Wieruszów

                         

                           Hi everyone!

I want to show you my hometown and tell you about its history.

Wieruszów is a city in the south-western part of the Łódź Voivodeship, in the Wieruszów poviat, the seat of the urban and rural commune of Wieruszów, on the Prosna and Niesob and Brzeźnica rivers. Wieruszów is located in the transition zone, from the range of ancient mountains and highlands to the land of great valleys, so-called Wieruszowski's threshold. It can be assumed that the Wieruszowski threshold connects the Silesian Upland with the Ostrzeszów Hills, while separating the Silesian Basin from the Kalisz Wysoczyzna.

Wieruszowski Castle

The castle probably looked like it.

now there are only ruins.

he Wieruszów Castle, today a bit forgotten, timidly reveals traces of its former existence. Visible today are relics in the form of remnants of foundations, barely visible, protruding like blades of grass from the former castle hill, where the remains of the moat are visible next to it. These remains, however, do not belong to the original medieval assumption, and the object erected in the same place in the mid-sixteenth century. The old stronghold at the fork of the Prosna and Niesobu rivers was probably built in the mid-fourteenth century, during the reign of Casimir the Great.

The stronghold was probably not too big in size. It is believed that it was built on the site of a former settlement. Some sources say that the castle consisted only of a brick residential building and a courtyard surrounded by a wood-and-earth shaft. 

Around 1507, these lands were taken over by Andrzej Oporowski, the Sulima coat of arms, the Breslau-Kujawy castellan, and in 1562 the Gniezno castellan and Senator of the Republic, Jan Tomicki. Behind him, a new building is being built on the ruins site, the second one is the Wieruszów castle.The new assumption was in the form of a Renaissance magnate residence. It is not known to the end whether it was a typical castle as before or a defensive court. It is also possible that it was an object with similar characteristics, such as the Łańcut castle. The new residence was built on a square plan with semicircular towers at the corners, and the whole building was surrounded by a moat and a terrace park. The castle was partially demolished during the First World War and during the 1919 Great Poland Uprising. The brick was used as a building material. However, the final end of the Wieruszów Castle took place in the 1960s.

Wieruszowski plane

ieruszów aircraft was brought in 1968 on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the city. The passenger plane Lisunow Li-2P with serial number 234 448 04 is a Soviet license of Douglas DC3. The machine was removed from the LOT fleet list on November 4, 1968. Inside the plane a GS café was set up, making 'nielot' one of the main tourist attractions of the city, and what's more, its showcase.

Now by the plane there is a cafe, inside we can see pictures related to the ancient time of Wieruszów.

    Avenue of red oaks

t is located in Kuźnica Skakawska (3 kilometers from Wieruszów). It consists of 95 red oaks, rarely found in such clusters. In autumn, the leaves of the oaks change their color, making the whole alley sparkle with red and gold that resembles gold. It is a string of trees planted every 10 meters. Oaks growing on the avenue are nearly 100 years old.

CHURCH AND MONASTERY OO. PAULINÓW IN WIERUSZÓW

eginnings of the monastery o. Paulinów in Wieruszów connect with the person of the judge of the Wieluń, Bernard Wierusz. In 1401, he founded the monastery by the wooden church. Holy Spirit, situated on Prosna at the gates of the city of Wieruszów.

The image of Lord Jesus the Fivefold is the most valuable, but not the only memento of the city's former splendor. The heroic defender of Jasna Góra from the time of the Swedish Deluge, Father Augustyn Kordecki, won him a lot of fame, and in 1673 he unexpectedly died at the age of 70 during the visit of the congress monastery in.

Another important event for the monastery is the year 1680, when Bishop. Mikołaj Oborski consecrates the newly erected temple, placing the relics of the holy martyrs - Grzegorz, Maksym and Witalis in the altars and the remains of Saint. Kandydy.

The basilica is still astonishing with its baroque interior. The most beautiful works are: eight, beautifully decorated with sculptures and gildings, side altars, a pulpit made in a similar style, and the crucifixion scene from the main altar.

That's how the monastery looked in the old days :

And now : 

Ruins of the castle in Bolesławiec

he ruins of the castle in Bolesławiec (about 12 kilometers from Wieruszów) are also known and visited by the inhabitants of Wieruszów. The castle was built during the reign of Casimir the Great, because of the threat from the Czech side (close to the border of Wielkopolska and Czech Silesia), the king ordered to set a border stronghold. The stronghold was included in the defense system of border locks. After the death of the king, the castle was ruled by Prince Władysław Opolczyk. His merit was to raise the defensive walls, raise the hill and build a stool - a lonely tower, which is the place of last defense. However, the prince allied himself with the Teutonic Order and the castle was ineffectively besieged by the then king of Poland, Władysław Jagiełło. In the hands of the king he got after the death of Władysław Opolczyk. It became the seat of a non-town eldership and again guarded the border. In the 17th century, the starost Kacper Denhoff rebuilt the object into a residence and lost its defensive character. In the 18th century, it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and the invasion of the Swedes. He remained in this condition until today.

That's how the castle in Bolesławiec probably looked like in the old days :

And now : 

   Yes, that's all I wanted to   write about my hometown. I hope that you will come one day and see everything live, see you in Wieruszów! ;)

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