Editing Włocławek (section)

==Historical monuments==
[[File:Wloclawek - kosciol Witalisa.JPG|thumb|St. Witalis Church]]

* Copernicus Square (Polish: ''Plac Kopernika'') is located near the cathedral school of the [[Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Wloclawek, Poland)|Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary Assumption]] in Włocławek where [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] studied between 1488 and 1491. Together with his teacher, Mikołaj Wódka (Abstemius), he built a sundial for the Cathedral Basilica. In the square there is the monument of Nicolaus Copernicus, the main office of the Higher Seminary, founded in 1569 (second seminary in Poland, and also one of the oldest in the world).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.glos.umk.pl/2010/04/kopernik/|title=Głos Uczelni - Kwiecień 2010 - Gdzie Kopernik chodził do "szkoły średniej"?|first=Artur|last=Sikora|website=Glos.umk.pl|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>
* St. Witalis Church, 1330, is the oldest Gothic building in Włocławek. Inside the church there are works of Polish 15th-century painting, including a triptych with the scene of the Crowning of St. Mary (1460). In front of the Basilica Cathedral there is a monument of prominent Polish primate [[Stefan Wyszyński]] who lived in Włocławek between 1917 and 1946.<ref name="naszwloclawek.pl"/>
[[File:Wloclawek katedra 1.jpg|thumb|Basilica Cathedral of the St. Mary Assumption]]
[[File:Wloclawek katedra 3.jpg|thumb|180px|Sundial on the Cathedral wall]]
* Gothic Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption ({{langx|pl|Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny}}) was built in 1340-1411 and was later rebuilt. It is one of the oldest and tallest (86 m) churches in Poland, and it is listed as a [[List of Historic Monuments (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]].<ref name=ph>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Włocławek - katedra pod wezwaniem Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny"|year=2018|number=2421}}</ref> The basilica includes: 
: Tombstone of Piotr from Bnin, sculpted by [[Veit Stoss]] - 1493, 
: Chapter house - 1521
: Renaissance chapel - 1604-1611
: Gothic stained glass windows - 1360, the oldest ones in Poland
: Tombstone of Marcin Talibowski - 1493 
: Painting by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]] - 17th century
: The Tumski Crucifix
: The largest painting on a single board in Poland - 1470
: Stained glass windows by [[Józef Mehoffer]]
: Sculpture, The Last Supper - 1505 
: Painting by [[Juan Correa de Vivar]] - 1565
: Eucharistic Throne – one of the most magnificent silver masterpieces in Europe - 1744
: Candelabrum by Hans Meyer - 1596<ref>Włocławek Guidebook 2011, P. Nowakowski, MPEC Włocławek</ref>

[[File:Wloclawek - katedra - most - palac biskupi.jpg|thumb|Old Town in Włocławek]]
* The [[Henryk Sienkiewicz Park in Włocławek|Henryk Sienkiewicz Municipal Park]] (Polish: ''Park Miejski im. Henryka Sienkiewicza'') is one of the oldest parks in Poland. In the park there is a bust of [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]], a prominent writer and the winner of the [[Nobel Prize]] for ''[[Quo Vadis (novel)|Quo Vadis]]''.
* Bishop's Palace (''Pałac Biskupi'') is located on the Gdanska street by the river. It served as the bishop's residence from 1858 to 1861 and includes a garden.
* Marshall Józef Piłsudski Boulevards (''Bulwary im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego''): Historic houses in the Old Marketplace, Church of St. John the Baptist, Bridge of Marschall Edward Rydz-Smigły, Art Museum, Ethnographic Museum, high schools and Marshal Office.
[[File:Włocławek-Illumination of brewery B.JPG|thumb|B Brewery Cultural Center]]
[[File:Włocławek-Ambers Palace.JPG|thumb|Amber Palace (''Pałac Bursztynowy'')]]

* Brewery B Culture Center. The former brewery built in 1832 houses a modern culture center with a concert hall, culture associations, small cinema, museum of measurements and café.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ckbrowarb.pl/|title=Centrum Kultury Browar B|last=Apollo13.eu|website=Ckbrowarb.pl|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>
* Black Granary (''Czarny Spichrz'') was built between the 18th and 19th centuries. It is the only construction of that kind that still exists in Poland. It currently houses the Dobrzynsko-Kujawskie Cultural Society and the Art Club Piwnica.
[[File:Wloclawek fara 2.jpg|thumb|right|Church of John the Baptist]]
* Church of St. John the Baptist (''Kościół pw. Św. Jana Chrzciciela'') have Gothic and Baroque style, brick-layered, from 1538. The interior is in the Baroque style, it includes a Guardian Angel painting (1635), a baroque font - 17th century, a Rococo pulpit - 18th century, a sculpture of John Baptist from Venice.
* All Saints church and Franciscan-Reformers cloister (''Kościół i Klasztor Ojców Franciszkanów'') was built in 1639–1644, in Baroque style with Gothic elements.<ref name=bpo/> Here is a Baroque aisle and Rococo altars from the 18th century.
* Evangelical church was built 1877–79, but in the 17th century was here a wooden church, with an interesting altar with painting in convention of [[Paul Delaroche]].
* Liberty (Freedom) Square (Polish: ''Plac Wolności'') It is the town's central square, with the monument dedicated to the Polish soldiers of the II World War, a hotel Zajazd Polski (18th century), restaurant, banks and shops. Here is the All Saints church and Franciscan-Reformers cloister, Mühsam Palace from the 19th century.
* The [[Włocławek Reservoir|Włocławek Dam]] (''Zapora Wodna na Wiśle, Tama we Włocławku'') was built in 1970 and is the largest reservoir in Poland. On the right river's bank a monumental crucifix has been erected to commemorate priest [[Jerzy Popiełuszko]] murdered by the communist police.
* Wzorcownia, shopping and entertainment center in the former [[faience]] factory of Teichefeld & Atserblum from 1873.<ref name="wloclawek.pl"/><ref>Włocławek i okolice, S. Kunikowski, Lega 2006</ref>
* Green Market (''Zielony Rynek'') is the historical place of trade. There are tenement houses from the 19th and 20th century, as well as a baker's shop, confectionery store, and clothes stores. Here is also the Main City Office with Mayor's Bureau and Gallery of Modern Art.<ref>Włocławek, Przewodnik Turystyczny, Andrzej Szczepański, UM WŁocławek</ref>
* Municipal/Communal Cemetery (''Cmentarz Komunalny we Włocławku'') - central cemetery in the city between streets: Komunalna, Chopina, Aleja Królowej Jadwigi. There are here parts: Polish, Jewish, German (Protestants, Evangelicals), Russian (Russian-Orthodox Church), victims of 1. and 2. World War. Here is also the Russian Orthodox Church.
* Numerous [[World War II]] memorials