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Alumnat
Next to the Holy Trinity Church is the squat Alumnat, the world's first hospice for war veterans, dating from 1633. It still provides food and lodging, but nowadays for tourists.
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Holy Trinity Church
On the eastern side of town stands the 18th-century Baroque Holy Trinity Church. Two symmetrical towers linked to the main building by arcaded galleries overlook the spacious Rynek (called Plac Czanieckiego).
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Monument to Stefan Czarniecki
In the middle of the spacious Rynek (called Plac Czanieckiego) stands the Monument to Stefan Czarniecki, a national hero who distinguished himself in battles against the Swedes. The statue, from the 1760s, is one of the oldest secular monuments in Poland.
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Pentowo
Storks are a common sight in towns and villages across Podlasie, where artificial platforms are carefully constructed for the lanky white birds to build their nests upon. But Pentowo, a collection of farm buildings 2km northwest of Tykocin on the road to Kiermusy, holds the title of Poland's Stork Village. In 1991 a hurricane ripped through the village, snapping many of the trees like twigs, and over the ensuing years storks began to nest in the broken treetops.
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Synagogue & Tykocin Museum
Tykocin's synagogue is one of the best-preserved in Poland, its four-square form dominating the western part of town, which was traditionally the Jewish quarter. This sober-looking edifice, erected in 1642, remained in use for religious services right up until WWII.
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