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Pelplin
On a hill just outside Pelplin stands a 33-metre steel cross, clad in shiny metal that reflects the landscape of the Kociewie region. The height is no accident – it symbolises the years of Jesus's life. Here, on 6 June 1999, Pope John Paul…
Churches & monasteries
Pelplin
Pelplin Cathedral (say "PEL-pleen") – the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption – is a former Cistercian abbey church and one of the largest brick Gothic churches in Poland. This small town in the Kociewie region, south of Gdańsk, hides an…
Churches & monasteries
Pelplin
In the shadow of the vast cathedral it is easy to miss a small brick church with decorative stepped gables. Pelplin's Corpus Christi Church was built around 1417 and is part of the former Cistercian complex designated a Historic Monument o…
Museums
Pelplin
In Pelplin you can see Poland's only copy of the Gutenberg Bible – the first major book printed in Europe with movable type, around 1455 in Mainz. Since March 2025 the original has been on permanent display. Before that, for more than 20 y…