Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: St. Mary's Cathedral, Railway viaduct in Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Adam Mickiewicz Monument. Also, be sure to include Filharmonia Gorzowska in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Gorzów Wielkopolski (Lubusz).
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Also known as: Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
Cathedral in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. St. Mary's Cathedral in Gorzów Wielkopolski is the seat of the Gorzów Catholic Diocese.[1]
Address: ul. Obotrycka 10, 66-400 Gorzow Wielkopolski
Railway viaduct in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Also known as: Estakada kolejowa w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
The Railway viaduct in Gorzów Wielkopolski is a historic viaduct carrying the railway line No. 203 Kostrzyn - Tczew over the Warta river in Gorzow Wielkopolski in western Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship. This viaduct is the longest monument of technology in Poland.[2]
Adam Mickiewicz Monument
Also known as: Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
Statue by Józef Gosławski. The Adam Mickiewicz monument in Gorzów Wielkopolski is a notable Gorzów Wielkopolski statue, located near a cross of Lwów Eaglets Street and Władysław Sikorski Street. The monument was designed by Józef Gosławski.[3]
Filharmonia Gorzowska
Concerts and shows, Theater
Address: ul. Dziewieciu Muz 10, 66-400 Gorzow Wielkopolski
Lubuskie Museum
Specialty museum, Museum
Address: ul. Warszawska 35, 66-400 Gorzow Wielkopolski
Paucksch Fountain
Paucksch Fountain - a fountain in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
In 1896 the entrepreneur Hermann Paucksch from Gorzow (owner of the company: Maschinenbauanstalt und Dampfkesselfabrik H. Paucksch AG) founded the fountain named after him, which was opened in 1897. The sculptor Cuno von Uechtritz-Steinkirch created a slender stone pillar in the pool, on which he placed a bronze figure of a strong woman. The figure is carrying a bucket on her shoulders, on chains of which buckets are suspended. The figure symbolizes the industriousness of the citizens of Gorzów and the life-giving nature of the Warta river. At the feet of the woman sit three figures of children, symbolizing the economic base of the city at that time. The boy with a hammer and a cogwheel symbolizes industry, the girl with a fishing rod symbolizes fishing, and the girl with a net and a ship in a tank at the feet of the main figure symbolizes sailing.
The fountain is located in the Old Market next to the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The current sculpture is a faithful reconstruction of the original, which at the end of World War II was dismantled and melted down for war purposes by the Germans.
In the second half of the 1970s, the fountain was decorated with the sculpture "Prządki" ("Spiders") by Zofia Bilińska, an artist from Gorzów.
In the 1990s, Bilińska prepared a faithful copy of the pre-war original of the three figures placed on the fountain. A special commission, consisting of former German inhabitants of Landsberg, experts of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and representatives of the authorities of Gorzów Wielkopolski, approved the sculptor's reconstruction.
On July 2, 1997, on the 740th anniversary of Gorzów Wielkopolski, in the presence of Eberhard and Wolfhart Pauksch, grandson and great-grandson of the fountain's founder, a ceremonial unveiling of the sculptures took place.
In July 2007 Gorzów Wielkopolski celebrated its 750th anniversary. On this occasion the Polish Post issued a commemorative postage stamp showing the fountain.
Address: Stary Rynek, Gorzów Wielkopolski
Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego
Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Gorzów Wielkopolski - a Roman Catholic church, belonging to the parish of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Gorzów Wielkopolski, deanery of Gorzów Wielkopolski - Cathedral, diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, metropolis of Szczecin-Kamieńsk, located in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie Province, situated at Warszawska Street.
Kościół św. Antoniego Padewskiego i św. Stanisława Kostki
Church of St. Anthony Padewski and St. Stanislaus Kostka in Gorzów Wielkopolski - a Roman Catholic church, belonging to the parish of St. Anthony Padewski and St. Stanislaus Kostka in Gorzów Wielkopolski, deanery of Gorzów Wielkopolski - Cathedral, diocese of Zielona Góra and Gorzów, metropolis of Szczecin-Kamień, located in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie Voivodeship, situated at Plac Staromiejski. It is called the White Church.
Address: 1 Plac Staromiejski, Gorzów Wielkopolski
Cerkiew Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
Church of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God - an Orthodox parish church in Gorzow Wielkopolski. It belongs to Szczecin Decanate of Wrocław-Szczecin Diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
The church is located on Kostrzynska Street.
The church was built in the years 1989-1995 on the initiative of about 40 families resettled from Saczowsze in the vicinity of Gorzow. The church was consecrated on September 21, 1995. Inside there is an iconostasis designed and made by the Iconographic College in Bielsk Podlaski in 1995. The church is of Greek type, has one main dome and four smaller domes.
Zbór Kościoła Chrześcijan Baptystów
Baptist Church in Gorzów Wielkopolski - a church of the Baptist Church located in Gorzów Wielkopolski, 64 Kosynierów Gdyńskich Street, operating at this address for several decades. Services are held every Sunday at 10:00 am.
Even before May 1945 the same building was used by the same denomination. After 1945 the Baptist community in Gorzow consisted of representatives of German, Ukrainian and Polish ethnic groups (some emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany before 1989).
In a reorganization (1988), a post-Baptist, neo-Pentecostal "Hosanna" church emerged from the church.
Address: 64 Kosynierów Gdyńskich, Gorzów Wielkopolski
Park Wiosny Ludów
Wiosny Ludów Park - a park with an area of 4.7 ha, located in the center of Gorzów Wielkopolski, between Wybickiego, Kosynierów Gdyńskich, Sikorskiego, Strzelecka, and Łokietka Streets