Szydłów – Polish Carcassonne
Castles, palaces and Manor Houses
Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie
Kingdom
Sandomierz Province and Lower San Valley
Distances from the Green Velo
9.31 km
Contact
Adress
Targowa 3, 28-225 Szydłów
Phone number:
41 354 53 13
e-mail:
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Facilities
A town, known as the Polish Carcassonne, with the remains of defensive fortifications built by the order of Kazimierz Wielki (Kazimierz the Great).
The walls made of local limestone in the 14th century were at one time 1080 m long and up to 1.8 m thick. Other attractions of Szydłów worthy of recommendation are, for example, the Cracow Gate, the late Gothic synagogue, the Parish Church of Saint Stanislaus from the 14th century, and the gothic All Saints Church, built at the turn of the 15th century.
