ObornikiOborniki is a highly attractive tourist destination, with several architectural gems that should not be missed. The Old Town has preserved its medieval spatial layout, and visitors to Oborniki will find lots of opportunities to engage in active pursuits such as hiking and biking along the numerous trails in the area. Some time should be devoted to exploring two beautiful nature reserves situated close to the town.
Oborniki TOURISM
Tourists will appreciate the fact that the market place of Oborniki maintains its original size, its rectangular shape and the street layout; in fact they have remained unchanged for centuries. What survives of the old, single-storey buildings is house no 8, dating from the mid-19th century, plus five secessionist tenement houses from the early 20th century. Located on the market place is the oldest historic landmark in the town, the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary, raised at the turn of the 16th century. In its late baroque altar from the mid-18th century you can see a painting of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary from the turn of the 19th century. The interior also contains an early baroque bas-relief of the Virgin Mary of the Rosary, as well as 17th century cross and chalices.
GEOGRAPHY
Located in the central part of the Greater Poland Voivodship, some 30 km north of Poznan, Oborniki is a small town with more than 18,000 inhabitants that is the capital of Oborniki County. It ranks among the economically strongest urban centres of the Greater Poland region; moreover, Oborniki is listed as one of the ten most attractive small towns in Poland for investors.
HISTORY
The cradle of Oborniki was the castle built at the mouth of the Welna River at the point where it flows into the Warta close to the road to Kolobrzeg, which was known as a ‘salt route’ as early as the 9th century. Among the factors that contributed to the development of the settlement in its early years were the location on the Warta River and the nearness of the Notecka Primeval Forest as well as the access to with major roads leading from Gniezno towards Miedzyrzecze and from Poznan to Pomeran... ( more >>) |
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