Museums
Gothic chapel from the end of the 13th century, today the seat of the Museum of the Pyrzyce Land
Parks and nature
steppe reserve with grasslands rare in Pomerania, by the Pyrzyce Land Trail
Churches and monasteries
a Gothic parish church from the 13th century, rebuilt after the fire of 1945, with a triptych and organs
former Jewish cemetery (kirkut) on Basenowa Street, of which fragments of gravestones remain in the undergrowth
Churches and monasteries
the oldest church in the town, a former Augustinian nuns' convent of about 1260, rebuilt after 1945
Historic sites
remains of medieval walls with towers and gates that can be walked in a single outing
Things to do in Pyrzyce: the medieval town walls with their towers, Gothic churches and a museum in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.
Pyrzyce is a small town that you can walk around in one afternoon. Most of its monuments stand inside the line of the old walls, and a steppe nature reserve lies a few kilometres further out, along a red hiking trail.
The best option is a single loop along the defensive walls, with stops at two churches and the chapel that houses a museum. The walls run for about two kilometres and show several towers close together, while the churches and the chapel stand on Staromiejska, 1 Maja and Zabytkowa streets, so the route is short.
The town walls of Pyrzyce were built from the 13th century as part of the municipal fortifications. The Ice, Drunkards' and Owl towers survive, together with the Bańska and Szczecin gates, and the northern stretches were restored after the war.
At Staromiejska 28 stands the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, the oldest church in town. It was built around 1260 for the Augustinian nuns and rebuilt in 1989-1991 after the fire of 1945. At 1 Maja 7 you will find the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Gothic brick building of the parish of St Otto, dating from the second half of the 13th century. It burned down in 1945 and was rebuilt between 1958 and 1966.
On a rainy day, head for the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Zabytkowa 34. It is a Gothic granite-ashlar building, rebuilt after the destruction of 1945, and it now houses the Pyrzyce Land Museum. Similar monuments are described under architecture in Pyrzyce, and a trip alone is covered in Pyrzyce solo.
The most interesting target outside town is the Brodogóry nature reserve, a steppe reserve in the Warnice commune, about eight kilometres north-north-east of Pyrzyce. Entry is free, and the red Pyrzyce Land Trail runs past it.
The reserve protects xerothermic grasslands, rare in Pomerania, with feather grass and bellflowers. It covers a little over five hectares along the road from Stary Przylep to Wierzbno, roughly east of the village of Grędziec, and Lake Miedwie can be seen from the area.
Pyrzyce appears in two texts about the history of West Pomerania.
The article on the mission of Otto of Bamberg follows the route of the first expedition, from the baptisms in Pyrzyce to Szczecin. The text on Bogusław X and the Treaty of Pyrzyce explains what was agreed in the town in 1493 and how different sources describe it. If you also plan an evening here, check events in Pyrzyce.
In Pyrzyce it is the Jewish cemetery of the 18th century, listed under memorial sites. There is no laid-out grounds or plaque, so it is best to plan the visit calmly.
The Jewish cemetery in Pyrzyce was founded around 1735 next to the municipal cemetery, near today's Basenowa Street. Its fate during the Second World War is not known. It was closed down after 1969. Shrubs and trees now grow on the site, and fragments of gravestones can still be found in the undergrowth. Right beside it lies the newest part of the Polish cemetery, laid out on the ground of the former German cemetery.
One afternoon is enough for the walls, two churches and the chapel. The Brodogóry reserve is about eight kilometres from town, so count that trip separately.
The oldest in town is the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, from around 1260. The town walls and the Church of the Assumption go back to the 13th century, and the Chapel of the Holy Spirit probably to its end.
To the Pyrzyce Land Museum in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Zabytkowa 34. The other sites are mostly an outdoor walk, although the two churches can be viewed too.
No, the reserve is marked as free. The red Pyrzyce Land Trail runs beside it.
