Świny - 900 lat

Świny - 900 lat is a memorial in Gmina Bolków, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Świny - 900 lat is situated nearby to Saint Nicholas church in Świny, as well as near Świny Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Nicholas church in Świny and Świny Castle.

Saint Nicholas church in Świny

Church

Photo: MacQtosh, CC BY 4.0.

Świny Castle

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Świny Castle - formerly a gord, as a stronghold existed in its location already in the fifth century - securing the Lubawecki mountain pass, the site was recorded in Cosmas' documents from 1108, where the gord is recorded as Suini in Poloniae. Świny Castle is situated 180 metres southwest of Świny - 900 lat.

Bolków Castle

Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY 3.0.

Bolków Castle is a castle located in Bolków on the Castle Hill, with a 396 metres, where the hillside is cut by the Nysa Szalona river, with a sharp precipice; the eastern side of the hill gradually lowers, taken up by the town. Bolków Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Świny - 900 lat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Świny and Gmina Bolków.

Świny

Village

Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Świny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolków, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Gmina Bolków

Town

Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY 3.0.

Bolków is a town in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bolków and part of the Neisse-Nysa-Nisa Euroregion.