Waymarker at Basilica - Nysa, Poland
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Arne1
N 50° 28.473 E 017° 20.055
33U E 665627 N 5593998
Saints James and Agnes Basilica in Nysa
Waymark Code: WMH217
Location: Opolskie, Poland
Date Posted: 05/09/2013
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[EN]
The church was consecrated in 1198, however it reached its present form in 1401-1430. This 71-meter high building is surrounded by 19 chapels located between buttresses. In its gothic interior 22 pillars support the ceiling. Numerous bishops’ tombstones deserve mentioning, with the tombstone of Balthazar von Pronto being the greatest. The church burnt down in 1945 and was rebuilt between the years 1947-58. Colloquially it is referred to as a cathedral.
[PL]
Bazylika pw. sw. Jakuba Apostola i sw. Agnieszki, Dziewicy i Meczennicy w Nysie jest najwiekszym obiektem sakralnym w miescie i cennym zabytkiem. Poniewaz w srodku pochowano osmiu biskupów wroclawskich, kosciól czesto nazywany byl (i jest) katedra, natomiast w niektórych zródlach od XVIII w. takze bazylika. Oficjalnie tytul bazyliki przyznano swiatyni w 2009. Jest kosciolem dekanalnym. 28 lutego 2011 roku obiekt uznany za Pomnik historii.
Country: Poland
Type of Waymark: Way Marker
Way of St. James identification: Symbol & Name
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