Attractions and Places To See around gmina Wiślica - Top 20

The Wiślica stronghold, currently known as "Na Łąkach", was built at the earliest around the second half of the 10th century. The nature of the fortifications' construction would indicate that its construction was related to Czech influences and the period of Czech rule in Lesser Poland, although it is also possible that its foundation was carried out by the Piast dynasty at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries, but the construction was carried out according to the building traditions known in the region. Since there was another, slightly older stronghold in Wiślica, in the area of which later developed monumental palace and sacral buildings, it is possible that the seat "Na Łąkach" was associated exclusively with a military function. Alternatively, the stronghold "Na Łąkach" was built after the destruction of the older stronghold and both establishments did not initially function at the same time. In the 11th century, in addition to the stronghold "Na Łąkach", at least three nearby settlements developed in Wiślica, one of which was located on the site of an older stronghold that was destroyed at that time. At the end of the 11th century or at the beginning of the 12th century, the stronghold "Na Łąkach" was also burned down. Its fall may have occurred in 1135, during the invasion of the Ruthenians and Cumans, associated with the policy of supporting the pretender to the Hungarian throne, Boris Kolomanović, by the Polish prince. Boris was probably settled in the stronghold of Wiślica at that time, so when Krzywousty stopped supporting him, he could take revenge by handing him over to the allied Ruthenians, led by Władymirka, son of Włodar, the prince of Przemyśl and Galicia. After rebuilding from the destruction, Bolesław Krzywousty did not restore the rank of Wiślica, which initially, as one of the less significant centers, became part of the senior district.

Collegiate Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wiślica – a Gothic church built in the 14th century by Casimir the Great in Wiślica, on the foundations of two older Romanesque temples. It bears the title of collegiate church, and since September 8, 2005 also of minor basilica[2]. In 2018, the basilica (together with the relics of St. Nicholas' Church and the hillfort) was entered on the list of historical monuments as part of the campaign "100 Historical Monuments for the Centenary of Regaining Independence".

Collegiate Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wiślica – a Gothic church built in the 14th century by Casimir the Great in Wiślica, on the foundations of two older Romanesque temples. It bears the title of collegiate church, and since September 8, 2005 also of minor basilica. In 2018, the basilica (together with the relics of St. Nicholas' Church and the hillfort) was entered on the list of historical monuments as part of the campaign "100 Historical Monuments for the Centenary of Regaining Independence".

The fortified settlement is just outside the city

The dominant feature of the Wiślica landscape is the collegiate church complex, considered one of the most valuable Gothic historic complexes in Poland. It consists of a Gothic church. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, bell tower and curate's house - the so-called Długosz House. In the immediate vicinity of the collegiate church there are relics of the Romanesque church, currently covered with an exhibition pavilion. Saint Nicholas (?). Presumably, it was a parish church built for a pre-foundation settlement. The Wiślica collegiate church is considered one of the foundations of Casimir the Great as an expiation for the king's order to kill canon Marcin Baryczka. https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/wislica-zespol-kolegiaty-pw-narodzina-najswietszej-maryi-p

Canon Jan Długosz built a house (next to the collegiate church) for canons and vicars "pietate et compassione religiosa motus"... (guided by piety and religious inspiration) on the site of two houses standing next to the church, which he purchased from Jan Ranogut and the Bernardine sisters (filias Bednarcze ). Długosz founded a house for 12 vicars, which had a library, 3 halls, 6 rooms, a kitchen, a bathhouse, a well and comfort. The building had a heating system, from which vertical channels in the walls have been preserved. The house was covered with tiles, which saved it from the fire that broke out on August 19. 1471 he destroyed the city during the night. There was a garden adjacent to the house in question. In exchange for funding the house, the vicars were obliged to celebrate a certain number of Holy Masses. for the soul of the founder. Under the house there are 6 basements where the inhabitants of Wiślica hid during the invasions and bombings.

You can't drive here, but you can relax :-)

The promenade is prettier than in Busko