Briesen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Landscape

Wąbrzeźno lies between three lakes and in green surroundings. The historic settlement developed on an isthmus between Lake Sicieńskie and Lake Zamkowe (“Castle lake”). The local lakes are associated with fishing; the nearby forests with collecting mushrooms and wild fruit, as well as opportunities to observe wildlife.

Leisure

Local visitor facilities include a beach on Lake Zamkowe, an indoor swimming pool, paintball and squash facilities, as well as a bowling alley. Hiking and cycling routes run through Wąbrzeźno; they include viewpoints and fitness equipment.

Culture and History

Wąbrzeźno preserves a historic townscape with elements dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. The Church of Saints Simon and Jude the Apostles, built between 1323 and 1349, is also the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Pregnant. The ruins of the Castle of the Bishops of Chełmno stand on Lake Zamkowe; the Gothic castle was built on the elevated edge of a peninsula in the lake. The area has a medieval historical connection with the Kulmer Land and Poland.

In the surrounding area of Wąbrzeźno lies Radzyń Chełmiński – Zamek Krzyżacki XIII-XIVw. In the wider regional surroundings of Wąbrzeźno lie Golub Dobrzyń – Zamek Krzyżacki XIII-XVw., Pokrzywno – Ruiny zamku XIII w. and Brodnica – Ruiny Zamku Krzyżackiego.

Location

Wąbrzeźno is located approximately 35 kilometres northeast of Toruń.

Other places: Mogilno, Tuchel, Inowrocław, Bydgoski, Żniński, Sępoleński, Toruński, Włocławek.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Briesen can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kuyavia-Pomerania.