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Category: Grudziądz

  • Grudziądz – Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

    Grudziądz – Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

    [I originally posted this in June 2018, but I’ve reposted it to fix the broken image links]

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    There are a few buildings in the city, including the nearby former Post Office, which were constructed when Grudziądz was part of the Prussian Empire.

    This looked rather Prussian and it was constructed in the last few years of the nineteenth century. It remained a Lutheran church until after the end of the Second World War, when it became a catholic church.

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    The church was damaged during the Second World War, but was quickly reconstructed.

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    Unfortunately, the main part of the church was closed, but there were information boards in the porch. Looking through the glass doors, the interior seemed quite plain. All of the interior from the late nineteenth century has sadly been lost.

  • Grudziądz – St. Francis Xavier Church

    Grudziądz – St. Francis Xavier Church

    [I originally posted this in June 2018, but have reposted it to fix some broken image links]

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    St. Francis Xavier Church is centrally located and was built in the baroque style in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The high altar is of particular interest  and goes to the full height of the nave. It was also a busy church during my visit and that was entirely of worshippers, rather than just visitors to the building.

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    The altar was funded by Jan Czapski who was then the Governor of Chelmno and also a Great Crown Treasurer.

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    I couldn’t find the date of the grand pulpit, but it seems contemporary with the altar, and this is again richly decorated.

  • Grudziądz – Banks of the River Vistula

    Grudziądz – Banks of the River Vistula

    [I originally posted this in June 2018, but have reposted it to fix some broken image links]

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    I didn’t expect such a quiet and riverside area so close to the city centre. Very peaceful and there are lots of seats along the river.

    The Vistula is the longest river in Poland, and also goes through Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk.

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    I was surprised to see an orangey yellow bus randomly parked here with no-one in it. Clearly so were the police as a few minutes later a car came with lights flashing. After some investigation from the police it was given a ticket.

  • Grudziądz – Bronisław Malinowski Bridge

    Grudziądz – Bronisław Malinowski Bridge

    [I originally posted this in June 2018, but have reposted it to fix a broken image link]

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    This rather industrial bridge overlooks the city and is both the main road and rail entrance. It is named after Bronisław Malinowski, an athlete who died on the bridge in a car accident in the 1980s.

    It was first opened in 1879, when under German occupation, and it remains the longest road and rail bridge in Poland.

    The bridge was reconstructed after the Second World War, having been destroyed first by the Polish to slow the German advance and then by the Germans as they were withdrawing.