Weaving

Chojnów, located on the route of one of the branches of the Via Regia trade route running across Europe, was known primarily for the activities of the local weaving guild. The influence of local clothiers on the city’s intensive development is commemorated today by the symbolic Weaver’s Monument, which stands in Chojnów’s Market Square, and the annual Weaving and Handicrafts Festival.

Architecture

The richness of Chojnow and its tourist attractiveness today include its architectural heritage dating back to the Middle Ages, and the most important monuments include the Gothic Weavers’ Tower, once part of the defensive walls, partially preserved to this day. Also important points on the map are the many times later expanded St. Peter and Paul Church from the 14th century, the former Piast Castle, converted into the Regional Museum, or the Renaissance Hans Schramm House from 1544, the oldest bourgeois building. The second important period for the city’s development was the years 1871-1914, when the Neo-Renaissance town hall (1879), the eclectic-style railroad station (1909) and the monumental Neo-Romanesque Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1911) were built.

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