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Churches & monasteries
Chełmno
Chełmno calls itself the town of lovers, and the reason lies in its parish church: the Gothic Church of the Assumption keeps relics of St Valentine. The church deserves a visit regardless of Valentine's Day. It is one of the most unified G…
Fortifications
Chełmno
The town walls of Chełmno (say "HELM-no") are among the best-preserved medieval fortifications in Poland: almost 1.7 km (about a mile) of red-brick walls and 23 towers still ring nearly the whole Gothic old town. Together with the old town…
Landmarks
Chełmno
The white town hall in the middle of a vast market square is Chełmno's calling card and one of the finest Renaissance buildings in northern Poland. On its west wall hangs an iron rod 432.5 centimetres long – the standard measure of length…
Churches & monasteries
Chełmno
On the very edge of the escarpment above the Vistula valley stands a convent that has belonged in turn to Cistercian nuns, Benedictine nuns and the Sisters of Charity since the 13th century. Its brick gables and tower shape the skyline of…