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Town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
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Frombork is a small fishing village in Warmia-Masuria in Poland. It was part of Prussia, and later Germany, and was known by its German name Frauenburg from the Middle Ages until 1945.
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The main building of the Nicholas Copernicus Museum in Frombork.
The largest building on the Cathedral Hill. It burned down in 1945 but got rebuilt in 1972-1973. The belfry also houses the Foucault’s pendulum – the only instrument in Poland to observe the rotary motion of the Earth. A viewing platform 70 m above the sea level gives visitors the opportunity to observe the landscapes of Frombork’s surroundings.
The Gothic cathedral was built between 1329 and 1388. Since that time it has experienced a few minor expansions.
The largest supermarket in town with low prices.
By car
From Gdańsk, take route E77 to Elbląg and then head north along the south coast of the Vistula Bay by road 503.
By train
The town's station last saw a train in 2006. However Braniewo, 10 km away near the Kaliningrad border, and Elbląg are on the functioning rail network rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?.
By bus
Local buses running between Elbląg (7-11 zł) and Braniewo (5-8 zł) pass through Frombork.
The town of Frombork is extremely small so no transport is needed. You can get anywhere on foot.
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