Grójec - buses and minibuses to Grójec

Sindbad bus Grójec - basic information about the city

Grójec is a town of less than 17,000 inhabitants located south of Warsaw. It is about 45 km from the capital city, about 60 km from Radom and about 47 km from Rawa Mazowiecka. The town is the seat of Grójec County and a rural-urban municipality. Grójec was granted city rights as early as 1419, despite which it never significantly appeared in the annals. Today the town's most important landmarks are apples, about which in a moment, and Father Piotr Skarga, who was born in Grójec, grew up there and helped the local community. This colorful figure - a Jesuit, theologian, preacher and writer in one person - has been immortalized in, among others, Jan Matejko's canvas ("Skarga's Sermon") and in the works of Mickiewicz and Norwid. However, let's return to contemporary Grójec. The town lies on the small Molnica River, whose waters feed into the Kraska, which in turn is a tributary of the Jeziorka.

Grójec is also an important transportation hub. At this point on the map, the DK50 connects with the S-7 route. There is no railroad running through the city, so a bus to Grojec is the best way to discover the city. Most carriers stop at the Grójec bus station. Among them are also Sindbad buses.

Grójec the capital of Polish fruit growing

For centuries the area has also been associated with fruit growing, and Grójec holds the palm of primacy in this regard, boasting the title of "the largest orchard in Europe". How much marketing and how much truth is in this? We will probably never know. The facts are that Queen Bona Sforza established royal orchards in the Grójec area.

The local fruit was so tasty that it quickly became an export product and made its debut in European salons. Today, Grójec apples are a geographically protected and proprietary product, which allows them to stand out in the highly competitive fruit and preserves market. It is not without reason that the local fruit growers are considered the best qualified and have good technical facilities.

The importance of fruit growing for Grojec is highlighted by the Apple Blossom Festival. This year this multi-day event was held in May, and many national and local artists presented themselves on stage. It is also a time of competitions for residents. This event in Grójec has a long tradition, as it has been celebrated since 1959.

Grójec sights

A walk through the city must include several points of interest. The first of these is the town hall. This classicist building was built in 1809 and designed by H. Szpilkowski. Today it houses the Registry Office and the City Council. Elements of the neoclassical style can also be seen in the building now occupied by Primary School No. 3. It once housed tsarist military barracks, making the building an arena for battles during the January Uprising. The most important religious building is St. Nicholas Church. This Late Gothic structure was built in 1520-30. Inside you will find, among other things, a baptismal font from the 15th century, in which Fr. Peter Skarga was baptized. In front of the church there is a wooden bell tower. The building of the first brick hospital in the city, built in 1855-1857, is also nicely presented.Today the building again serves medical functions.