The Bazylika Mniejsza pw. Ścięcia św. Jana Chrzciciela has been a centre of religious, cultural and political life for Chojnice and the surrounding area since it was established. On 11 March 1993, Pope John Paul II elevated the church to the rank of a basilica minor. For a trip focused on cultural history, it can thus be considered both a long-standing institution of significance and a site associated with a precisely dated ecclesiastical milestone.
A digital museum offering
The Muzeum Janusza Trzebiatowskiego offers a virtual museum for anyone unable to visit in person. This digital offering is a concrete starting point for travellers who want to explore Chojnice’s culture but cannot plan an in-person museum visit.
Cultural history in the wider destination of Conitz
In the wider destination of Conitz, the Historical and Ethnographic Museum offers another perspective on the cultural history of Chojnice. It is housed in six historic buildings along a surviving section of Chojnice’s medieval defensive walls. Today, exhibition spaces are located in the Brama Człuchowska, a six-storey historic building with a square floor plan in the Pomeranian Gothic style. The museum presents permanent and temporary thematic exhibitions on five floors of the Brama. If a particular subject is important to you, check the current exhibitions in advance.
In the wider destination of Conitz, the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chojnice is also an architectural landmark. It has three naves and a façade with two towers; its late Baroque interior includes polychrome paintings by Franciszek Ksawery Haefflich. The church was built by Jesuits, who also founded a school in Chojnice.
Landscape and activities in the wider destination of Conitz
The Zaborski Landscape Park lies in the northern part of Chojnice County and extends across the municipalities of Brusy, Chojnice and Konarzyny. Cyclists can use Kaszubska Marszruta, a network of cycle routes in Chojnice County with around 200 kilometres of completed trails. The 55-kilometre Julian Rydzkowski Kashubian Hiking Trail covers a different scale: it runs from Chojnice via Chojniczki, Bachorze, Stara Piła, Męcikał and Giełdon to Wiele. Check the trail’s markings and conditions locally.
For kayaking, the Brda and its tributaries—Chocina, Zbrzyca, Młosina and Kłonecznica—form a network of varied routes in the Zaborski Landscape Park. Water conditions vary by season. The regional options therefore differ clearly by activity: a named hiking trail, a cycle-route network with around 200 kilometres of completed trails, or kayaking routes whose conditions change with the season.
Dni Chojnic may also be relevant when choosing when to travel: the city festival takes place every year in Tysiąclecia Park and at Fosa Miejska, but the date and programme vary. If you are looking for hotels in Chojnice, first consider whether you want to focus on the city’s history, including the basilica and virtual museum, or also explore the cultural and landscape attractions in the wider destination of Conitz.
Discover more destinations: Brusy, Olszyny, Męcikał, Charzykowy, Leśno, Parszczenica, Swornegacie, Krzyż
Go to the wider travel overview: Conitz.
