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Goleniow

Country:
Poland
State:
West Pomeranian
City:
Goleniow
Type of Location:
Multiple
About Location

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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

Szczecin Airport Goleta (IATA code: SZZ, ICAO code: EPSC) 5 km northeast of the city in the villages Glewice, the airport is located providing permanent air connections with Warsaw operated by LOT Polish Airlines from London by the company Ryanair, Dublin - Centralwings and from October 2007 from Oslo - Norwegian Air Shuttle.

By Train

The town's railway station Goleta lying on the railway line No. 401, linking the port of Swinoujscie to Szczecin and south of the country.In addition to the summer stops here a train Affordable Railways provides a combination of Poznan, Warsaw and Krakow.Local trains run by the city of Szczecin to Swinoujscie, Kamien Pomorski and Kolobrzeg and on the route back.In the early 90s dismantled railway connection with Maszewo.

By Road

The city lies at the crossroads of the old national road number 3 and 6.In the 80s Twentieth century western ring road was built Goleniow (route No. 3), while in the 90s northern ring road (route 6).

By Bus

The city has bus connections to most major cities of Pomerania (Szczecin, Koszalin, Kolobrzeg) and others (Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan).Goleta is also an important stopping place of local transport companies vehicles bringing the city's inhabitants mostly to Szczecin.

Key places to visit
Church of St.Catherine in Goleniow, Church of St.George, Chapel Ruins George, Gate Wolinska in Goleniow, Goleniow Park

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Places to Visit

Church of St.Catherine in Goleniow

a former parish church built in the fifteenth century in Gothic style on the foundations of the Romanesque church, temple and the grandest monument Goleniow from 1534 years a Protestant, after World War II destroyed and rebuilt in the years 1957 - 1959, now subject to the parish Street.John Paul II conducted by the priests of Christ.Its patron is Saint.Catherine of Alexandria in Egypt.The Church is composed of trzynawowego, indoor housing, supported on four octagonal pillars smooth, elongated presbytery closed on three sides, square in plan of the tower and two chapels.

Church of St.George

the seat of one of the three parishes of the city Goleniow.the temple built in the 70s and 80th Twentieth century on the ruins of an older, German in the early twentieth century.The altar wall is a large stained glass window of the "Trinity" surrounded by saints.Front of the church are two monuments of Pope John Paul II and Divine Mercy.Next to the church's parsonage and before it was yellow pine a monument of nature.The current pastor of the Office since the inception of the parish, Fr.Canon Bohdan Schmidt.

Chapel Ruins George

The ruins are located in the left-bank part of the city the site of a former settlement Wyk, which Goleniow medieval borough.Historically around the church was a cemetery.When excavation unearthed several graves.Today it is a square surrounded by a stone wall (about 3 m above the pavement), limited the streets of Szczecin, sporty and Maria Konopnicka.In 2004 in September, began excavations in the project "History written in stone."Conducted jointly by students from the Gymnasium in Bergen on Ruegen and lovers of the history of the historic studio at Goleniow House of Culture.

Gate Wolinska in Goleniow

the most valuable monument of the city Goleniow class built in the fifteenth century as one of four guarding the gates of the city (Gate of Szczecin, Stargard Gate, Mill Gate).Originally a fortified watch tower of stone boulders (second half of the thirteenth century), in subsequent centuries (the fourteenth, fifteenth century) brick tower superstructures.This five-storey building, typical defensive structure (such a function served as the eighteenth century).On one of the towers being the end wall at the Gate Wolinska appear two escutcheons Goleniow - Historical (from the river, boat, tree and neck) and present (with two crescents and four stars).As the only survivor of the gates.

Goleniow Park

the largest city park located in the left-bank part of the city street.Szczecin and CK Norwid.Former German and Jewish cemetery preserved pre-war system of alleys.The Jewish cemetery was destroyed by the Nazis.Until today there are no headstones survived.Currently, a popular place for walking.There is a playground, a wooden sculpture (carving fruits goleniowskich locations) and a memorial to the victims of World War II - the memory of stone plaques in 5 languages (Polish, Czech, German, Hebrew and Russian): "In memory of all those who are always buried in Goleniowska earth." Monument unveiled on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

Right Time to Visit

May - October

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