Tarnów

TARNÓW

Karolina Dąbrowska

Tarnów

The aim of my presentation is to provide an outline of the history of Tarnów and
essential facts one should be familiar with while visiting the city. I attempted
to present Tarnów as a place with charming Galician atmosphere that attracts
tourists from all over the world. The following presentation also lists some of the
best known figures of Tarnów who contributed greatly to the development
of the city.
I hope that my presentation enables you to discover Tarnów for yourselves.

Tour of Tarnów

 Trail of Tarnów Renaissance
 Trail of General Bem – The Hero of Two Nations
 Trail of the Jews of Tarnów
 Trail of Jan Szczepanik – Polish Edison
 Ethnography and folk
 Sacral tourism
 Family tour
 Do you know, that ...

Trail of Tarnów Renaissance
Trail of General Bem – The Hero of Two
Trail of Tarnów Renaissance Nations
Trail of the Jews of Tarnów
Trail of Jan Szczepanik – Polish Edison

‘Pearl of the Renaissance’ that is how Tarnów’s Old
Town is spoken about by art connoisseurs. In the epoch
of Renaissance Tarnów was one of the most beautiful
towns in Poland. Its extraordinary beauty and
atmosphere were created by structures such as:
majestic parish church, magnificent Town Hall and the
townsmen houses with polychrome finished front
walls.
Today, while walking the streets of Tarnów one can
admire the beauty of the Renaissance houses within
the Old Town, unique tombstones inside the Cathedral
and remains of the once magnificent castle on
St. Martin’s Hill.

Trail of General Bem – The Hero of Two
Nations

We start our tour at the Town Square which is one of the smallest yet one of the most beautiful in
Poland. It is surrounded by the Renaissance arcaded buildings. In the middle of the Square two
storey Town Hall topped with an attic with fourteen masks is located. The oldest sections of the
structure are Gothic. It was rebuilt in Renaissance by Giovanni Maria Padovano. Turret clock set in
the Town Hall’s tower (30 meters high) is the oldest in Poland. Right by the Town Hall, on its
south-eastern side stands pranger – a column the condemned was tied to for public humiliation.

Trail of General Trail of Tarnów Renaissance
Trail of General Bem – The Hero of
Two Nations
Józef Bem Trail of the Jews of Tarnów

• he was born in Tarnów on March 14 1794
• record of his birth and Christening survived in birth
registry of the Cathedral parish in Tarnów
•house no. 8 at General Józef Bem’s Square
is considered his birthplace
• Town Hall collects pieces documenting Bem’s life and
army activities in Poland during the November
Uprising; his emigration to France, life in Hungary
during the ‘Springtime of Nations’ in 1848, where he
commanded the Transylvanian Army and his
emigration to Turkey, where Bem died on December
10, 1848.

Two Nations

• the ashes of General Józef Bem were brought back to
Poland, to his hometown Tarnów in 1929 and rested in an
imposing mausoleum located in Strzelecki Park
• worth seeing is also the monument of General Bem on
Wałowa Street

Jewish Heritage Two Nations

• Żydowska and Wekslarska streets outline the originally Jewish
quarter of the city. The 17th and 18th centuries buildings
preserved there represent the most common type of dense
architecture with narrow passages between the houses and tiny
backyards.
• Through the gate of Żydowska Street one can enter
the square, where up until the WWII stood the 17th century
Synagogue, the oldest of city’s prayer houses.
It was burnt down by the Nazis. Only the Bimah (elevated area
from which the Torah is read) survived.

Two Nations

• Roman Brandstaetter was an award-winning Polish-Jewish writer, poet, playwright, journalist
and translator. He was born in Tarnów in 1906. One can see his statue on the corner of Wałowa
Street.

• Dr Eliasz Goldhammer’s (vice-mayor) contribution to the development of Tarnów was awarded
by giving his name to one of the most important Jewish streets in the city. Both sides of the street
outline houses of the elite of Tarnów Jews. On the facade of the house no. 6 one can see the
menus of the restaurant once operating there. The menus are in Yiddish and Polish.

Two Nations

• Jewish cemetery, founded in 1581, is one of the oldest and most interesting cemeteries in southern
Poland. Over four thousand graves can be found there. It was devastated by the Nazis during WWII, and
turned into the place of mass slaughter of Jews from Tarnów’s Ghetto committed between June 1942
and September 1943.
• Jewish ritual bathhouse – Mikvah was erected in 1904 in the Moorish style. It became infamous for
being the place of gathering of the first prisoners of Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Jan Szczepanik Two Nations

• the pioneer of color photography, television broadcasting, color films, precursor of modern textile
industry and inventor of bulletproof jacket
• born in 1872 near Przemyśl but spent most of his adult life in Tarnów
• Jan Szczepanik was a friend to Mark Twain who wrote two tales dedicated to him
• the great inventor died in 1926 and was buried in Tarnów
• his only monument stands at Szczepanika Square next to the school named after the great inventor

Ethnography and folk
Sacral tourism
Tarnów Ethnographic Museum Family tour
Do you know, that ...

