Czerniejewo

city of Poland

Czerniejewo is a town in Wielkopolskie. It is mostly known for its palace, its park and town layout built around it.

Understand

Settlement in Czerniejewo existed probably in prehistoric times, however the oldest written remarks of Czerniejewo are from the late 13th century. It was one of the smallest towns in Wielkopolskie though of remarkable importance as it was halfway between cities of Gniezno and Giecz, early Polish capitals. A castle (of which nothing remains) was built in 14th century and church of John the Baptist was founded in the 16th century. Ownership of the town changed frequently, and it was severely damaged after The Deluge in the 17th century.

Around 1770 General Jan Lipski received Czerniejewo as dowry and invested a lot in the town,. He built his palace in the north (presumably on place of former castle) complete with extensive landscaping, constructing distillery, tannery, brick factory, water mill and adding another tower to the church, essentialy creating the town as it is now. The city's expansion continued in the 19th century, replacing wooden buildings with masonry structures and growing in population.

Get in

By car

Probably the only realistic way to reach the town. You can reach it from Poznań by DK92. Local roads reach directly from Września and Gniezno to Czerniejewo too. Traffic is sparse, road from south passes through scenic forest.

By bus

From Gniezno bus station (close to train station), you can arrive by bus to Czerniejewo. There are no buses on Sunday, also frequency decreases significantly during school holidays (Jul-Aug). Expect bus every two hours from 04:00 to 20:00. For details check https://www.e-podroznik.pl/ site.

Get around

Entire town can be easily managed by foot. Main street is only half a kilometre long.

See

  • 🌍 Czerniejewo Palace, Generała Lipskiego 5. The centrepiece of the town and its main tourist attraction. It is not possible to tour the object as it is a hotel and restaurant (and also a popular wedding spot). Still you can admire it from the outside and wander around the huge park. (updated Sep 2024)
  • 🌍 John the Baptist Church (Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela), plac Kopczyńskiego 7, ☏ +48 61 427 30 36, . Gothic church of Czerniejewo with multiple domes and towers bearing some resemblance to an Orthodox church. (updated Sep 2024)
  • 🌍 Pałacowa Street. Alley connecting the palace to the church lined with beautiful large trees on both sides. Good walking place with large sidewalks, many small shops and restaurants are located on this street. (updated Sep 2024)

Do

Walk along main road going from the palace to the church. The palace park is also large a space to wander.

Buy

Pałacowa street has some shops. There are two larger supermarkets one west of Pałacowa behind pond, another southwest on the way out of town.

Eat

Restaurants in Czerniejewo are okay at best and it may be better to consider eating elsewhere considering the price to quality ratio. Nevertheless there are some options to eat locally if you need one.

Drink

There are no bars or night life in Czerniejewo.

Sleep

  • 🌍 Czerniejewo Palace, Generała Lipskiego 5. Palace hotel, the only sleep location in the town. Mid standard. There may be weddings on Friday and Saturday. 180 zł per person/day. (updated Sep 2024)

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