Discover Chojnice: Culture and History
Accommodation in Chojnice
Chojnice offers cultural and historical highlights for a trip to Poland. At its heart is the Bazylika Mniejsza pw. Ścięcia św. Jana Chrzciciela, the Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist. Since its founding, it has been a centre of religious, cultural and political life for Chojnice and the surrounding area. On 11 March 1993, Pope John Paul II elevated the church to the status of a minor basilica. This brings together its longstanding role in the life of the town and its surroundings with a precisely dated development in its ecclesiastical history.
Culture in Chojnice
The Muzeum Janusza Trzebiatowskiego offers a virtual museum. The basilica and the virtual museum provide different cultural and historical points of interest for exploring Chojnice.
Culture in the wider destination of Conitz
In the wider destination of Conitz, the Historical and Ethnographic Museum is housed in six historic buildings along a preserved section of Chojnice’s medieval defensive walls. Also in the wider destination of Conitz is the Brama Człuchowska, a six-storey historic building with a square ground plan in the Pomeranian Gothic style. Today, the Brama houses exhibition rooms belonging to the Historical and Ethnographic Museum. Across five floors, the museum presents permanent and changing thematic exhibitions. As some exhibitions change, you can check what is currently on offer before making plans.
The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chojnice is also part of the cultural landscape of the wider destination of Conitz. It has three naves, a façade with two towers and a late Baroque interior with polychrome paintings by Franciszek Ksawery Haefflich. The Jesuits built the church and also founded a school in Chojnice. By comparison, the basilica is notable for its religious, cultural and political role and its elevation in 1993; the Church of the Annunciation is distinguished by its architectural form, painted decoration and Jesuit history.
Town festival, trails and waterways
In the wider destination of Conitz, Dni Chojnic is held annually as a town festival in Park Tysiąclecia and at Fosa Miejska. Dates and programme vary. If the festival is important to your travel plans, check the dates for the time of your visit.
The wider destination of Conitz offers a range of activities for active days. Kaszubska Marszruta is a network of cycling routes in Chojnice County, with around 200 kilometres of completed trails. This is distinct from the 55-kilometre Kashubian Hiking Trail named after Julian Rydzkowski: it runs from Chojnice via Chojniczki, Bachorze, Stara Piła, Męcikał and Giełdon to Wiele. Thus, a county-wide cycling network contrasts with a single hiking route and its sequence of named places. Check the markings and conditions locally.
In Zaborski Landscape Park, the Brda and its tributaries—the Chocina, Zbrzyca, Młosina and Kłonecznica—form a network of varied kayaking routes. The park lies in the northern part of Chojnice County and extends across the municipalities of Brusy, Chojnice and Konarzyny. Water conditions vary by season; plan according to the conditions at the time.
For a general sense of direction in the wider destination of Conitz: the main road transport artery of Chojnice County is National Road 22, which connects Chojnice and Czersk. Voivodeship roads radiate out from Chojnice.
Discover more destinations: Charzykowy, Brusy, Męcikał, Leśno, Pawłowo, Konarzyny, Rytel, Olszyny
Go to the wider travel overview: Conitz.
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