Bydgoszcz

 

The Mill Island


more The Mill Island is among the most spectacular and atmospheric places in Bydgoszcz. What makes it unique is the location in the very heart of the city centre, just a few steps from the old Market Square. It was the 'industrial' centre of Bydgoszcz in the Middle Ages and for several hundred years thereafter, and it was here that the famous royal mint operated in the 17th century. Most of the buildings which can still be seen on the island date from the 19th century, but the so-called the White Granary recalls the end of the 18th century.
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Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin


more It is a small, Gothic-Renaissance, one-aisle, Roman Catholic church, built between 1582 – 1602 on the site of the wooden chapel of the Holy Ghost. The church boasts a polychrome caissons ceiling and a chapel with a Renaissance attic (from 1646).[Bydgoszcz]

Old Market


more The Old Market is the central point of the city that was established at the order of King Casmir the Great in 1346. Until the end of the 18th c. the market was situated on an island. The old times are also reflected by the Brda River that is just a 100 metres away from the Old Market and its arm – the Mlynowka. For centuries the central square of the city has always been full of life: at some point it concentrated the trade of the whole region, while today until late at night it is a venue of the cultural life of the biggest city in the region.
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Ostromecko-suburban culture centre


more Ostromecko is situated on the right bank of the Vistula River, just 2.5 km from the district of Bydgoszcz called Fordon and about 10 km east from the city centre. The picturesque landscape of the surrounding nature reserves: Great Cluster of Ostromecko, Marianski Forest, Reptowo, Little Cluster of Ostromecko and easy access even for those who do not come by their own cars, encourage tourist to visit the place very frequently. In summer there is a special bus services that runs to Ostromecko.
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Water Tram


more The Bydgoszcz Water Tram is perceived as an element of the city public transport, and at the same time is a major tourist attraction. The popularity of this means of transport can be evidenced by numbers: 1570 hours of cruising a year with 40 thousand people carried. The trip on a water tram can start at Rybi Rynek (Fish Market). From there you can head off in two directions: towards Astoria or Tesco.[Bydgoszcz]

Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz


more The Bydgoszcz Philharmonic ranks among the leading musical institutions in the country. It has two permanent artistic groups. One is established in 1946. Its traditions date back even further, to the interwar period, to City Symphonic Orchestra which exist at that time. The other group is Capella Bydgostiensis established in 1962, one of the first groups in Poland to present ancient music using instruments of the period and their replicas. The output of both musical groups in the Pomeranian Philharmonic includes numerous album recordings and foreign tours.[Bydgoszcz]

Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz


more The Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz is one of the most modern and most versatile music theaters in Poland. Its abundant repertoire covering operas, ballets, operettas and musicals is completed with concerts, shows and performances of other theaters within the Bydgoszcz Opera Festival organised by the Opera Nova since 1994. The Opera Nova is also, or rather first of all, a company of talented artists, who – along with the friendly personnel of the Spectator Service Office, competent technical and administrative employees – offer in the artistic season about 130 performances that should gain recognition of even the most selective spectators.[Bydgoszcz]

Biographic Department of Leon Wyczolkowski


more The beginnings of the Bydgoszcz collection date back to the year 1922, when Leon Wyczolkowski gave the Museum of Wielkopolska Region in Poznan an abundant collection of eastern art, featuring carpets, wall hangings, kilims, vases, bowls, glassware, historical furniture, paintings and graphics. For this gift, the Poznan Domestic Department gave the artist the country manor in Goscieradz near Bydgoszcz.[Bydgoszcz]

Numismatic Department in the Museum in Bydgoszcz


more The beginnings of the numismatic collection date back to the 19th century. In 1880, on the initiative of the Notec Land Historical Association, historical memorabilia, e.g. coins and medals, were started to be collected in order to establish a museum in the future. The Municipal Museum, established in August 5, 1923, along with its curator Kazimierz Borucki and members of the local Numismatic Association - spared no efforts on getting numismatics, paying particular attention to coins made in the mint of Bydgoszcz.
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Archaeological Department in the Museum in Bydgoszcz


more The beginnings of gathering the archaeological collections are connected with establishing the Notec Land Historical Association in Bydgoszcz in 1880. Most gathered historical items from the years 1880-1919 were gifts, accidental finds without any scientific documentation. Archaeological research in this period was often of amateur character. Archaeological works were conducted by both German and Polish researchers.[Bydgoszcz]

Museum in Bydgoszcz


more The idea to establish a museum in Bydgoszcz was implemented only when the city had been taken over by Polish authorities. For the needs of the museum, the Municipality designated the building of the former Municipal Savings Bank in the Old Town Market Square under the number 2. As a result of co-operation of the organisers and the City Board, the new cultural institution – Municipal Museum – was opened on August 5, 1923. The museum’s first general manager was priest J. Klein.
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