St Martin's Mountain, a photo from Malopolskie, East

Photographer's Note

Rzędzin, which you see in this photo, is a suburb of my hometown Tarnów. I grew up in a different part of town, but I thought I will show you one more church, which has not been presented before. Its construction started actually before WWII but it was not entirely finished before the war. German army has used it as a storage for weapons as they did with other churches during the war. That is the reason why so many churches in Germany were badly damaged. Russian army used it as a stable for horses. The towers were added after the war.

The hill which you see at the back with a transmitter on top, is called St Martin’s Mountain. It is a nice recreation area. On the top of the mountain there was once a lovely castle. Today only ruins remain, and they are not very photogenic. The view over the whole town from the top is spectacular though. Most of the town is not visible in this photo, what you see is one of residential areas.
This photo was taken from the same POV as this picture which I showed before:
https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Poland/photo1588815.htm

More information on the hill from Wikipedia:
St Martin's Mountain (384 m above sea level) - a hill located to the south-east of the center of Tarnów, partly within its administrative borders. It is the northern edge of the Carpathian Foothills threshold. The name of the mountain (popularly known as Marcinka) comes from the historic church of St. Martin located in the present-day village of Zawada, which is the oldest parish church in Tarnów and its vicinity. Near the top of the hill and the church there is a terrestrial transmitter belonging to the operator EmiTel. West of the top of Mount St. Martin, there are remains of a Gothic castle, built in the first half of the 14th century by Spytek from Melsztyn. The castle was built on an irregular, oval plan with a tower on the west side. During the Hungarian invasion in 1441, the castle was conquered and destroyed. It was rebuilt by the castellan of Kraków, Jan Amor Tarnowski (junior) in the mid XV century. The Grand Hetman of the Crown, Jan Tarnowski, rebuilt it as a family residence in the Renaissance style in the first half of the 16th century. From the end of the 16th century, the castle was successively owned by the Ostrogski, Zasławski, Zamoyski and then Sanguszko families. Its demolition began in the 17th century.
In the 1980s, remains of an early medieval settlement from the 10th-11th centuries were also discovered on the hill.

Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B3ra_%C5%9Awi%C4%99tego_Marcina

jhm, ikeharel, Fis2, Royaldevon, PiotrF, PaulVDV, jemaflor, papagolf21 has marked this note useful

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jhm (202915) 2020-10-22 5:02

Hello Mariusz,

You chose a nice panorama view about this nice city..
Also nice depth and perspective.
You did nice addition the two church towers taken along
Sharpness are superb
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

ikeharel (105867) 2020-10-22 5:24

Hello Mariusz,
Short walking distance, and one can stride through the forests around this suburb and enjoy the beautiful green.
Picture taken from yet another high point, shows the red roof-tiles and double towers of the church. A fine surround view under bright daylight.
Good afternoon,
Ike

pajaran (102552) 2020-10-22 5:40

Greeting.
Beautiful red roofs and green trees, well shown with beautiful colors, contrast, perspective and good text.
Beautiful part of the city with church towers and crosses, beautiful antenna on the hill, beautiful panorama.
I wish you a nice afternoon, all the best.
Paja.

Fis2 (155547) 2020-10-22 7:52

Czesc Mariusz!
Ladny widok, czerwony dach w centrum kadru przyciaga wzrok.
Ciekawy kosciol i jego historia.
Wieze robia wrazenie, wygladaja jak by jedna byla kopia drugiej.
Znakomity kadr i kolory.
Milego wieczoru.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (75330) 2020-10-22 8:32

Hello Mariusz,

I understand why you want to share your homeland with us, most of my photographs are from around my home, but your home has been in lots of different places recently, so there must be a desire to keep this contact.

I hope you don't mind me being honest.
I like the idea of showing the twin towered church but I seriously want to remove the square buildings and shrubs in the f/g, they interfere with the view of the important buildings which are trying so hard to be the focal points.

I hate to say critical things and you may see it it quite differently!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (205611) 2020-10-22 8:59

Ciao Mariusz,, great POV on lovely place, wonderful colors, splendid light, fine details and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

lousat (129891) 2020-10-22 10:58

Hi Mariusz,beautiful postcard of this suburb of Tarnow,in fact all is brand new,from the church to the buildings,rich composition very sharp and bright as usual,the choice of view from above is a winner. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

jmdias (102822) 2020-10-22 12:10

mariuz

a nice general view of the area with the church in evidence, remind me cuiabá cathedral.. nice the barrier of the mountain ahead, not so high.

take care

jorge

Tue (82164) 2020-10-22 12:23

Hello Mariusz,
A very nice and attractive landscape with lots to see. I really like the mix of trees and houses as well as some patches of open fields. The two white twin towers and the television tower on top of the hill stand out in particular.
Lars

Miguel82 (47106) 2020-10-22 15:33

Mariusz, the two towers surmonted by a cross stand out from the lower residential buildings. The viewpoint offers a wide panorama of this suburb. A forested hill appears in the background with an antena at its top. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

PiotrF (52330) 2020-10-22 17:25

Czesc Mariusz
Ladnie pokazales siekawy fragment Twojego rodzinnego miasta. Ja ogladalem niedawno stare przedwojenne pocztowki z Tarnowa z dworcem kolejowym. Masz go tez w galerii na TE - nawet jest w lepszym stanie :)
Ciekawa prezentacja
pozdrawiam
Piotr

PaulVDV (54809) 2020-10-22 22:27

Hello Mariusz,
The area around Tarnów is beautiful with its fields and forests where most people live within walking distance of nature.
Again you found a very elevated point of view for this panorama but this time you weren't that lucky with the light as in your previous photo of Tarnów. Of course then you also had the many pink and red shades that provided an additional advantage.
Best regards, Paul

jemaflor (135344) 2020-10-22 23:12

Hi Mariusz,
Good POV to take a photo of the town and this church, nice sunlight, perfect for a good colors rendering, interesting note, tfs.

ifege (32129) 2020-10-22 23:48

Hi Mariusz
Not a very grand mountain but together with the town and green fields it contributes to an excellent photo.
cheers
Ian

papagolf21 (152599) 2020-10-23 0:02

Bonjour, cher Mariusz,
La ville s'étale sous nos yeux avec cet édifice religieux aux formes modernes. La simplicité s'exprime ici à travers le patrimoine urbain.
Bel arrière-plan qui oriente notre regard sur un pylône. (antenne ?).
Amitiés.
Philippe

BennyV (32570) 2020-10-23 6:06

Hello Mariusz

Lovely view with great colours and definition at the bottom of the frame, on the ground...the red roof, the house and obviously the church in the middle. Great picture, tfs.

Benny

ChrisJ (159954) 2020-10-29 18:42

Hello Mariusz

Missed this one. The twin towers of the bg church add a good focal point. Excellent sharpness and taken from a superb elevated position. Tfs!