Accomodation in Frombork
In the mid-13th century, on the hill between the Bauda River and Narusa River, right on the Bay of Fresh, the cathedral cathedral church and the parish cathedral. In 1310, Frauenburg (Frombork) applied city law. In the years 1329-1388 it was erected for the current cathedral - still the oldest object of the Cathedral Hill. Often in the documents of canons and letters appear the beautiful, formerly used name Frombork - Castrum Dominae Nostrae - Castle of Our Lady. The Warmian Chapter (it was still in 1260) co-managed Frombork from the beginning of the 14th to 1772, the first partition of Poland. The chapter was the second, next to the Bishop of Warmia, the "body" managing the diocese, the neighboring main lubellaries. It consists of sixteen canons - light-hearted, educated people who also bring sacred functions at the cathedral
Because of the great history, numerous monuments, great figures inhabiting Frombork - he deserves to spend a long time on his tour.
The entire buildings of the Cathedral Hill is a monument to the history of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Cathedral Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew the Apostle was created for 59 years. At that time, five Warmian bishops were in turn in charge - it was completed in 1388 (for bishop Henryk Sorbom).
A Gothic temple that gives sense and order to the Hill is the largest such object in Warmia. The sanctuary itself, created in the first phase of the construction, is 30 m long (along with the nave, approx. 100 m). The interior can be entered either south or west. The western entrance welcomes you with beautiful Gothic portals from the time of church construction. The interior is filled with numerous side altars set mostly at the pillars of the building. They were created mainly in the time after the Swedish army plundered the cathedral in 1626 (from the years 30-50s of the seventeenth century) and were made in the spirit of Mannerism and Baroque. A valuable monument is the eighteenth-century high altar of the foundation of Bishop Adam Grabowski. He replaced the earlier gothic altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the foundation of Bishop Łukasz Watzenrode - today set in the northern aisle. In the cathedral, we find dozens of tombstones and epitaphs of Warmian bishops, canons and important and deserving people for the diocese of Warmia (including the grave of the canon of Nicolaus Copernicus). Looking up, we can see the cardinal hats and the papal tiara suspended beneath the vault - symbols of dignity that some bishops and chapter members have come to. In the summer, concerts and organ presentations are held in the temple. The instrument itself was created from the foundation of bishop Michał Stefan Radziejowski in the years 1681-1683. Rebuilt and restored many times, it still surprises with the power of voice and possibilities - it has 66 voices and almost 5,000 pipes.
The former bishop's palace on the Cathedral Hill is today a great museum dedicated to Nicolaus Copernicus. We will see here exhibitions related to the life and work of the great astronomer, canonist, medic, doctor of canon law, administrator of capitular goods. We will move into the world of unlimited human thought leading to great discoveries, but also to organize everyday affairs that are very close to us. The bell tower called the Radziejowski tower is a building erected on the medieval artillery octogon. It is a great vantage point from which a beautiful panorama of Frombork, the Vistula Lagoon and the Elbląg Upland stretches. The interior has an exhibition gallery, the first Foucault pendulum in Poland showing the earth's rotation. In octagon, an astronomical planetarium is located under the tower.
The city was destroyed many times (Polish-Teutonic wars, Swedish wars, World War II) and was rebuilt after the Second World War as part of the 1001 Frombork action. The dominant feature of the lower terrace is the church of St. Nicholas and the unique sixteenth-century water tower in which today we can find a climate gallery and cafe. From the tower, apart from Frombork and Zalew, we can also admire the northern side of the Cathedral Hill. The city has preserved a fragment of the channel that has been supplying water from the Bauda river since the Middle Ages to the Frombork mill and later supplying the water tower (the original length of the canal is over 5 km). In the former fifteenth-century Hospital of the Holy Spirit, today houses a museum of medicine (very interesting temporary exhibitions). In addition to the specific form of the object, we can see the former heating system inside, and in the apse of the hospital chapel of St. Anna to view the medieval scenes of the Last Judgment. At the hospital there is a herbarium - a proposition for those who love herbs and natural treatment methods.
In addition to the fishing port, Frombork is also a marina on the Żuławy Loop. It is from here that you can take a passenger boat to the Vistula Spit. Here you can also start your adventure with the iceboats. Cyclists following the Green Velo route will find here a good base of accommodation and catering. Maybe in a short time Frombork will become a health resort, because from 2015 it has the status of a spa protection area. Several decades ago, healing waters were found here. After building the proper spa infrastructure, the city will have another strong asset attracting guests.
Żurawia Góra is an elevation 47 meters above sea level, located about 2 kilometers southwest of Frombork. Due to the excellent observation conditions, an astronomical observatory was established here at the turn of the 70's and 80's. Today's Astronomical Park carries out observations, presentations and educational activities. Guests can use didactic rooms, telescopes, telescopes and observation platforms. With the help of astronomers from the center, they can travel in time and space, discovering the secrets of the cosmos.
Kadyny
Kadyny is a place where from the early Middle Ages there was a Prussian fortified settlement. During the Teutonic era, there was a forest office here and the Kadyński farm was used for the benefit of the Holy Spirit Hospital in Elbląg. In 1430, Kadyny became the property of Jan Bażyński - the main founder of the Prussian Union. The property passed from hand to hand (the owners were, among others: bishop Łukasz Watzenrode) become the foundation of the Franciscan monastery in 1683. The building towering over the entire foundation stood on the high slope of the Elbląg Upland. Today we can admire the religious house and the church carefully rebuilt in recent years. From under Bozhski's Oak (a natural monument - over 10 m in circumference, about 700 years) lead up a high led staircase. Going towards the monastery and viewing platform, we pass the Kadyński Forest reserve, where the establishment of the palace park goes into the natural forest (remembering the Emperor Wilhelm II). The baroque palace from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries is waiting for proper development. In 1899 the Elbląg factory owner Birkner gave up the Kadyński grange to Emperor Wilhelm II. The emperor extended the estate with beautiful residential buildings, stables and a coach house. At that time, the Kadyń majolica label was also famous in all Prussia
The location of Kadyn itself between the Vistula Lagoon and the edge of the Elbląg Elevation provides excellent opportunities for locating a base for hiking around the area. The Elbląg Upland Landscape Park is almost Bieszczady landscapes - deep ravines and rapid depressions (up to 70 m), absolute altitudes up to 200 m. N. M., Mountain rivers and, on the other hand, beaches - for example, the Silver Riviera. In 1900, the Emperor received a pair of East Asian sika deer as a gift. Later a few more were brought - a large herd was formed. Today, several dozen sika deer lives here. In order to emphasize the uniqueness of the surroundings, Kadyn should add that in the local streams lives a brood - a fish characteristic of mountainous and mountainous regions.
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