Apartments and holiday homes in Tenczynek

Rudno (Tęczyn) – a 14th-century castle is located in the vicinity of Tenczynek. This fits a trip to Tenczynek with an interest in a historic building.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Tenczynek.

In the surrounding area of Tenczynek are Mirow – straznica, Babice – ruins of a 13th-century Gothic castle, as well as Wielka Góra, Czyżowa, Łyse Skały and Jaskinia Nietoperzowa.

In the wider regional surroundings of Tenczynek is Tomaszowicach – Dwór.

Tenczynek is located in the Polish Lesser Poland Voivodeship and in Krakow County.

Culture and history

Tenczynek has a Baroque church of Saint Catherine built between 1728 and 1742. The tomb of Jan Tęczyński, described as the last member of the Tęczyński family, is located in the crypt.

The Church of Saint Catherine has a wooden bell tower from the 18th century, dated to 1748.

Nature and geology

The geological educational trail presents several geological sites that are important for understanding the geology and morphology of the region around Krakow. This fits a stay in Tenczynek with an interest in the geology and morphology of this region.

Tenczynek is associated with a former coal-mining landscape dating from the late 18th to the mid-20th century.

A geological and educational trail around former quarries comprises two loops with a total length of 16 kilometres.

To the higher-level travel overview: Krzeszowice.