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Malbork Castle
The largest castle in the world by land area, built by the Teutonic Knights as their headquarters and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Pomerania, Poland · Europe
Tczew works well as a base: 20 minutes from Subkowy, 17km from Malbork Castle.
Tczew is a town located in Pomerania, Poland. With a population of 60,133, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Tczew sits in Poland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Warsaw time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tczew to your route.
Tczew ([tt͡ʂɛf] , formerly German: ) is a city on the Vistula River in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, with 59,111 inhabitants (December 2021). It is the capital of Tczew County and the largest city of the ethnocultural region of Kociewie within the historic region of Pomerania.
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Ages with city rights since 1260, Tczew was a major river port on the Vistula, and prospered as a major center for grain trade in Poland. The city is known for its Old Town with medieval Gothic churches, and the Vistula bridges, which played a key role in the Invasion of Poland at the onset of World War II. During the war, it was the location of a major German-operated transit camp for Poles expelled from the region, now home to the Vistula River Museum, the main museum devoted to the history of Poland's longest river.
Tczew is the largest railroad junction in northern Poland, with railroads towards Gdańsk, Bydgoszcz, Warsaw and Chojnice, and a location for the electric machinery and food industries.
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Tczew is located in Pomerania, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.0924 latitude, 18.7779 longitude.
Tczew has a population of approximately 60,133 people, making it a town in Poland.
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castle
The largest castle in the world by land area, built by the Teutonic Knights as their headquarters and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A stunning pedestrian boulevard lined with ornate Dutch-style townhouses, anchored by the Neptune Fountain and Artus Court.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Beautifully restored Hanseatic port city with colourful merchant houses, amber shops, and the historic shipyard where Solidarity began.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Reconstructed Hanseatic waterfront on the Motlawa river, with the medieval crane, Long Market and Baltic ferry connections nearby.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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The historic peninsula where the first shots of World War II were fired on September 1, 1939.
36 km · about 40 min drive
beach
The longest wooden pier in Europe, reaching half a kilometre into the Baltic from a chic seaside resort.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
At Buczyniec, boats are hauled overland on rail carriages down a 490 m grassy slope: one of five 19th-century inclined planes that let vessels 'sail over grass' across a 99 m height difference. Unique in Europe and still working.
54 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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