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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
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Tczew
Pomerania, Poland · Europe
About Tczew
Tczew works well as a base: 20 minutes from Subkowy, 17km from Malbork Castle.
Tczew is in Pomerania, Poland, with about 60,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Subkowy, about 10 km away.
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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What is there to see near Tczew?
Within an hour or so of Tczew: Malbork Castle (17 km), Gdańsk Long Market (30 km), Gdańsk Old Town (30 km), Gdansk Main Town (30 km).
Where is Tczew?
Tczew is in Pomerania, Poland, about 10 km from Subkowy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,133
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Pomerania
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 54.0924, 18.7779
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Worth the detour from Tczew
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Gdańsk Long Market
A stunning pedestrian boulevard lined with ornate Dutch-style townhouses, anchored by the Neptune Fountain and Artus Court.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Gdańsk Old Town
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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Gdansk Main Town
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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Westerplatte
The historic peninsula where the first shots of World War II were fired on September 1, 1939.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Sopot Pier
The longest wooden pier in Europe, reaching half a kilometre into the Baltic from a chic seaside resort.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Elbląg Canal Inclined Planes
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
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
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April to October
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