Church of Peace in Świdnica

The Peace Church of the Holy Trinity in Świdnica is one of two historic sacred buildings built under the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia (1648). In the interests of peace, Silesian evangelicals were allowed to build three Protestant temples in Silesia, including one in Świdnica. The building has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2001.

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Broumov Abbey

The Broumov Abbey dates back to 1213 when King Ottokar I of Bohemia offered the Broumov fiefdom to the Benedictines of Brenau Abbey. When the Sudeten German-speaking populations were expelled from the new Czechoslovakia after the Second World War, the monks found refuge in 1946 in Rohr Abbey in Bavaria and were replaced by Czech monks, who themselves were expelled a few years later. After it was returned to the church in 1989, it is no longer inhabited and, in agreement with its administrator, houses the collections of the Broumov Municipal Museum.