Tarnów

Tarnów. City Hall seen from the northwest

Distance

20 km N, 74 km NE, 54 km SV, 30 km SV, 63 km NV, 38 km E, 72 km SV, 66 km SE, 65 km S, 55 km SE, 58 km NV, 114 km NV, 87 km V, 79 km SE, 88 km S, 80 km SV, 51 km NE, 65 km V, 67 km SV, 80 km E, 101 km NE, 86 km S, 82 km SE, 72 km V, 160 km SV

Population

121.091 (2001)

Location and history

Tarnów is the second largest and second most important city in the southern Polish region of Małopolska. Compared to the three closest regional capitals, the city lies between Kraków (to the west) and Rzeszów (in Podkarpacie, to the east); to the north lies Kielce (in the iwiętokrzyskie region).

The memorial on Plac Kazimierza Wielkiego with a bust of national poet Adam Mickiewicz, created by sculptor Tadeusz Błotnicki

Tourist attractions

Tarnów is famous for its rich Renaissance architecture. The town hall, the town halls on the square, the cathedral and other buildings on the cathedral square are admirable and contribute greatly to the city's special beauty and charm.
One should, among other things, see:
The square (where each house has its own interesting building and cultural history); City Hall; Cathedral; Cathedral Square; District Museum; Dom Mikołajowski; The Order of the Bernardine Order and Abbey Church; The Jewish Cemetery; The ruins of Tarnowski Castle; Wedding palace; Old manor house with grain store at ul.Krakowska; The mausoleum of General Józef Bem – mm

East side of Plac Cathedral (Cathedral Square)

Old, narrow alley, ul.Krótka, seen from the square. The alley connects the square with Kazimierz Wielki Square. The corner building on the right is Rynek (Torvet) no.5 with the Tarnów Cultural Center

The square facing east

The north side of the square with, among other things, no.21, which now houses the District Museum (Muzeum Okręgowe)

South side of City Hall

Accommodation

Booking.com

Tarnowskie Center Informacji (Polish, English, German, French, Italian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Spanish and Russian)

Eating Out:

Tarnowskie Center Informacji (Polish, English, German, French, Italian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Spanish and Russian)

The south side of the square (th.) To the left is the town hall and the southern corner house on the east side

Other Internet sites and sources

Oficjalny Portal Miasta Tarnowa (Town official page)

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Abbey churches

Castle ruins

Cathedrals

Jewish cemeteries

Manor museums

Mausoleums

Monasteries

Regional museums

Square environments

Town halls