Sandomierz

Sandomierz is a town in the of . Sandomierz is located close to the Vistula River and benefits touristically from the important role the town used to play in the past.

Places of Interest

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

Museum
The Sandomierz Royal Castle is a medieval structure in , . It was built on a slope of River by Casimir III the Great and extended in the 16th century.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Church of St. James in , 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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chwałki and Gierlachów.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 km east of , 5 km north-west of , and 80 km east of the regional capital .

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in south-central Poland. is situated 3½ km northeast of Sandomierz.

Sandomierz

Latitude
50.6795° or 50° 40′ 46″ north
Longitude
21.747° or 21° 44′ 49″ east
Population
23,900
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
Open location code
9G23MPHW+QR
Geo­Names ID
7532761
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Sandomierz” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Горад Сандамір
  • Bulgarian: Сандомеж
  • Chinese: 桑多梅日
  • Czech: Sandoměř
  • Georgian: სანდომირი
  • Korean: 산도미에시
  • Latin: Sandomiria
  • Latvian: Sandomeža
  • Polish: Sandomierz
  • Russian: Сандомир
  • Silesian: Sandůmjyrz
  • Ukrainian: Сандомир

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