Attractions and Places To See around Nielisz - Top 20

The former Szczebrzeska Gate (known as Floriańska Gate) was built at the beginning of the 17th century, when Zamość was being expanded, as one of the three gates at that time, located at the southern line of the city walls, on the road to the west (currently at Szczebrzeska Street).

The Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God in Szczebrzeszyn is a unique religious monument – the oldest building belonging to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The temple has a turbulent history: from a Catholic church, through a Calvinist congregation, a Uniate church, to an Orthodox church. After years of abandonment, it was restored, and during the works, 17th-century wall paintings were uncovered and the iconostasis was recreated. The church on Sądowa Street is worth visiting, especially if you are interested in the history of religious denominations and architecture.

The Szczebrzeszyn Gate was built according to the design of Bernardo Morando in the years 1603-1605. The gate was placed in the curtain between bastions II and III, it opened towards the Szczebrzeszyn route, through a causeway running above the defensive water reservoir. The gate was rebuilt in the years 1821-1824, giving it the features of classicist architecture. In 1866, after the liquidation of the fortress, the passage was bricked up. At that time, it housed a prison and a guardhouse. After World War II, initially it housed a repatriation office and a radio station, and then in the 1950s and 1960s, the "Staromiejski" hotel. Until the 1990s, it housed a police station.

The Renaissance church in Zamość's Old Town was built in the late 16th century. It is located on the Lublin Renaissance Trail. The church was founded by the city's founder, Jan Zamoyski, and designed by the Italian architect Bernardo Morando, which is why it draws inspiration from Italian churches of the 15th and 16th centuries. Initially a collegiate church, Zamość fell under the Chełm bishopric. Only in 1992, when the Zamość-Lubaczów diocese was established, was it elevated to a cathedral. After the death of its architect, in the early 17th century, the interior decoration of this church was completed. The church was consecrated in 1637. Significant reconstruction was carried out only during the partition period, in 1824–1826, under the command of General J. Mallet-Malletski, who then directed the expansion and modernization of the Zamość fortress. During this period, the cathedral was lowered, and the façade, among other things, was altered, giving it a more classicist appearance. The inscriptions and coats of arms of the Zamoyski family disappeared, and some interior elements were removed. Further alterations and renovations, some of which resulted in extensive damage, were carried out in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

The Renaissance church in Zamość's Old Town was built in the late 16th century. It is located on the Lublin Renaissance Trail. The church was founded by the city's founder, Jan Zamoyski, and designed by the Italian architect Bernardo Morando, which is why it draws on Italian churches of the 15th and 16th centuries. Initially a collegiate church, Zamość fell under the Chełm bishopric. Only in 1992, when the Zamość-Lubaczów diocese was established, was it elevated to a cathedral. After the death of its architect, in the early 17th century, the interior decoration of this church was completed. The church was consecrated in 1637. Significant reconstruction was carried out only during the partition period, in 1824–1826, under the command of General J. Mallet-Malletski, who then directed the expansion and modernization of the Zamość fortress. During this period, the cathedral was lowered, and the façade, among other things, was altered, giving it a more classicist appearance. The inscriptions and coats of arms of the Zamoyski family disappeared, and some interior elements were removed. Further alterations and renovations, some of which resulted in extensive damage, were carried out in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

The Jan Zamoyski Monument is located in the Old Town of Zamość, opposite the Zamoyski Palace on Akademicka Street. The monument was designed by a Krakow sculptor, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Marian Koniecznyο, creator of the Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw, among others. The monument was unveiled on September 17, 2005, on the 400th anniversary of Jan Zamoyski's death. The monument is 10 meters high in total and cost 600 thousand złoty.

The cathedral was built at the end of the 16th century according to the design of Bernardo Morando, setting the standards of the "Lublin Renaissance"

The great water mill was built in Szczebrzeszyn at the beginning of the 20th century, at the behest of the Ordinate, Count Maurycy Zamoyski. The mill is three-storey, built of local white stone, with red brick inserts. It stands to this day on Klukowskiego Street, opposite the beetle monument. The mill building was originally intended for a grain and flour warehouse and for the millers' residence. After World War I, the mill was purchased from the Ordinance by Jan Pereta and Eligiusz Drożdżyk - residents of Szczebrzeszyn. The Szczebrzeszyn mill, powered by water, was the largest in the Lublin province in terms of grain milling in the interwar period and one of the largest in Poland. At that time, the mill produced many types of high-quality flour. At the beginning of the 20th century, the water mill provided electricity at night to light the city, but at the end of the 1930s Szczebrzeszyn was connected to the power grid and the mill has been powered by electricity since then. Over time, the mill and the lock were destroyed and in 1978 the mill stopped working, there were even plans to set up a hotel there. Over time, the old equipment was scrapped and the building fell into disrepair, but in 1983 the mill was bought by milling specialist Mieczysław Dubiel and new equipment and devices were installed here. The restored mill resumed operation in 1985. The elevations have retained their original architecture, thanks to which the buildings constitute an original and characteristic monument of Szczebrzeszyn.