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Prince Nicholas II Niemodliński

Prince Nicholas II Niemodliński - in 1476, after the death of his father Nicholas I, together with his older brother Jan II called Dobre, he took over the reign of his estates in Opole. Together, the brothers made the most important decisions about their principality. In 1497, the governor of...

Christoph Scheiner

Christoph Scheiner - der erste Obere - Rektor des Jesuitengymnasiums in Nysa. Hervorragender Wissenschaftler, Astronom, Entdecker der schwarzen Flecken in der Sonne. Er schuf das Helioskop zur Beobachtung der Sonne und ist auch der Schöpfer des Stromabnehmers, der noch heute verwendet...

Charles I Habsburg

Charles I Habsburg - son of Charles of Styria, Archduke of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Brother of the Polish queen Anna, wife of Sigismund III. As the youngest of his siblings, the family gave him up to the Jesuits for upbringing, and assigned him to the clergy. In 1608 he was elected...

Biskup Franciszek Ludwik von Neuburg

Bishop Franciszek Ludwik von Neuburg - he came from a famous princely family, his sister Eleonora was the wife of the Austrian Emperor Leopold I. He was a great lover and patron of the arts, he took a liking to Nysa and Wrocław, where he left his wonderful works of life. He was the longest...

Konrad Emil Bloch

Konrad Emil Bloch - a biochemist born in Nysa, who, due to his origin, left for the United States in 1936. He received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his research into the essence of cholesterol, which allowed him to effectively prevent arteriosclerosis, which is the cause of heart attacks.

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

Kamień 60th anniversary of the Third Silesian Uprising

A stone with a commemorative plaque, above the plaque there is an eagle of the Silesian Piasts. Text on the blackboard: “During the Third Silesian Uprising in 1921 there was a camp in this...

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...

Triton Fountain

Carved in Sławniowice marble in the years 1700-1701 by an unknown author. It is the work of the late Baroque, inspired by the Roman fountain by Bernini. On the pedestal, there is the coat of arms...

Lux Motel

At the motel, the guests may choose standard or lux rooms. The rooms are with bathrooms and a TV set and radio. The guests may use the parking lot and, for an additional charge, the garage