Ławeczka Józefa Szwejka, Przemyśl

Name: Ławeczka Józefa Szwejka
Address: Przemyśl, Poland

#22 among attractions in Przemyśl

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Facts and practical information

Joseph Szwejk's Bench in Przemyśl - a monument in Przemyśl's Market Square commemorating the character of Joseph Szwejk from Jaroslav Hašek's novel The Adventures of the Good Soldier Szwejk. Episodes from the novel were set in Przemysl.

The author of the sculpture of Szwejk of Przemyśl is sculptor Jacek Michał Szpak. The sculpture was cast in bronze in the atelier of professor Karol Badyna in Cracow. It depicts a soldier sitting on an ammunition box, holding a mug of beer and a pipe. The inscription says: "The statue was put up thanks to the efforts of the Przemysl Association of the Friends of Good Soldier Szwejk AD 2008".

In Przemysl, by the monument of Szwejk, every year on 19th March there are held name days of Józef and Józeffin - the namesakes of the warrior. The events associated with the monument have been certified by the Polish Tourist Organization as "Szwejki from the Imperial Royal Fortress of Przemyśl".

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°46'57"N, 22°46'7"E

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Ławeczka Józefa Szwejka – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Przemyśl Cathedral, Przemyśl Castle, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Carmelite Church.

~550 ftS
Church, Gothic architecture
Przemyśl Cathedral, Przemyśl
3 min walk • The Cathedral of Przemyśl officially the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist in Przemyśl is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Przemyśl, Poland. It is the main church of the Archdiocese of Przemyśl, located at the Cathedral Square in the Old Town.
~1110 ftSW
Museum, Forts and castles
Przemyśl Castle, Przemyśl
6 min walk • Przemyśl Castle or Casimir Castle is a Renaissance castle in Przemyśl, Poland, located on the Castle Hill, which rises to a height of 270 metres above sea level and 70 meters above the city and the San River.
~720 ftSE
Church
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl
4 min walk • The Greek Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Przemyśl serves as the mother church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Peremyshl-Warsaw. It is located at the Ulica Katedralna in Przemyśl, in southern Poland.
~1090 ftSE
Church
Carmelite Church, Przemyśl
6 min walk • The Carmelite Church of St. Theresa is a late-Renaissance church in the city of Przemyśl, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship in southern Poland.
~1800 ftE
Synagogue, Art Nouveau architecture
New Synagogue, Przemyśl
9 min walk • The Przemyśl New Synagogue, also known as the Scheinbach Synagogue, was an Orthodox synagogue in Przemyśl, Poland. Since World War II, the synagogue, which is still standing, has been used as the Ignacy Krasicki Przemyśl Public Library.
~1200 ftE
Museum
Muzeum Dzwonów i Fajek, Przemyśl
6 min walk • Przemyśl clock tower - a tower standing in the center of Przemyśl, at 3 Vladycze Street.
~780 ftE
Museum
Muzeum Narodowe Ziemi Przemyskiej, Przemyśl
4 min walk • National Museum of the Przemysl Region in Przemyśl - a museum in Przemyśl, founded in 1909 on the initiative of local social activists as the Museum of the Society of the Friends of Learning in Przemyśl.
0.6 miS
Tower
Tatarska Góra TV Tower, Przemyśl
16 min walk • Tatarska Góra TV Tower is an 86-meter steel tower, situated at the Tartar Mound in the area of Przemyśl, Poland that was built in the 1930s.
~1820 ftNW
Synagogue
Zasanie Synagogue, Przemyśl
9 min walk • Zasanie Synagogue, located in Przemyśl, Poland, was the only synagogue in Przemyśl built on the western bank of the San River. It served as a house of prayer for 30 years until the Second World War.
~600 ftE
Church
Kościół Franciszkanów, Przemyśl
3 min walk • Church of St. Mary Magdalene and Our Lady Immaculate and the adjacent Franciscan monastery - a religious complex located in Przemyśl on Franciszkańska Street.
~1900 ftNW
Church
Bazylianie, Przemyśl
10 min walk • Orthodox Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Sorrows in Przemyśl Basilian Fathers - buildings of a monastery established in 1913 in Zasanie district by the efforts of Bishop Kostiantyn Chekhovich.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ławeczka Józefa Szwejka?

Nearby attractions include Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza, Przemyśl (1 min walk), Impresje Przemyskie, Przemyśl (1 min walk), Pomnik Jana II Sobieskiego, Przemyśl (1 min walk), Muzeum Historii Miasta, Przemyśl (2 min walk).

How to get to Ławeczka Józefa Szwejka by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ławeczka Józefa Szwejka:

Bus

Damil-Trans, Bus Natura (7 min walk)
Dworzec PKS Przemyśl (9 min walk)

Train

Przemyśl Główny (11 min walk)
Przemyśl Zasanie (21 min walk)