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Podlachia
Former Synagogue in Siemiatycze
Podlachia
0.4 km
The former synagogue in Siemiatycze at 1 Zaszkolna Street is an important trace of the town’s Jewish history. The brick, classicist building was erected in 1797 to a design by Szymon Bogumił Zug. Its origin is linked to Duchess Anna Jabłon…
Podlachia
Siemiatycze Reservoirs
Podlachia
0.8 km
In the southern part of Podlachia, in the valley of the Kamionka river, stretch the Siemiatycze reservoirs — three artificial ponds built in the 1970s that now form the town's main recreation area. On one of them operates a municipal swimm…
Podlachia
Grabarka
Podlachia
9.7 km
Holy Mount Grabarka, known as the Mount of Crosses, is Poland’s most important Orthodox sanctuary. It lies about 12 km east of Siemiatycze among the forests of Podlasie. Thousands of votive crosses brought by pilgrims cover the slopes. Thi…
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Drohiczyn Cathedral
Podlachia
14 km
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Drohiczyn is the principal church of the Diocese of Drohiczyn. The Baroque church stands on Kościelna Street in the historic centre. A visit combines sacred art with the story of Drohiczyn, a former rel…
Podlachia
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Drohiczyn
Podlachia
14 km
In Drohiczyn, the former capital of Podlachia, just by the market square stands the Baroque church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — a former Franciscan temple with a turbulent history, flanked by the old monastery of **1737–1…
Podlachia
Castle Hill in Drohiczyn
Podlachia
15 km
Castle Hill in Drohiczyn is a wooded rise above the Bug River and a good viewpoint for seeing its distinctive bends. It stands close to the town centre, so the short climb fits easily into a walk among Drohiczyn’s historic buildings. The h…
Masovian
Korczew Palace
Masovian
19 km
On the Bug river, not far from Drohiczyn, stands a residence called the Pearl of Podlasie. The palace in Korczew began as the Baroque foundation of Castellan Wiktoryn Kuczyński in **1734**, and its present shape is the result of the interw…
Masovian
St. Stanislaus and St. Anne Church in Knychówek
Masovian
22 km
In Knychówek, a village in the commune of Korczew, stands the Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, and St. Anne — a **mid-17th-century** temple whose founders were related to King Jan III Sobieski. ## From the Korczewskis to the Wi…
Masovian
Palace in Mordy
Masovian
34 km
A crumbling classicist palace in Mordy, on the borderland of Podlasie and Mazovia, testifies to the history of one of the wealthier families of the Siedlce region. The residence was raised in **1717** on the groundworks of a fortified mano…