Things to do in Węgrów
4 attractions in Węgrów, including Basilica of the Assumption in Węgrów, Old Lutheran Cemetery in Węgrów and Gdańsk House in Węgrów.
Map of attractions in Węgrów
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All attractions (4)
Hidden gemChurches & monasteries
Basilica of the Assumption in Węgrów
Węgrów
The sacristy of the basilica in Węgrów holds a mirror that, according to legend, belonged to Master Twardowski, the Polish Faust, and in 1969 Lech Wałęsa was married at its altar. These stories alone would justify a stop on the way to Podl…
Landmarks
Old Lutheran Cemetery in Węgrów
Węgrów
At the end of Ewangelicka Street in Węgrów stands a larch-wood church which — according to a tradition still alive today — was built in a single day. Around it lies the old Protestant cemetery with late 17th-century gravestones of Scottish…
Free entry
Landmarks
Gdańsk House in Węgrów
Węgrów
The wavy, two-storey gable crowned with a star can be seen from the far end of St Mary's Market Square. The Gdańsk House, a Baroque inn from the mid-18th century, recalls the days when Węgrów lived off the grain trade and competed with nei…
Free entry
Old towns & squares
Market Square in Węgrów
Węgrów
In the sacristy of the church on Węgrów's market square hangs a metal mirror with a Latin inscription claiming that Master Twardowski, Poland's own Faust, once used it for sorcery, before it was "converted" to the service of God. That lege…
Free entry