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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

Town hall

Town Hall - the first town hall was built in the 14th century. It was expanded a century later. Throughout its history, it was often destroyed, e.g. in 1590 due to an earthquake. After...

Penance cross in Biała Nyska

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...

Assumption of Mary Church

The history of the church dates back to the 13th century. The building was built in the Romanesque style. The reconstructions of the church, which took place in 1754 and 1883 contributed to a...

Curtain walls

The curtain walls were built on the initiative of Bishop Przecław of Pogorzela in the mid-14 th century. They surrounded the area of the New Town. They included twenty-eight towers and four gate...

Recommended trips

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Trail of Blessed Maria Luisa Merkert

Blessed Maria Luisa Merkert was the foundress of the order serving the sick and the poor. The trail refers to the places where she lived and, together with the nuns, helped the sick and those in...