Stare Miasto offers two distinct points of interest to help you plan your trip: the Church of St. Peter and Paul, with its artistic and architectural details, and cycling routes that pass through the area. The town’s history also dates back to the mid-12th century. If you’re looking for a hotel in Stare Miasto, these highlights can help you choose where to stay based on your interest in culture or cycling.

Church of St. Peter and Paul: Portal and Polychromy

A three-stepped Romanesque portal dating from the 13th century is located on the south wall of the church. The tympanum, the field above the portal, features a relief of the Crucifixion of Christ. Its stepped design, Romanesque form and imagery make the building a specific point of interest for culture: at the church, you can identify both an architectural feature and a particular subject depicted in art.

Inside the church is a polychrome decoration by Eligiusz Niewiadomski, dating from 1907. Polychromy refers to a multicoloured design. The same church gives you two art-historical reference points from different periods: the Romanesque portal from the 13th century and the interior decoration from 1907. This means you can appreciate the church not only for its medieval portal but also for an artwork from the early 20th century.

Market Settlement and Local History

Stare Miasto was a market settlement dating from the mid-12th century, located at a crossroads of international routes. Alongside the church building, you can understand the town’s history through both its settlement form and its location on the routes of the time. There is also a historical connection to Konin: Stare Miasto is considered to be linked to the early development of the city. This allows you to explore the town’s history through both the market settlement and its connection to Konin’s early origins.

Cultural Routes between Konin and Dzierzbin

The church in Stare Miasto lies on the Piast Trail between Konin and Dzierzbin. The Romanesque Route also passes through Stare Miasto between these two places. The points of reference differ: on the Piast Trail, it is the church that is located along the route; on the Romanesque Route, it is the town. You can therefore choose which cultural-route connection to focus on based on whether the church building or Stare Miasto as a route stop is of greater interest to you.

Cycling: “Przez Trójkę”

For cycling plans, the black-marked “Przez Trójkę” cycling route can be described using three details: it is 20.1 km long and starts and ends in Stare Miasto. You can use the distance as a point of comparison when choosing a route; the route also starts and ends in Stare Miasto. Since route information may be updated, check the current route description before setting off.

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For the main travel overview: Konin.