Świdnica is a city of 58,000 inhabitants in Dolnośląskie, Poland. It lies 55km southwest of the regional capital Wrocław. The Peace Church of Świdnica is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]There is an international airport in the near city of Wrocław.
By train
[edit]- 1 Świdnica Miasto train station, Dworcowa 3. Main train station in Świdnica, close to city centre.
The regional rail operator Koleje Dolnoslaskie has direct train connection going from Wrocław Główny that takes a little more than a hour. Trains are relatively frequent departing every hour also on weekends.
By car
[edit]You can easily get there by car from Wrocław, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra.
By bus
[edit]The local minibus departs from a side road outside Wroclaw main bus station with several departures every hour (time table). The journey takes about 1 hour. (See Poland by bus.)
Get around
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By foot
[edit]City centre can be easily managed by foot, route from train station to Peace church is less than 1 km on mostly flat terrain. Locations outside city centre may also be reached by walking, though bus will be more practical.
By bus
[edit]City is served by MPK Świdnica which has relatively good coverage of the city and its surroundings. It uses zoning system with city limits being zone A, villages immediately outside it zone B, and further locations zone C. Tickets price depends on zones traversed however it never exceeds 4.20 zł. Exact details can be found here. You can also check bus plan on site.
See
[edit]- 1 Peace Church (Kościół Pokoju), plac Pokoju 6, ☏ +48 74 852 28 14. On the UNESCO World Heritage List - dating from the 1600s and built out of unusual materials (wood and hay), it resembles a theatre or opera house more than a church. Covered top to bottom in beautiful, old, folk-art-style paintings, the Peace Church is absolutely worth a visit. 15 zł.
- Cemetery (Cmentarz Komunaly). Behind the Peace Church is an old German cemetery which as of July 2008 was completely overgrown, giving it a creepy atmosphere and making it a great destination for photographers and seekers of the arcane.
- 2 Museum of Weapons and Military Items (Muzeum Broni i Militariów), al. Niepodległości 21, ☏ +48 791 376 320. Daily 8:00—18:00.
- 3 Museum of Old Trade (Muzeum Dawnego Kupiectwa), Rynek 37 (in the Old Town Hall at town centre), ☏ +48 74 852 12 91. It deals with old commerce with exhibits of weighing scale, containers, advertisements, and so on.
- 4 Museum of Railway in Silesia. A private museum in Jaworzyna Śląska, with the goal of protection and promotion of the technical cultural heritage. The collection consists of 50 steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as 100 wagons and specialized railway vehicles, e.g. WM-10 handcars. The collection also includes functional rail vehicles - a Polish TKt48-18 steam locomotive from 1951, a Czechoslovak 830 series rail bus from 1955, the oldest active diesel locomotive in Poland, a Deutz OMZ 122 R from 1940, an Ls40 4606 diesel locomotive , and a locomotive maneuvering vehicle SM30-531 from 1961.
Do
[edit]Attend the summer Bach Festival in July. Concerts are held in the Church of Peace and other venues in the town. For further details go to [1] and follow the links through 'schedule of concerts' and 'Bach festivals'.
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[edit]Go next
[edit]- Jawor with very similar peace church
- Wałbrzych former coal mining centre and location of Książ Castle
- Wrocław capital of Lower Silesia