2. History Historians have given a number of years for the establishment of the town since the 16th century. Part of the confusion is the various attribution of the city's namesake as Władysław II the Exile, his grandfather Władysław I Herman, or Vladislav II of Bohemia. An assistant to the Archbishop of Gniezno is mentioned residing in the town in 1123 and the Diocese of Włocławek (Latin: Vladislaviensis) in Kuyavia was first mentioned in a bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 1148. The first bishop of Włocławek, whose name appears in the bull, was Warner, and he was followed by an Italian named Onoldius. The diocese was also recorded as "Włocławek and Pomerania" (Vladislaviensis et Pomeraniae).
3. Historical monuments Diocese of Wloclawek (Diocese Kujawy) – One of the Roman Catholic diocese in the metropolis of Gniezno in Poland. Established in the twelfth century, as one of the first on Polish soil. Initially, the bishops resided in Kruszwica. Until the nineteenth century, the diocese called Kujawska Kuyavian-Pomeranian or. In the years 1818-1925 the diocese took its traditions Kujawsko-Kalisz.
4. Włocławek districts Michelin Południe (South) Rybnica Śródmieście (City Centre) Wschód Leśny (East Forest area) Wschód Mieszkaniowy (East Residential area), a.k.a. Dzielnica Wschód (Eeast District) Wschód Przemysłowy (East Industrial area), a.k.a. Dzielnica Wschód (Eeast District) Zachód Przemysłowy (West Industrial area) Zawiśle Zazamcze
5. Bridge City Bridge them. Edward Smigly-Rydz Wloclawek - steel truss bridge over the Vistula linking Downtown with the court.The bridge measures 620 meters long and 9 meters wide (6m road and the pavements 1.5 meters). It was built in 1937. During World War II, the Polish army demolishes a bridge in the air (in 1939) , was rebuilt by German occupation authorities in 1944 , and then blown up by the German army (during the withdrawal of the Germans from the city in 1945). rebuilt it again in 1948 . Last renovated in 2008 passed
6. Shopping center Wzorcownia is the first and only multipurpose Wloclawek urban project located in the heart of the city. The Centre was created in the revitalized area of the former pottery factory production was once famous "Wloclawek". An example of a commercial concept consisting of sophisticated architecture, and offer a good downtown location.
7. Park Sienkiewicza The park was founded in 1870. Located at the mouth of the Vistula river Zgłowiączki in the city center, near the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the center of the park is situated, a bust of Henryk Sienkiewicz. In 1924 he unveiled a statue of Colonel. Bechiego (who also has his own street in Wloclawek), but it was demolished in 1939.By the end of the twentieth century the park was located and operated an amphitheater in which important events took place in Wloclawek, both cultural as well as concerts and festivals eg. In the early twenty-first century, the amphitheater was abandoned and fell into disrepair. In 2006 it was demolished, and in 2008 in its place erected a playground, which met with negative feedback from the residents .Because of its location, is prone to flooding when the water takes on the Vistula. This happened, among others in 2010.
