Brodnica

(Short edition)

The city gate of Brama Chełmińska (Chełm Gate) and Mały Rynek (Lilletorv) in Brodnica. – Photo by: Kazimierz Mendlik, Brodnica, Mały Rynek, Brama Chełmińska Po pravej widok budynku US, Inspectorate – panorama, CC BY-SA 3.0

Distance

109 km SV, 57 km E, 36 km SV, 59 km NV, 79 km SE, 65 km SV

Population

28.837

Location and history

Brodnica is located in the eastern part of Kuyavian-Pomeranian County, northeast of the major cities of Toruń and Bydgoszcz. The town is today on both sides of the river Drwęca, an important right tributary to Wisła. However, the original town, the old town, is on the right bank.
The Crusader Order bought the later urban area in 1303 and from 1305 built a castle here. The first historical note on the site dates from 1298. The first record of a parish church (St. Catherine's Church) is dated in 1310, but construction of it began in the late 13th century.

Tourist attractions

Selected attractions:

Building attractions include:

Church of Saint Catherine
from the end of the 13th century. and the beginning of the 14th century.

Borgen
The ruins of the crusader castle from the beginning of the 14th century, of which the castle tower is fully preserved.

Bymuren
Parts of the medieval city wall from the 14th and 15th centuries, including the Brama Chełmińska and Brama Mazurska gate towers.

Surrounding Area

Accommodation

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Brodnica (in Polish, English, German, French, Czech and Russian)

Other Internet sites and sources

Brodnica (in Polish, English, German, French, Czech and Russian)

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Bymursrester

Castle ruins

churches

Gate towers