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Churches & monasteries
Świdnica
The Church of Peace in Świdnica (pronounced roughly "shvid-NEE-tsah") is the largest wooden Baroque Protestant church in Europe and, together with its twin in Jawor, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Set in Lower Silesia in southwes…
Churches & monasteries
Świdnica
The tower of Świdnica Cathedral is 101.21 m high — the tallest church tower in the whole of Silesia and the sixth tallest in Poland. Beneath it stands one of the largest churches in Lower Silesia: a Gothic basilica that the Jesuits filled…
Historic sites
Świdnica
On 12 November 1989, in the farmyard at Krzyżowa, Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl exchanged the sign of peace during the Mass of Reconciliation. The gesture symbolically closed the darkest chapter…
Fortifications
Świdnica
In the Middle Ages Świdnica was the capital of the Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor, and for centuries it sat behind one of the strongest rings of walls in Silesia. By the 17th century the circuit had three lines of defences, seven gates and more t…
Gardens
Świdnica
Fountains, a rose garden, a pond with footbridges and a stone smith from Germanic mythology: Central Park in Świdnica is the town's best-known green space. It covers more than 9 ha and lies just south of the Old Town, so it fits easily int…
Old towns & squares
Świdnica
Świdnica Market Square (say shfeed-NEE-tsah) is one of the best-preserved old town squares in Lower Silesia, the historic region of southwest Poland around Wrocław. Colorful Baroque townhouses frame a town hall with a rebuilt lookout tower…
Technical monuments
Świdnica
On the main avenue of General Władysław Sikorski Park in Świdnica stands a red triplane that is hard to walk past. It is a replica of the Fokker Dr.I, the aircraft forever linked with Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", who spent part…