Wadowice Railway Substation

Wadowice Railway Substation is a power station in Gmina Wadowice, Wadowice County, Małopolskie. Wadowice Railway Substation is situated nearby to the church Basilica of the Presentation of Mary, as well as near the museum Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of the Presentation of Mary and Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice.

Basilica of the Presentation of Mary

Church

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The Minor Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary or, simply, the Basilica of the Presentation of Mary is a Catholic minor basilica at the city of Wadowice, Lesser Poland. Basilica of the Presentation of Mary is situated 710 metres southwest of Wadowice Railway Substation.

Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice

Museum

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The Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice, Poland was the family home and birthplace of Karol Józef Wojtyła, who was elected Pope John Paul II in 1978, and canonised after his death. Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice is situated 720 metres southwest of Wadowice Railway Substation.

Saint Joseph church in Wadowice

Monastery

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Saint Joseph church in Wadowice is a monastery, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Wadowice Railway Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadowice and Tomice.

Wadowice

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Wadowice is a small town in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland. It's best known as the 1920 birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II. Wadowice and the nearby monastery at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska have become pilgrimage sites, easily reached on a day-trip from Kraków.