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György Klapka

György Klapka - (1812-1892) - Hungarian general who supported the Polish January Uprising. In 1864, he signed a secret treaty on Polish-Hungarian cooperation with the Polish National Government. During the Prussian-Austrian war in 1866, he led the Hungarian Legion formed in Nysa, which...

Joseph von Eichendorff

Joseph von Eichendorff - this outstanding poet of the Romantic era was born on March 10, 1788 in Łubowice near Racibórz. He graduated from the gymnasium of St. Maciej in Wrocław, together with his brother he studied, among others in Halle and Heidelberg. He took part in the war...

Stanisław Kramarczyk

Stanisław Kramarczyk - this esteemed architect comes to Nysa in May 1945. His main task was to collect and secure the scattered collections of the Museum of Art and Antiquities, which burned down in March 1945. The new museum facility started its work in the building at ul. Marcinkowski two...

Maria Luiza Merkert

Maria Luiza Merkert - was born in 1817. The family fell into financial trouble after the death of their father. When her mother died, Maria and her sister sold their modest fortune and, together with Franciszka Werner and Klara Wolff, devoted themselves to helping the abandoned, sick and homeless...

Recommended places

Memorial of the Polish Patriots

The memorial was erected in 2001, in memory of the citizens fighting for the freedom of Poland.

St. Catherine Church

The history of the church dates back to the 14 th century. Originally, it was built in the Gothic style, and in 1591 it was extended by adding a square tower. The tower is topped with an attic. On...

Obelisk upamiętniający jeńców duńskich w Nysie

An interesting memento of the Prussian-Danish war of 1864 are traces of the Danes in Nysa. About 400 Danes went to the fortress in Nysa at that time. They were held in the Prussian fort. ...

Penance cross in Wierzbięcice

Penance crosses were placed by the murderer as a result of the so-called conciliation agreement with the family of the deceased. This custom came to our lands from the west in the Middle Ages and was...