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Suwalki

Suwalki is characterised by its classicistic architecture, its wide streets and low, two storey houses. There are ancient churches to be seen, along with museums and beautiful parks where you can enjoy a pleasant moment or two, or more! Its location makes the town an excellent jumping-off point for excursions to Lake Wigry and other attractive areas of the Suwalki Lake District and the Masuria Lakeland. In the vicinity of Suwalki there are numerous nature reserves, natural sights, rivers and two primeval forests that create countless opportunities for recreation and leisure activities.

Suwalki TOURISM

Suwalki’s attraction lies primarily in its beautiful surroundings, but the town has also some historical value, such as its layout being preserved in accordance with the plans from 1825. Most of the representative buildings stand along the main street, once part of the Kaunas route from Warsaw through Kaunas to St. Petersburg. Lined with a lot of classicist buildings worthy of a closer look, this road is now known as Kosciuszki Street and still functions as the principal artery for the town. A trip into the historic section of Suwalki reveals classicist designs typical of 19th century architecture, used for sacral and secular buildings alike.

In the heart of the town are two little parks and also the Arkadia Lake, all providing many recreational opportunities. Ethnic diversity is yet another feature that makes Suwalki unique: besides Poles the town’s population includes Lithuanians, Gypsies, Russians and Jews.

GEOGRAPHY

One of the busiest commercial zones in Podlaskie Voivodship, Suwalki is a town situated in northeastern part of Poland some 30 km south-west of the border with Lithuania. It has a permanent population of 69,100 living over an area of 65.5 km2. Extending along the Czarna Hancza River, Suwalki lies at an altitude of 170-190 meters above sea level.

Rich in moraine hills and postglacial lakes, the area is frequently compared to remote Scandinavia. Due to the severe winters that can last over four mouths, and often with very low temperatures, people call it the cold pole of Poland - while Suwalki itself is known as the coldest town in the country. The climate here exhibits the typical features of a continental climate – very low temperatures in winter and relatively high ones during the summer.

HISTORY
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Back in 1688, Suwalki was a little village situated on a major trade route connecting Grodno and Merecz with Koenigsberg. The settlement was established by Camaldolese monks from the Wigry monastery, to whom King John Casimir of Poland gave the land there for the future town. Suwalki’s first mention dates from 1688. In 1710 King August II the Strong granted the privilege of holding markets and fairs in Suwalki, and in 1720 gave it city rights based on the Magdeburg Law model.

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