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Szydłów

Szydłów

Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów
Szydłów

Information

It is an authentic Medieval town with preserved town’s walls. Szydłów is located in St. Cross Mountains region about 50 min drive from Kielce. It was a royal city in the Sandomierz province in the second half of the 16th century. It received the town’s rights in the years 1329–1869 and again in 2019. Due to the perfectly preserved medieval urban layout and city walls, Szydłów gained the name of the Polish "Carcassonne" many years ago. Made of local limestone in the 14th century, the walls were 1080 m long and 1.8 m wide. The treasure of the town is also the royal castle from the times of the king Władysław Jagiełło with modern multimedia exhibition. Other monuments include synagogue built in the mid-16th century. It is the oldest in the Świętokrzyskie Province and one of the oldest Jewish temples in Poland. Szydłów region is also famous for plums and its products. It is the largest plum region in Poland with numerous orchards. More than 40 different varieties of plums are grown here on an area of over 1,700 ha. The plum products can be purchased in the area and there is also famous plum festival held in the town.

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Guide
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