Discover Konstantynów Łódzki

Konstantynów Łódzki brings together church furnishings, the history of early weavers’ houses and cycling. Its highlights include church art, listed monuments and a 195-kilometre circular route that passes through the town. When planning your trip, you can distinguish between individual buildings, links to the town’s founding and a cycling route.

Church art and altars

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary has a wooden pulpit decorated with sculptures of Moses and the four Evangelists. A pulpit is where sermons are delivered in a church. Here, both the wood as a material and the figures depicted provide specific points of reference for the furnishings. Moses and the four Evangelists form a clearly identified motif.

The same church has three Neo-Gothic oak altars dating from 1928. The high altar is dedicated to Our Lady of Częstochowa; the other two are dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Joseph. The three altars share a style, material and date; their dedications set them apart. Together with the pulpit, they offer a more varied picture of the church’s furnishings: alongside the altars is a carved object featuring figures of Moses and the Evangelists.

Three listed monuments

Three sites in Konstantynów Łódzki are entered in the monument register. One is the Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker at 31 Jana Pawła II Street. It is distinct from the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose pulpit and altars are described above. Also listed is a grain mill at 54 Moniuszki Street. The third site is a conical hillfort by the Jasieniec River. The list therefore includes a church, a mill and a hillfort—three different types of monument.

Weavers’ houses and the town’s history

The origins of Konstantynów Łódzki are closely linked to single-storey weavers’ houses. Built in the first half of the 19th century, they were once home to the first settlers of the newly founded town. This topic offers a glimpse into an early period of the town’s history. By comparison, the altars dating from 1928 represent a later, precisely dated year. The weavers’ houses and church furnishings thus offer different historical perspectives: the first settlers and the town’s beginnings on the one hand, and the altars with their specific dedications on the other.

Cycling route through Konstantynów Łódzki

The Szlak Rowerowy Gorących Źródeł cycling route is a 195-kilometre loop that passes through Konstantynów Łódzki, among other places. This distance refers to the entire loop. The route is therefore a different focus from the individual churches, monuments and historic houses. If you would like to combine your trip with this cycling tour, check current route conditions before setting off. This helps you distinguish the length of the loop from the historical sights in the town.

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