Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w Wambierzycach

Wambierzyce, dolnośląskie

Bazylika i Kalwaria w Wambierzycach

A sanctuary with a Gothic figure of Our Lady, a monumental facade and an extensive Calvary woven into the village landscape.

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Bazylika i Kalwaria w Wambierzycach

Wambierzyce, known as the Silesian Jerusalem, combines a Baroque basilica with chapels scattered through the village and over its hills. The names Zion, Calvary and Cedron bring biblical geography into the landscape of the Kłodzko region.

At the heart of the sanctuary is a small Gothic figure of Our Lady. Its medieval origins contrast with the elaborate altar setting and the church's formal facade. An ambulatory surrounded by eleven chapels begins a sequence of scenes from the lives of Jesus and Mary.

Daniel von Osterberg initiated the development of the complex, but the ensemble took shape in stages. The church was expanded and altered after his death, while the Calvary chapels underwent repeated rebuilding. A walk connects monumental stairs and facade sculptures with smaller structures, such as the chapel sheltering the spring.

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Opening hours

Opening hours

Monday
07:00–19:00
Tuesday
07:00–19:00
Wednesday
07:00–19:00
Thursday
07:00–19:00
Friday
07:00–19:00
Saturday
07:00–19:00
Sunday
07:00–19:00

The table shows basilica opening hours. From May to the end of September, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the basilica reopens at 20:30 before the Marian Appeal at 21:00.

Routes (1)
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachOutdoor routeThe Wambierzyce CalvaryThree stops from the founder's monument via the well chapel on the square to the 8th Station of the Cross.Start the walk
Exhibits and points (7)
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe basilica's monumental stairsA stone approach to the church whose numbers of steps carry religious symbolism.
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe Well Chapel of Our LadyA hexagonal chapel over a spring, designed by Ewald Berger.
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe basilica's facade with the Coronation of MaryApostles, saints and the Coronation scene form the facade's sculptural programme.
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe miraculous figure of Our Lady of WambierzyceA Gothic limewood carving: Mary offers fruit to the Christ Child, who holds a small bird.
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe monument to founder Daniel von OsterbergA nineteenth-century memorial to the initiator of the Wambierzyce sanctuary's expansion.
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe ambulatory with eleven chapelsAn ambulatory with chapels introducing scenes from the lives of Jesus and Mary.
  • Ilustracja budynku Bazyliki i Kalwaria w WambierzycachThe 8th Station of the CrossThe meeting with the women of Jerusalem, depicted as the eighth scene of the Way of the Cross.
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Contact

Address

Plac Najświętszej Marii Panny 11
57-420 Wambierzyce
Getting there

The basilica stands on the Square of the Blessed Virgin Mary in central Wambierzyce. Calvary Hill is on the opposite side of the village from the church hill.

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Accessibility

The main approach to the basilica has 56 stone steps. The walk across Calvary Hill includes stairs and changes in elevation.

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