Regional Museum in Cedynia

A municipal regional museum in Cedynia, housed on the ground floor of a mid-19th-century townhouse at Wolności Square 4. The institution operates within the Cedynia Centre of Culture and Sport.

How it came about

The museum was founded as part of the celebrations of the Millennium of the Polish State in 1966, and a year later it was given a statute and its present name.

The exhibition “From the History of Cedynia and the Surrounding Area”

The permanent exhibition consists of archaeological exhibits from the excavations at the Cedynia stronghold, its suburb and its burial ground, carried out by the National Museum in Szczecin in 1958-1959, 1961 and 1967-1985 and by the museum in Cedynia itself. The oldest exhibits, remains of a mammoth and a giant deer, date from 12 thousand years BC, and further on there are objects from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages: vessels, elements of clothing, parts of weapons and grave goods.

Separate exhibitions are devoted to the Battle of Cedynia and the crossing of the Oder in April 1945, with boards showing the course of the fighting and numerous military items. You can read about the memory of this battle in the area in the description of Czcibor Hill.

The viewing tower

As part of a visit the museum also opens a viewing tower from 1895, on Kościuszki Street.

Practical information

• Address: Wolności Square 4, Cedynia.
• According to Wikipedia the museum is open all year round, except on Mondays, and admission is charged. The hours from the institution's website have not been established, so check them before a visit.
• The building may be inaccessible to wheelchair users; confirm this on site.
• Next door stands the Cistercian nuns' convent (approx. 100 m).