Things to do in Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn is a small town in Roztocze on the Wieprz river, between Zamość and Zwierzyniec, famous for Poland's best-known tongue-twister about a beetle buzzing in the reeds. A bronze beetle with a violin stands on the market square, and a few steps away are three places of worship of three faiths: the 16th-century Orthodox Church of the Dormition, an early 17th-century synagogue and the Renaissance St Nicholas' Church with its stucco vaults. Around the town lies the Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park with its loess gorges. It is a good stop for visitors to Zamość and Roztocze, families with children and anyone interested in multicultural history.
Map of attractions in Szczebrzeszyn
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Hidden gemLandscape parks
Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park
Szczebrzeszyn
By a spring on the edge of Szczebrzeszyn stands the world's first monument to a beetle, unveiled in 2002 as a nod to Jan Brzechwa's famous Polish tongue-twister about a beetle buzzing in the reeds of Szczebrzeszyn. Around the town stretche…
Free entry
Churches & monasteries
Church of the Dormition in Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn
The white Orthodox church on ul. Sądowa looks modest, but it is the oldest sacred building owned by the Polish Orthodox Church. Its walls date from the 16th century and stand on the foundations of an even older church, and its history conn…
15–30 min
Churches & monasteries
St Nicholas' Church in Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn
Before you go in, look at the outer wall of the chancel: in a niche sits a stone slab with the Zamoyski coat of arms and the Latin act founding the church. The church was built in 1610–1620 in the style known as the Lublin Renaissance, and…
20–30 min
Monuments & mounds
Beetle Monument in Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn
"W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie" ("In Szczebrzeszyn a beetle buzzes in the reeds") – this line from a poem by Jan Brzechwa is known to every Polish child and every foreigner who has tried to master Polish pronunciation; it is…
10–45 min Free entry
Landmarks
Synagogue in Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn
The pink building with a high mansard roof on ul. Sądowa was the main synagogue of Szczebrzeszyn's Jewish community. It was built in the early 17th century in the late Renaissance style, on the site of an even older synagogue. It survived…
20–30 min