Saint Nicholas church in Świny

Saint Nicholas church in Świny is a church in Gmina Bolków, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Saint Nicholas church in Świny is situated nearby to Świny Castle, as well as near the peak Świnka.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Świny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Also known as: “Kościół pw. św. Mikołaja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Świny Castle and Bolków Castle.

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 140 metres southwest of Saint Nicholas church in Świny.

Bolków Castle

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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 Saint Nicholas church in Świny.

Former protestant church in Bolków

Art gallery

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Former protestant church in Bolków is an art gallery, which is situated 2 km south of Saint Nicholas church in Świny.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Świny and Gmina Bolków.

Świny

Village

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

Gmina Bolków

Town

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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.