Tripto Guide
7 places. The best places, landmarks and ideas for exploring the region. Open a place to see all details.

Świdnica
**The Church of Peace of the Holy Trinity in Świdnica** is Europe’s largest wooden Protestant church and part of the UNESCO entry “Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica”. Built in 1656–1657 after the Thirty Years’ War, it uses a timber f…

Świdnica
**The Cathedral of St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus in Świdnica** is a Gothic church on St John Paul II Square and one of the city’s most important landmarks. Its tower is 101.21 metres high, among the tallest church towers in Silesia. The…

Świdnica
**The Krzyżowa Complex** near Świdnica brings together the history of German resistance to Nazism and Polish-German reconciliation. At its centre stands a palace associated with the von Moltke family, while the former estate now houses the…

Świdnica
Świdnica, the medieval capital of the **duchy of Świdnica-Jawor**, was one of the best-fortified towns in Silesia. The first mention of its fortifications comes from **1285**, when Duke Henry IV Probus obliged the Jews of Świdnica to stand…
Świdnica
Central Park stretches slightly south of the Old Town of Świdnica, within the outline of Śląska, Pionierów, Lipowa streets and Plac Ludowy. After the thorough revitalization carried out in recent years it is the most polished green space o…

Świdnica
The market square of Świdnica is the heart of an urban ensemble that specialists rank as the most valuable in all of Lower Silesia, comparing the old town with Kraków and Toruń. The war spared the town, so townhouses with relics of Gothic…
Świdnica
In the central part of Sikorski Park in Świdnica stands a red triplane — a replica of the **Fokker Dr.I**, the type flown by **Manfred von Richthofen**, the most famous fighter ace of the First World War, known as the Red Baron. The monume…