The place famous for a historic city church, it also used to be one of the Royal Burghs.
The beginnings of the famous village of Stopnica date back to the turn of the 11th and 12th century. The historians classify it as one of the oldest sites in the area of Sandomierz. It is said that king Bolesław Wstydliwy (Bolesław V the Chaste) had a mansion here in the 13th C. In 1360, king Kazimierz Wielki (Casimir III the Great) gave Stopnica municipal rights, he was also the founder of a stone castle which, according to the 15th C. documents of Jan Długosz, was built around 1350. On the break of the 14th and 15th C. the Stopnica castle hosted Polish monarchs and used to be a residence for the magistrate court of the Sandomierz Voivodeship. Unfortunately, due to a lack of detailed research, it is impossible to recreate its original structure and the later changes. Presently, there is an apple purchasing centre in there, while the building itself does not resemble a castle at all.
During the Swedish Deluge, the city was almost entirely burnt down, while the later invasion of Rakoczy in 1657 completed its damage. In 1787, king Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of Poland, stayed here. In the 19th century Stopnica was a residence of the district, famous for the production of cloth, as well as cattle and poultry trade. Unfortunately, in 1869 it lost the municipal rights. It has also greatly suffered during WW II, being devastated twice - once in 1939, and next in 1944.
Nowadays, the tourists can still admire a gothic church, built in 1362, which belongs to the series of atonement sanctuaries of king Casimir the Great. It is made of dressed freestone and has a rectangular corpus, two pillars, and a polygonal presbytery. There are also two chapels attached to the temple: one late-gothic and one early-baroque. Despite the severe damages it underwent during World War II, the whole church preserved its original outlook. The inside is especially remarkable for the originally preserved ribs, keystones and corbels, additionally, there are some interesting epitaphs and murals. It is definitely worth to visit this small town to see this temple.
Today, Stopnica is a peaceful town in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
During the Swedish Deluge, the city was almost entirely burnt down, while the later invasion of Rakoczy in 1657 completed its damage. In 1787, king Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of Poland, stayed here. In the 19th century Stopnica was a residence of the district, famous for the production of cloth, as well as cattle and poultry trade. Unfortunately, in 1869 it lost the municipal rights. It has also greatly suffered during WW II, being devastated twice - once in 1939, and next in 1944.
Nowadays, the tourists can still admire a gothic church, built in 1362, which belongs to the series of atonement sanctuaries of king Casimir the Great. It is made of dressed freestone and has a rectangular corpus, two pillars, and a polygonal presbytery. There are also two chapels attached to the temple: one late-gothic and one early-baroque. Despite the severe damages it underwent during World War II, the whole church preserved its original outlook. The inside is especially remarkable for the originally preserved ribs, keystones and corbels, additionally, there are some interesting epitaphs and murals. It is definitely worth to visit this small town to see this temple.
Today, Stopnica is a peaceful town in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
It offers peace and leisure
It is also worth to come here to see the impressive gothic church
