Chwałki

Chwałki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrazów, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 km east of Obrazów, 5 km north-west of Sandomierz, and 80 km east of the regional capital Kielce.

Type: Village with 850 residents
Description: village in Świętokrzyskie, Poland
Also known as: “Chwalki” and “Chwałki, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dominican Church and Convent of St. James, Sandomierz and Sandomierz Castle.

Dominican Church and Convent of St. James, Sandomierz

Church

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The Church of St. James in Sandomierz, also known as the Shrine of Blessed Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs, Monastery of Dominicans, Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, is one of the oldest brick churches in Poland and the second oldest Dominican monastery in Poland. Dominican Church and Convent of St. James, Sandomierz is situated 3 km southeast of Chwałki.

Sandomierz Castle

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The Sandomierz Royal Castle is a medieval structure in Sandomierz, Poland. It was built on a slope of Vistula River by Casimir III the Great and extended in the 16th century. Sandomierz Castle is situated 3 km southeast of Chwałki.

Sandomierz Town Hall

Town hall

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Sandomierz Town Hall – a building raised shortly after the Lithuanian Invasion in 1349. Formerly Gothic, the town hall had an octagonal tower. The southern side, being the oldest was built at the turning point of the fourteenth and fifteenth-century. Sandomierz Town Hall is situated 3 km southeast of Chwałki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kobierniki and Sucharzów.

Kobierniki

Village

Kobierniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Samborzec, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.

Sucharzów

Village

Sucharzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrazów, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 km east of Obrazów, 4 km north of Sandomierz, and 82 km east of the regional capital Kielce.