Green Velo

A city in the Warmia region, established in 1310 and located near the Vistula Lagoon, with a passenger and fishing port, and approximately 2600 residents. In medieval times, it belonged to the chapter house of Warmia, and served as the seat of the chapter since 1288.

Between 1329 and 1388, the chapter built a magnificent cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St Andrew the Apostle along with surrounding fortifications. From 1510 until 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus, a canon of the chapter, lived in the city with some short breaks. All his research and the writing process of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium took place here. In 1945, 80% of the the town was destroyed, and in the years 1967-1973 the city was restored during the countrywide scout action “Operation 1001 Frombork”, commemorating the 500th birthday of the astronomer. The entire centre of the town was then rebuilt, and a lot of precious monuments were restored. While visiting the Archcathedral Basilica it is worth to spend a while and listen to one of the best pipe organ in Poland, built in 1930s and restored after the war, decorated with a beautiful casing from 1684. The tomb of the great astronomer is another place worth seeing. The Ferber’s Palace houses the Copernicus Museum. The Radziejowski Tower, erected in the 18th century serves as a viewpoint for the entire area, and houses a planetarium in its octagonal base. Apart from Cathedral Hill it is worthwhile to visit the Museum of Medicine in the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, with the chapel of St Anne.