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Chełmno A bit poor, quiet and in places neglected, but it has something about it that makes you want to return. I'm here every year or two and with each visit I like it more and more. It is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Poland. To this day, its 13th-century urban layout has survived almost intact, and over two kilometers of defensive walls are among the best preserved in the country. A walk along them and through the narrow streets gives a much better idea of a medieval town than many history lessons. The center had a huge impact on the development of urban planning and self-governance in this part of Europe. It was from here that the order began to organize the administration of the conquered lands, and the town became a model for subsequent settlements. In 1233, the Teutonic Knights granted it the so-called Chełmno Law – a medieval "city user manual" that defined the principles of self-governance, trade, and justice. The solution proved so practical that over 200 towns and about 1500 villages in the territory of present-day Poland were later founded according to Chełmno Law. Chełmno is called the City of Lovers. All thanks to the relics of St. Valentine kept in the parish church. It's worth sitting down for a coffee in the market square and just watching. There are no crowds here like in Toruń or Gdańsk, but there is peace and the atmosphere of a small town that doesn't need to prove anything. If I had to point out the most charming small town in Kuyavia and the Chełmno Land, Chełmno would be very high on this list.

A combination of two buildings from different eras: a brick medieval gate with an added Baroque chapel above (!) the road. Unfortunately, due to moisture and lack of security, the chapel above the road is inaccessible. Note the unusual Pietà on the road (Mary with raised arms, not embracing the body).

Stunning town hall, plenty of benches around the square to admire it from. You can also find food and a bike repair stand nearby.

Interesting place. Nearby there is a nice, well-kept park and the entrance to the old town through a historical gate.

It is a residential complex consisting of two palaces (the Old Palace and the New Palace) and a beautiful park. It is also a cultural and recreational center. There is even a museum of old, historic pianos!

Local bastards with scooters spit on passersby 🤬☝🏾

The history of this place in a nutshell: Ostromecko Old Palace - already in the 13th century it was the site of a former knight's manor, and later in the 16th century a noble manor. In the 1750s, in place of the modest noble residence in Ostromecko, Paweł Michał Mostowski of the Dołęga coat of arms (1721–1781), Pomeranian voivode in the years 1758–1763, built a palace in the Dresden Baroque style, now called the Old Palace. After the first partition of Poland in 1772, Ostromecko was incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1804, the owners became the wealthy merchant family Schönborn from Grudziądz. In 1832, Jakub Martin Schönborn commissioned the construction of a new residence, the so-called New Palace. At the same time, he began to arrange a landscape park in the English style, designed by the Prussian royal gardener. In 1873, the Schonborn and Alvensleben families were united in Ostromecko (Marta Matylda Maria Schönborn + Albrecht von Alvensleben) At the end of the 19th century, the Ostromecko estate was one of the largest in the Chełmno district. It covered an area of 3,000. hectares, where seven farms, a sawmill, a distillery, a brickyard and a mineral water plant operated. In 1920, under the Treaty of Versailles, Ostromecko was incorporated into the Polish state. The Ostromecko estate was then managed by Count Joachim von Alvensleben - a Polish citizen, of German nationality, of the Evangelical denomination, with a favorable attitude towards the Polish authorities. He employed Poles and parceled out land for them, and in 1930 he financed the monument of freedom in Ostromecko in honor of the 10th anniversary of regaining independence. In 1945, the Avensleben palaces, park and mausoleum were plundered by Soviet Army soldiers and the local population. After World War II, as part of the agricultural reform, the estates of the Alvensleben-Schonborn family were taken over by the State Treasury. In 1985, the Old Palace was taken over by the Pomeranian Philharmonic as its branch. Ignacy Paderewski in Bydgoszcz. The palace and park complex in Ostromecko was called "Bydgoszcz Wilanów" and it was planned to transform it into a cultural center radiating to the entire region. The Old Palace houses a collection (125 items) of contemporary Polish paintings and graphics, as well as a collection of 50 antique pianos and grand pianos. Additionally, valuable books and reprints of old works, mainly related to the Enlightenment era, have been collected here. Currently, all palace buildings are owned by the City of Bydgoszcz. source[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zesp%C3%B3%C5%82_pa%C5%82acowo-parkowy_w_Ostromecku]

The Park and Palace Complex in Ostromecko is also a place of interesting cultural events, including publicly available ones, often organized outdoors near the palace, which can be combined with a bicycle trip. I still remember Sunday bicycle trips from Toruń to Ostromecko combined with an open-air concert of excellent opera performers as part of the publicly available Sunday "Music Terraces" under the new palace. https://www.komoot.com/pl-pl/tour/1676977928