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Konin Castle

The castle was built of brick with some details made of sandstone (probably taken from nearby quarry from Brzezno village) with the view of regular quadrangle.The main buildings were massive octagonal watch-tower (put up in the south-east corner of the whole structure) and a kind of great hall (on the west side of the structure).The castle was encircled with a double wall and a moat adjoining to town wall.In the middle of 17th century it was partly damaged by Swedish army during Deluge (history) and then abandoned to the slow decay.In 19th century the derelict was taken apart and demolished (last larger parts disappeared probably between 1844–1855).Today there are no remains of the king's castle itself, except the name of the square situated approximately in the same place where former castle had stood, namely The Castle Square Another castle in Konin in Goslawice district (former Goslawice village) was erected in 15th century and restored in the 1980s.

Church of St. Bartholomew

Parish church.St.Bartholomew in Konin located on Church Street first The oldest part of the church is the sacristy of the fourteenth century.In the chapel of the Renaissance founded by Zemelka, richly inlaid stalls with ornaments plant, birds and unicorns and Gothic sculpture of Madonna from the early sixteenth century.In the porch side of the Gothic stoup.The vault is a chalice of 1536 year - a masterpiece of Konin goldsmith Bartholomew.At the front door with bronze fittings fifteenth century in the shape of lion heads.The northern slope is embedded in sandstone stone cross - one of the milestones which reflect the route of Kruszwica to Kalisz.

Nadwarcianski Landscape Park

was established in 1995 on the surface of 13,428 hectares in four districts: Pyzdry, Zagorow, Ladek and Rzgow.One of the two parks, next to Powidz Landscape Park in the District of slupeckim.The great attraction of the Park fauna is particularly rich avifauna many species of birds are nesting not less numerous species are also fleeting.You can also find here the swans and geese gegawy, teal or a representative of a very rare ducks meadow - pintail.It is thought that this park is the last of the places where you can see more at risk of extinction in Europe corncrake.In many flood waters of the Warta their beavers build lodges.

International Children Festival in Konin

Konin festival began in 1979 under the name National Children's Dance Groups Confrontations.Initially consisted of three categories: system rewiowo-PA dancing and small forms of dance.In 1983 the festival became an international event, and in 1984 - he joined the young singers.Gradually growing interest in the festival and engage in it more and more people.In the year 1998 the name changed again - the current ie the International Children's Festival of Song and Dance and since 2001 he became a member of the World Festival FIDOF.

Tenement Grodzka in Konin

Tenement Grodzka in Konin is located on the east side of Freedom Square.It was built in the first half.Nineteenth century is covered with pilasters and Ionic porch covered with a cornice kordonowym.In the middle of the facade is a storied portico.During the Russian occupation served as a prison (including stayed here a monk the chaplain of the January Uprising priest Maksymialian Tarejwo).During the Second Republic there was a Polish hotel.In 1984 year on building a wall inscribed plaque refers to the events of the January Uprising.

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