Attractions and Places To See around Czarnia - Top 7

Astonishingly large church in a small town. Size-wise, it would fit better in a provincial capital. We were there on Saturday and the church was open, but there was adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which requires silence and appropriate behavior. During this time, visiting is not advisable, and if someone absolutely wishes to see the interior, they should kneel on both knees. WW

As a result of a tip-off by an UB agent, pseudonym "Zadrożny", on June 25, 1948, the KBW and UB managed to establish the main headquarters of the "Orzeł" District Command, which was located in the Kraski forest in the village of Gleba. The District HQ bunkers were surrounded. Over 50 platoons of the 1st and 2nd KBW Brigades, i.e. over 1,500 soldiers, 4 aircraft and artillery, took part in the action against a group of partisans consisting of a dozen or so people. After a day-long fight and an unsuccessful attempt to break through, the partisan defense was broken (four were killed, nine - including 2 wounded - and two women and a child fell into the hands of the communists). The wounded Józef Kozłowski was transported to Warsaw, where he underwent a difficult investigation, after which he was sentenced to death.

On March 9, 1863, one of the key battles of the January Uprising took place near Myszyniec, in which Kurpie troops under the command of Zygmunt Padlewski clashed with superior Russian forces. Although it ended with a tactical retreat of the insurgents, it became a symbol of Kurpie courage and an inspiration for later patriotic literature. During the six-hour battle, despite a significant disproportion of forces, the insurgents managed to inflict serious losses on the Tsarist troops, estimated at around 100 dead on the Russian side. The personal example of the commander played a key role, whose white sheepskin coat riddled with bullets became a legendary element of Kurpie iconography of the fight for independence. source: https://historykon.pl/9-marca-1863-rozegrala-sie-bitwa-pod-myszyncem/

The church delights with its beauty and rich interior. The pearl of the Kurpie land, a monument to the faith of the inhabitants of Myszyniec and the surrounding area - these are the opinions of those who have visited the Myszyniec basilica. A beautiful monument, proudly towering over the area, is the true pride of the entire Mazovia.

The Minor Basilica in Myszyniec is one of the most valuable monuments in Mazovia. There are many magnificent temples in the Mazovian province, but this church in the heart of Kurpie, called the "Kurpie cathedral", is an absolute phenomenon that is worth highlighting in a special way - and of course going to see it live. The Minor Basilica in Myszyniec is the largest temple in the Kurpie region, a valuable Mazovian monument, inspiring admiration due to its values - not only aesthetic, but also historical. The church in Myszyniec was built in the years 1909-1922 according to the design of Franciszek Przecławski, an architect and engineer from Łomża. The construction of the church, which currently stands in Myszyniec, began on July 11, 1909, when the cornerstone was laid. - The new temple will be one of the largest in the country, because it is to be 105 cubits long, and it will be built on the model of the church of St. Floryana in Praga - it was written in "Dziennik Powszechny". The construction of the church aroused considerable interest in the media, which wrote, among other things, that the construction was personally supervised by the then parish priest, Fr. Franciszek Karwacki. This is how the church towering over Myszyniec and the entire Kurpie region was created. The dimensions of this building are 61 meters long, 30 meters wide, 18 meters high to the vault and 50-meter towers. The brick, five-nave hall with a two-tower facade makes a huge impression. The architecture of this temple took care of Kurpie motifs, so close to the local population. https://www.eostroleka.pl/bazylika-mniejsza-w-myszyncu---sakralna-wizytowka-mazowsza,art106013.html

Next to it there is a stand where you can leave your bike and go to the basilica

The parish takes care of its cyclists and there is a self-service bicycle service point

In the church, on the right side of the entrance, the main gate is a self-service bicycle service point