Gotowizna

Gotowizna is a neighborhood in Gmina Wadowice, Wadowice County, Małopolskie. Gotowizna is situated nearby to the neighborhood Osiedle pod Skarpą, as well as near Niwy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Peter Church in Wadowice and Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice.

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.

Basilica of the Presentation of Mary

Church

Photo: Mariusz Swornóg, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gorzeń Dolny and Wadowice.

Gorzeń Dolny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wadowice, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The village of Gorzeń was first mentioned in 1390 and was differentiated into two parts after the 16th century.

Wadowice

Photo: Yarl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.