Wągrowiec - Wągrowiec

Wągrowiec (German: Wangrowiec, Wongrowiec, Wongrowitz or Wanggrawitz) is a historic city in the polish Voivodeship Greater Poland at the river bifurcation of the rivers Nielba and Welnathat are in the Warta, a tributary of the Or, flow. The city is on the Colmar Lake District in the historical region Greater Poland in the country Pałuki. The city is idyllically situated between wooded moraine hills and lakes. It is particularly known for its Cistercian monastery. In the city became the Jesuit Jakub Wujek born who created the first Catholic translation of the Bible into Polish in the 16th century. The place is at the southern junction of the Romanesque Piast Way and on the Way of the Cistercians.

getting there

By plane

The closest international Airport is at Poses. Other nearby international airports are the Bydgoszcz Airport at Bydgoszcz, the Szczecin Airport at Szczecin and the Gdansk Airport at Danzig.

By train

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

By bus

Intercity buses run regularly to Poses 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 Poses. 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

• Gothic Cistercian monastery
• Gothic Marienkirche, baroque style
• Brick-Gothic St. James Church, expanded during the Renaissance
• classicist Peter and Paul Church
• classical Łakiński mausoleum
• classical cone mausoleum
• Jakub Wujek-Monument
• neo-Gothic district court
• Marketplace
• classical town hall
• city ​​Museum
• Observation tower
• Bunker systems from the Second World War
• City lakes
• historic town houses and villas
• Jewish Cemetery
• Protestant cemetery

activities

Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.

shop

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

kitchen

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

nightlife

A visit to Poznan is recommended to celebrate.

accommodation

There are 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

• Danzig
• Toruń
• Bydgoszcz
• Poses
• Warsaw
• Szczecin
• Gorzów Wielkopolski
• Plock
• Giecz
• Gniezno
• Kalisz
• Koszuty
• Krajenka
• Krzywiń
• Kórnik
• Leszno
• Okonek
• Ostrów Lednicki
• Rogalin
• Stary Licheń
• Wolsztyn
• Wyrzysk
• Wysoka
• Zbąszyń
• Złotów
• Łobżenica
• Śmigiel
• Śrem
• Żerków
• Łagów
• Wałcz
• Piła
• Czarnków
• Chodzież
• Gołańcz

literature

See article too Poland.

Web links

• http://www.wagrowiec.um.gov.pl - Wągrowiec official website