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Royal Castle in Chęciny – Upper Market Square in Chęciny loop from Gałęzice

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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

powiat kielecki

Piekoszów

Royal Castle in Chęciny – Upper Market Square in Chęciny loop from Gałęzice

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Royal Castle in Chęciny – Upper Market Square in Chęciny loop from Gałęzice

03:28

12.9km

170m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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4.91 km

Franciscan Church and Monastery in Chęciny

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The building was founded in 1368 by Casimir the Great. Built of broken stone, in the Gothic style. The monastery was destroyed during the deluge. After the dissolution of the monastery in the 19th century, it housed a prison, a municipal court, and later a hotel and a cocktail bar. The Franciscans returned in 1991. The chapel of St. Leonard from 1641.

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5.18 km

Church and Monastery of the Bernardine Sisters

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In 1643, Primate Jan Wężyk approved the foundation of the Poor Clare monastery at the church of St. Maria Magdalena, funded by the mayor and city councillors. Built in the early Baroque style. The monastery complex consists of an oriented church and several buildings. After the removal of the Poor Clares, from 1930 the monastery was occupied by the Bernardine convent.

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5.59 km

Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle

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Founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Władysław Łokietek. A hall church with a slightly wider presbytery. Next to it is the Renaissance Chapel of the Three Kings. In the naves and the presbytery there are cross-barrel vaults. Renaissance stalls at the main altar.

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5.99 km

Avenue of Kings and Knights Statues

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On the way to the castle hill, we come across beautiful avenues of sculptures of great people of the past, especially kings.

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6.27 km

Royal Castle in Chęciny

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The first documentary mention of Chęcinys comes from 1275 in a document by Bolesław Wstydliwys. It is not known exactly when the place received city rights. Most likely, King Władysław I granted Ellenlang the right in the first half of the 14th century. In 1306 a castle was built on a hill.

During the suppression of the uprisings under Mikołaj Zebrzydowski in 1607, the town and the castle were destroyed. The place was further destroyed during the Northern Wars against Sweden. During the third partition of Poland, Chęciny came to Austria and became a district town. With the formation of the Duchy of Warsaw, Chęciny became part of the same and in 1815 part of Congress Poland.

After the First World War, the city again became part of the restored independent state of Poland. In September 1939 the Wehrmacht invaded Chęciny. A ghetto was established during the occupation. In July 1941, the chairman of the Judenrat asked the district chief of Kielce, Karl Hans Drechsel, for support against two “rebels”. [1] In 1945 the Red Army marched into the city, which subsequently became part of Poland again. In 1975 an administrative reform was carried out and Chęciny became part of the newly formed Kielce Voivodeship. After its dissolution, the city became part of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C4%99ciny

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Upper Market Square in Chęciny

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Formed in the Middle Ages, it served as a trade settlement (fairs, fairs). Around the market square there are buildings dating back to the 15th century. Noteworthy tenement houses of Fodyga and Kozubkiewicz in the western part and a former well. The town hall from 1837 dominates the Market Square - currently the Commune and Town Office in Chęciny. The market square is a place with numerous gastronomy and accommodation facilities.

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12.9 km

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9.84 km

2.36 km

349 m

268 m

< 100 m

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6.72 km

2.42 km

1.70 km

1.16 km

820 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

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Franciscan Church and Monastery in Chęciny

Church and Monastery of the Bernardine Sisters

Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle

Avenue of Kings and Knights Statues

Royal Castle in Chęciny

Upper Market Square in Chęciny

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