The longest marketplace in Europe – Pultusk

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Marketplace in Pultusk (pol. Pułtusk), is completely paved, over 400 meters long, and at its center is the impressive City Hall. It's worth to stop  in Pultusk - the city on the way to Masuria with the longest market in the Europe.

Pultusk - view on marketplace

Author:  Marek & Ewa Wojciechowscy under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Pultusk, created in the ninth century, won civic rights in 1257. Houses around the market are from the the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and each one has an interesting history. for example in one of them, in 1806 Napoleon was housing during his march throug the Europe. Lived here also, among others polish poet and writer - Victor Gomulicki (his book, "Memoirs of a blue uniform" tells of Pultusk).

City Hall in PultuskAuthor: Marek & Ewa Wojciechowscy under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Town Hall in Pultusk

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From the top 30-meter medieval town hall tower (where is the regional museum) there is beautiful view on  the entire city. More pictures of marketplace in Pultusk can be found here.

Pultusk is very beautiful city with many places and monuments worth to see. We will certainly write about this city later. For now, this short sample have to be enough.

Castle in Pultusk

Author: Marek & Ewa Wojciechowscy under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

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