Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Włocławek

In the 11th century a settlement existed on the Vistula River, which since 1123 has been the seat of a bishopric subordinate to the Archbishop of Gniezno, and in 1261 received town rights. At that time the town's name was Leslau. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town was destroyed and subjugated several times by Teutonic Knights. Only the Peace Treaty of Thorn in 1466 finally secured peace. After that, the grain trade flourished until the Swedish invasion in 1657 partially destroyed the town. After the Second Partition of Poland, Włocławek fell to Prussia in 1793, and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town became part of the newly formed Congress Poland, which belonged to Russia. - The steel lattice bridge is 620 meters long and 9 meters wide. It was built in 1937 During WW II, the Polish army blew up the bridge. It was rebuilt by the German occupation authorities in 1944 , and then blown up by the German army during the Germans' withdrawal from the city in 1945. It was rebuilt again in 1948.

In the 11th century a settlement existed on the Vistula River, which since 1123 has been the seat of a bishopric subordinate to the Archbishop of Gniezno, and in 1261 received town rights. At that time the town's name was Leslau. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town was destroyed and subjugated several times by Teutonic Knights. Only the Peace Treaty of Thorn in 1466 finally secured peace. After that, the grain trade flourished until the Swedish invasion in 1657 partially destroyed the town. After the Second Partition of Poland, Włocławek fell to Prussia in 1793, and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town became part of the newly formed Congress Poland, which belonged to Russia. - The construction of the late Gothic church began at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries on a hill above the Vistula River, where a church already stood from the 12th century. In 1538 it was consecrated. In 1580 a tower was added to the west, and in 1622 the presbytery was enlarged with a semicircular apse. In the past, the parish church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was flooded several times. Only the construction of dams in the 19th century prevented the church from being flooded.

In the 11th century a settlement existed on the Vistula River, which since 1123 has been the seat of a bishopric subordinate to the Archbishop of Gniezno, and in 1261 received town rights. At that time the town's name was Leslau. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town was destroyed and subjugated several times by Teutonic Knights. Only the Peace Treaty of Thorn in 1466 finally secured peace. After that, the grain trade flourished until the Swedish invasion in 1657 partially destroyed the town. After the Second Partition of Poland, Włocławek fell to Prussia in 1793, and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town became part of the newly formed Congress Poland, which belonged to Russia. - The construction of the late Gothic church began at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries on a hill above the Vistula River, where a church already stood from the 12th century. In 1538 it was consecrated. In 1580 a tower was added to the west, and in 1622 the presbytery was enlarged with a semicircular apse. In the past, the parish church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was flooded several times. Only the construction of dams in the 19th century prevented the church from being flooded.

In the 11th century a settlement existed on the Vistula River, which since 1123 has been the seat of a bishopric subordinate to the Archbishop of Gniezno, and in 1261 received town rights. At that time the town's name was Leslau. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town was destroyed and subjugated several times by Teutonic Knights. Only the Peace Treaty of Thorn in 1466 finally secured peace. After that, the grain trade flourished until the Swedish invasion in 1657 partially destroyed the town. After the Second Partition of Poland, Włocławek fell to Prussia in 1793, and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town became part of the newly formed Congress Poland, which belonged to Russia. - St. Vitalis Church was founded by bishop Maciej of Gołańcza in 1330, just after Włocławek was demolished and the former cathedral was burned down by the Teutonic Knights in 1329. Until 1411 it served as a temporary cathedral. Afterward, it was given to the St. Vitalis Hospital. Together with the hospital, the church was maintained by the cathedral capitulary, who had no interest and so the church deteriorated. As early as the 15th century it was completely ruined A century later in the years 1534-1544, canon Tobiasz Janikowski renovated the whole church at his own expense. The seminary, which was founded in 1569, took over some of the hospital buildings and the church of St. Vitalis. The church, however, stood separately, at a distance from the seminary buildings. In 1843, a new seminary pavilion was built and the church of St. Vitalis was incorporated into it.

In the 11th century a settlement existed on the Vistula River, which since 1123 has been the seat of a bishopric subordinate to the Archbishop of Gniezno, and in 1261 received town rights. At that time the town's name was Leslau. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town was destroyed and subjugated several times by Teutonic Knights. Only the Peace Treaty of Thorn in 1466 finally secured peace. After that, the grain trade flourished until the Swedish invasion in 1657 partially destroyed the town. After the Second Partition of Poland, Włocławek fell to Prussia in 1793, and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town became part of the newly formed Congress Poland, which belonged to Russia. - When Wloclawek became a bishopric the chapel in the castle may have been used, but soon a Romanesque cathedral was set up. It lasted until 1329 when the Teutonic Knights destroyed it. After an agreement between the Bishop and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, the erection of the current cathedral started in the 1340s. It was consecrated in 1411, but was still under construction in the 15th and at the beginning of the 16th century, until its completion in 1526. In the 19th century, the cathedral got renovated.

In the 11th century a settlement existed on the Vistula River, which since 1123 has been the seat of a bishopric subordinate to the Archbishop of Gniezno, and in 1261 received town rights. At that time the town's name was Leslau. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town was destroyed and subjugated several times by Teutonic Knights. Only the Peace Treaty of Thorn in 1466 finally secured peace. After that, the grain trade flourished until the Swedish invasion in 1657 partially destroyed the town. After the Second Partition of Poland, Włocławek fell to Prussia in 1793, and after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town became part of the newly formed Congress Poland, which belonged to Russia. - When Wloclawek became a bishopric the chapel in the castle may have been used, but soon a Romanesque cathedral was set up. It lasted until 1329 when the Teutonic Knights destroyed it. After an agreement between the Bishop and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, the erection of the current cathedral started in the 1340s. It was consecrated in 1411, but was still under construction in the 15th and at the beginning of the 16th century, until its completion in 1526. In the 19th century, the cathedral got renovated. The two towers. were enlarged and were finished with pointed helmets.