• The Tarnów Ethnographic Museum, located in a former suburban inn, which is now the very center of the city,
displays the only permanent exhibition of Gypsy history and culture in Europe.
• A collection of original Gypsy caravans is located in a backyard of the museum. Enthusiasts can make an
appointment for a camp-fire and Gypsy dances.
• Each year in July ‘Caravan of remembrance’ takes place. It starts at the gates of the museum. Several days long
journey attracts spectators from all over the world. Everyone is welcome to take part in this event.

Cathedral of the Nativity Sacral tourism
Family tour
of the Virgin Mary Do you know, that ...

Cathedral is the most representative
historical monument in Tarnów. It was built
in the 14th century in the Gothic style.
Today’s neoGothic outline is a remnant of
a renovation and partial reconstruction in
the years 1889-1900. Of note is the 16th
century portal, the impressive several-metre-
long monuments to the Tarnowski and
Ostrogski families, a number of extraordinary
paintings and the impressive, 72 metre
tower, a handy point of reference when
getting lost in one of Tarnów’s many
rambling back streets. Some nice recent
additions are also evident, including the
fabulously ornate sculpted metal doors on
the southern side of the building.

Sacral tourism
John Paul II Family tour

The statue of John Paul II was unveiled on June 29th, 1981 in
a ceremony that gathered over 10,000 observers to
Pl. Katedralny. The work of popular sculptor Bronisław
Chromy, the 3.5m high sculpture was supposedly completed
at the same time as an assassination attempt on the pontiff
in Rome.

The metal entrance doors on the
southern side of the Cathedral.

Sacral tourism
Sacral wooden architecture Family tour

• In Tarnów, there are two churches which are made
entirely of wood from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Beautifully decorated interiors contain original furnishings.
Blessed Virgin Mary church is home to a painting of the
Blessed Virgin with the Child, known for many miracles.

• In Zawada, a village situated 3km from Tarnów, one can
see the church of St. Martin. It was built in the 15th century
and then reconstructed a few times during the late Gothic
period, which is evident in the structure’s design.

Sacral tourism
St. Martin’s Hill Family tour

An extraordinary panorama of the whole Tarnów
and part of the Carpathian Foothills awards
struggle of climbing on St. Martin’s Hill –
the northernmost hill of the Carpathian
Mountains with preserved remnants of a once
magnificent castle of the Tarnowski family.

Sacral tourism
Family tour

Parents with their young children shall enjoy
wanders around Tarnów. They will definitely like
the monument of an elephant that was painted
by kids or the unique water fountain modeled on
the Solar System.

Sacral tourism
Do you know, that … Family tour

• Tarnów is known as a ‘Polish Hot – Spot’?
The long-term mean annual temperature equals 8,8 °C
and is the highest in Poland. Growing season lasts
from 210 up to 230 days. The warmest place in
Tarnów is the south part of the Sanguszków Park in
Gumniska district.

• Tarnów is Polish Capital of Comedy?
For over ten years the Solski Theatre in Tarnów has
launched the TALIA Comedy Festival. Every October
best Polish theatre troupes compete for top honors
and the statue of Talia.

• Tarnów is second, after Cracow, largest complex of
ancient monuments in Southern Poland?
There are dozens of historical structures spread
around the city. The oldest were erected in the Gothic
and Renaissance period. The urban layout of the Old
Town remained unchanged since 1330.

Sacral tourism
Do you know, that … Family tour

• Tarnów seems to be strongly influenced by numbers?
Especially number 72. It refers to some of the most symbolic city structures, such as: the total area of
Town Square is 72 ares; total area of the city of Tarnów equals 72 km2; and the Cathedral’s tower is 72
meters high.

• Tarnów was the first liberated city in Poland?
After 123 years of geopolitical non-existence Poland regained its independence in 1918,
and Tarnów was the first free city, liberated at 7.30 a.m. on October 31st.

• the Carpathian Mountains start right by the Tarnów borders?
The northernmost hill of the Carpathian Mountains is St. Martin’s Hill, located within city’s borders.

• Tarnów was the home for people of varying ethnicities?
In the past people of varying ethnicities like Jews, Germans, Ukrainians, Scots, Gypsies
and Austrians have lived here for centuries. Each nationality has left an enduring mark on Tarnów
through their unique culture and history that has gracefully intertwined with that of Poland.

QUIZ

1. Why is Tarnów called the ‘Pearl of the Renaissance’?

2. What is the height of the Town Hall’s tower?

3. Where are the ashes of General Józef Bem located?

4. Can you name two figures of Jewish ancestry that are associated with Tarnów?

5. What is the event organized each year in July by the Tarnów Ethnographic Museum called?

6. Why does Tarnów seem to be strongly influenced by numbers?

7. Why is Tarnów known as a ‘Polish Hot – Spot’?

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