Świdnica holds 2 places documented in this archive, among them Holy Trinity Church of Peace in Świdnica and The Churches of Peace at Jawor and Świdnica (Silesia, Poland).
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Świdnica, Poland: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Świdnica's name was first recorded as Svidnica in 1070, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland, and it became a town in 1250.
Origins and history
The city's name was first recorded as Svidnica in 1070, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. Świdnica became a town in 1250, though no founding document survives, and it lies today on the Bystrzyca in Lower Silesia.
Key facts
- Country: Poland
- Region: Lower Silesia
- Places in this archive: 2
- Centre of the documented entries: 50.8491°N, 16.4892°E
Places documented in Świdnica
- Holy Trinity Church of Peace in Świdnica — Europe's largest wooden Baroque church, built in 17th-century Poland under the Treaty of Westphalia.
- The Churches of Peace at Jawor and Świdnica (Silesia, Poland) — The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica, two towns in Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, are the largest timber-framed religious buil
What is on in Świdnica
- Birth Anniversary: Johann Gottlieb Janitsch — June 19, 1708 — 19 June 2027
Sources
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