Wloclawek

by Vishal Kumar

Wloclawek is a town in central Poland on the Vistula River. The main tourist period is late summer and early autumn.


Wloclawek is a town in central Poland on the Vistula River, with approximately 116,914 inhabitants.

It is located in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and until 1999 was the capital of Wloclawek Voivodeship. The sports encouraged here are:

  • Anwil Wloclawek – men’s basketball team,
  • Kujawiak Hydrobudowa Wloclawek – men football team

Major corporation houses of Wloclawek are:

  • Anwil SA
  • Akzo Nobel – Nobiles Kujawska Fabryka Farb i Lakierów Sp. z.o.o.
  • Fabryka Lin i Drutu Drumet SA
  • Rieber Foods Polska S.A. Delecta

The Education homes in Wloclawek are:

  • Wyzsza Szkola Informatyki in Lódz, branch in Wloclawek
  • Wyzsza Szkola Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna
  • Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Zawodowa in Wloclawek

Few prominent personalities of Wloclawek are :

  • Bronislaw Dembowski
  • Jan Nagórski
  • Marcel Reich-Ranicki
  • Sholem Asch
  • Henryk Muszynski – bishop
  • Tadeus Reichstein
  • Jakub Swinka
  • Anton Denikin
  • Wlodzimierz Stanny
  • Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski,
  • Leon Marchlewski

Many good hotels are present in Wroclaw to make your tour a really enjoyable one. In the old town, there are at least five hotels on one street. Wroclaw hotels have very cordial staff and are customer-oriented. The main tourist period is late summer and early autumn when many Polish companies usually organize meetings and conferences in Wroclaw. Some of the most charming of all Wroclaw apartments or hotels are:

  • Kujawy Hotel – 2 stars
  • Zajazd Polski Hotel – Tourist class

Wloclawek’s is home to several tourist attractions, the most important of which are:

  • Willany Reservoir is the third largest reservoir in Poland.
  • The Wloclawsko-Gostynilski Landscape Park

Tourists who wish to experience the Gothic era can take a look at the unique architectural monuments and artworks. The greenery of Poland includes the natural parks and the outrageous banks of the Vistula river. Present-day Wloclawek is a major industrial center. Wloclawek’s various industries are chemical, high precision, food, metal, and light which are the pillars of its economy.

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