Wolbórz - city in Poland, in Lodz voivodeship, in Piotrków County, the seat of the urban-rural commune with 7,700 inhabitants (Wolbórz alone has 2,375 inhabitants), located at the fork of the Wolbórka and Moszczanka rivers.
Characteristic
Geographic location: 51 ° 30′03 ″ N 19 ° 49′56 ″ E
The earliest mention comes from 1065, it is the oldest castellan stronghold of Poland in Piastów.
The oldest monument is the collegiate church. st. Nicholas from the 15th century.
The most famous resident of Wolborz was Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski (1503-1572), son of the head of the head and also head of the head, an outstanding political writer of the Revival, a great thinker and reformer, author of a work in Latin De Republica emendanda (On improving the Republic of Poland, 1551).
In the years 1975-1998, the city administratively belonged to the then Piotrków Voivodeship.
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The town is located on the S8 expressway with Of Warsaw down Katowice and Wroclaw, between Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Piotrków Trybunalski.
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Worth seeing
- The magnificent palace and park complex, one of the finest magnate mansions in Poland of the late Baroque period, is undoubtedly the pride of the city. It was built in 1626, and in the years 1768-1773 rebuilt by bishop Antoni Ostrowski according to the design of Franciszek Placidi, intended as a summer residence of the bishops of Kujawy. There are three breaks in the front elevation and a central break in the garden elevation. The ryzites are topped with triangular pediments and arches, and the walls are varied with pilasters. This two-story building is covered with a hipped roof. Outbuildings closing the courtyard are arranged symmetrically on the sides of the main building. The palace is surrounded by a rectangular park, symmetrical to the main axis. Dense rows of lime trees growing on the sides emphasize the perspective of the garden. Currently, the palace is open to the public.
- In the palace courtyard, the Monument to the Grunwald Deed, unveiled in 1960 on the 550th anniversary of the departure of Władysław Jagiełło from Wolbórz for the Battle of Grunwald.
Nearest neighborhood
- The Bogusławice horse farm is located just outside the city limits.
- 13 km south-east of Wolborz there is a forest area Lubiaszów nature reserve
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There is a small museum room in the palace with souvenirs about Wolbórz (copies of historical documents, archaeological finds, historical items).
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