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Dobczyce
The dam of Lake Dobczyce literally leans against the castle hill, so from the walls of this royal fortress you look at medieval stonework and at the waters of a reservoir created by damming the Raba river at the same time. This is where th…
Churches & monasteries
Dobczyce
From the outside it is a stone post-war basilica whose tower rises above the market square of Dobczyce. Inside, however, is a Gothic 15th-century Pietà linked to the workshop of Veit Stoss, a medieval crucifix and a 13th-century stoup – th…
Churches & monasteries
Dobczyce
In the central arch of the bell tower beside St John the Baptist's Church hangs the bell "Jan", cast in 1504 in the reign of King Alexander Jagiellon – the only Dobczyce bell to survive the Second World War. Around its shoulder runs a Germ…
Fortifications
Dobczyce
On the Old Town hill in Dobczyce, right next to the ruins of the royal castle, stretches of medieval sandstone town walls survive. Some sections stand to their full height, others have been reconstructed, and a rebuilt tower now serves as…
Museums
Dobczyce
Below the ruins of a royal castle, on a slope above Lake Dobczyce, stand a handful of wooden buildings rescued from flooding and demolition. The open-air section of the PTTK Regional Museum, named after Władysław Kowalski, was created whil…