Alwernia is a town in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, situated some west of Kraków. The town has an area of ,

Transport

thumb|left|Alwernia railway station

Road transport

Voivodeship road 780 directly passes through the town. The A4 motorway, which is a part of the European route E40, passes through the village of Rudno, located about north of the town.

Rail transport

The Trzebinia–Wadowice railway, opened in 1899, passes through the town, however in October 2002 passenger service ceased. In 2017, a tourist draisine started operating on the closed railway. The railway infrastructure manager in Poland, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, is planning to reconstruct the railway.

Tourist attractions and monuments

thumb|Firefighting museum

Alwernia's tourist attractions and monuments include:

  • Baroque Bernardine monastery and church;
  • Saint Florian chapel;
  • the oldest firefighting museum in Poland – Małopolskie Muzeum Pożarnictwa.

References

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  • Jewish community of Alwernia on Virtual Shtetl