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Castles
Brzeg
Brzeg Castle (say "BZHEG"), nicknamed "the Silesian Wawel", is one of the finest Renaissance residences in Central Europe, set on the Oder River about 45 km southeast of Wrocław. It is famous for its richly carved gatehouse lined with stat…
Churches & monasteries
Brzeg
The nave here rises 30 metres, one of the tallest in Silesia, and St Nicholas' is counted among the largest Gothic churches in the region. It was the burghers' parish church of Brzeg, served Lutherans for four centuries, burned out in 1945…
Hidden gemChurches & monasteries
Brzeg
Much of the high altar in this church is painted – the columns, cornices and scenes in the chancel are an illusion created by a Jesuit's brush. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Brzeg is a former Jesuit church whose vault a…
Hidden gemOld towns & squares
Brzeg
Brzeg Town Hall (say "BZHEG") is one of the finest Renaissance town halls in Poland and, together with the Piast castle a few streets away, the reason to stop in this small Silesian town on the Oder. Built in 1569-1577 by the Italian maste…
Churches & monasteries
Brzeg
Brzeg's oldest church has not been used for worship for almost five centuries. The Gothic Franciscan church, first recorded in 1285, was turned into an arsenal, then a warehouse, a fire station and a furniture shop, and in 1997 a flood bro…