16 Sights in Bydgoszcz, Poland (with Map and Images)

Bydgoszcz Old Market square is an oblong place, situated in the old town district of the city of Bydgoszcz. The City Hall flanks one of its side, and nearby is located St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral.

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St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral, or simply known as Bydgoszcz Cathedral, is a Catholic church built in the 15th century. It has a Gothic style, serves as a parish church and cathedral of the Diocese of Bydgoszcz. It also houses a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its address is 10 Farna Street.

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Forest Park of Culture and Recreation in Bydgoszcz (LPKiW), also: Myślcinek - a forest park, numbering 830 hectares of space, located in the northern part of Bydgoszcz, 5 km from the city center. The largest city park in Poland. It is commonly called "Myślcinek" from the name of the part of the city in which it is located.

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The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic has been at its present site in Bydgoszcz, Poland, since 16 November 1953. It bears the name of Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The Pomeranian Philharmonic is the musical center of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and also features an outdoor art gallery. It is registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List.

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The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Bydgoszcz is located in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Wolności Square. Patron saints are Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The church, richly decorated with polychrome has been realized in 1957 by Władysław Drapiewski from Pelplin and Leon Drapniewski of Poznań; it has been registered on the Pomeranian Heritage List on 5 October 1971.

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The Opera Nova is an opera house in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was established in 1956, and it also plays the role of a musical theatre. It is one of the 10 opera houses in Poland and the only one of this size in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Opera Nova also welcomes the scene of the Bydgoszcz Buratino Puppet Theatre.

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Valley of Death in Fordon, Bydgoszcz, northern Poland, is a site of Nazi German mass murder committed at the beginning of World War II and a mass grave of 1,200–1,400 Poles and Jews murdered in October and November 1939 by the local German Selbstschutz and the Gestapo. The murders were a part of Intelligenzaktion in Pomerania, a Nazi action aimed at the elimination of the Polish intelligentsia in Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia, which included the former Pomeranian Voivodeship. It was part of a larger genocidal action that took place in all German occupied Poland, code-named Operation Tannenberg.

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The Chamber of Railway Tradition in Bydgoszcz – a museum run over the years by the Bydgoszcz Society of Railway Friends and the Association of Railway Enthusiasts in Bydgoszcz; was located in the Bydgoszcz Główna railway station complex at the end of platforms 3 and 4 looking towards the signal box.

Wikipedia: Izba Tradycji Bydgoskich Dróg Żelaznych (PL)

The Botanic Garden of Casimir the Great University is located in the center of Bydgoszcz, close to the main campus of the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. The facility fulfils several roles: scientific research, but also didactic and recreational activities.

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St. Vincent de Paul Basilica Minor is a Catholic basilica in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It is located at Ossoliński Alley and is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul. The basilica, completed in 1945, has been designed by Polish architect Adam Ballenstedt and comprises the church, a monastery and a park. It has been registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List on 30 May 1996. Minor Basilica dedication has been carried out during a ceremony chaired by Pope John Paul II, on 3 June 1997

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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a historical Roman Catholic building in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It stands at 5 Piastowski Square in the city's downtown district Śródmieście. The church is registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List.

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The Church of the Holy Polish Brothers Martyrs is a catholic temple which has been elevated to the rank of a sanctuary. It houses the relics of the "Five Saint Polish Brothers". In 1984, Father Popiełuszko celebrated there his last Holy Mass before being abducted and assassinated by members of the Security Service.

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The Bernardine Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace is a historic church from 1557, located in Bernardyńska street, in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Its patron was initially Saint George: in 1971, Polish primate Stefan Wyszyński changed its title to the current one.

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The Basilica of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Bydgoszcz is a church located in Bydgoszcz, whose patron is Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. Since 2008, it has been part of the Sanctuary of the Queen of Martyrs, the Bydgoszcz Calvary – the Golgotha of the twentieth century.

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The Exploseum is an open-air museum of industrial architecture combined with a museum of 20th century technology in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It is built around the World War II Nazi Germany munitions factory DAG Fabrik Bromberg. It is an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. A significant part of the 2 kilometre-long museum route are underground passages connecting the factory buildings. The exposition covers the life of the forced laborers, including their acts of sabotage, as well as the history of the DAG and of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. The largest building contains the presentation of the history of arms and explosive materials since 15th century.

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Marian Rejewski's bench is located in Bydgoszcz at the intersection of Gdańska and Śniadeckich streets. The monument was unveiled on September 14, 2005. The unveiling was made by the cryptologist's daughter, Janina Sylwestrzak.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Mariana Rejewskiego w Bydgoszczy (PL)