow Airport. The international Rzeszów Airport is not far away either.

By train

The place is on the railway line Krakow-Nowy Sącz-Muszyna-Zdrój and has its own train station.

In the street

The place can be easily reached by car from Krakow, Wieliczka and Brzesko.

mobility

Map of Tuchów

The place can be easily explored on foot or by bike.

Tourist Attractions

  • Marketplace
  • classical town hall
  • Gothic Jakubus Church, heavily baroque
  • Baroque St. Mary's Church with the Renaissance Madonna from Tuchów
  • Redemptorist Monastery
  • Military cemeteries from the First World War

  • Marketplace

  • town hall

  • Jakubuskirche

  • Marienkirche

  • monastery

  • Madonna of Tuchów

  • Military cemetery

activities

You can go hiking and cycling in the mountains. The one nearby Czchów Reservoir and the Rożnów Reservoir invite you to water sports.

shop

A visit is recommended for shopping Krakow, as the selection of boutiques is greater there.

kitchen

There are restaurants in the old town. For Polish cuisine, see the relevant section in the article Poland.

nightlife

Go to Krakow to go out.

accommodation

Hotels, guest rooms, guest houses and hostels are also available.

trips

literature

See article too Poland.

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