The Church of St. Cross
In 1253 a community of Franciscans came to Środa Śląska and established a monastery and a church in the southwest side of the town. At first the buildings were wooden but in the middle of the 15th century they built a Gothic church with St. Anthony’s Chapel adjacent towards the north. After numerous alterations of the buildings only two Gothic portals in the church and a Baroque lavabo in the monastery have survived until today.

The Town Walls
Their history can be dated back to the 13th century, when the townsmen asked the king of the Bohemia John of Luxemburg to permit building defensive walls. The Town Walls encircled the town and were connected with the castellan’s castle (non existent nowadays). At several dozen meters intervals along the wall semicircular and polygonal bastions were located. There were four Gates: the Wrocław Gate, the Świdnica, the Legnica and the Rzeźnicza (Butchers’). The fortifications required constant maintenance therefore different guilds were assigned to look after the parts of the walls.

The Town Hall
In all likelihood, it was built on the site of a previous Town Hall from 13th century. The building is on a letter L plan and the shorter north wing was connected with a prison tower. There were two passages in both wings but only one has remained intact. Beside the most impressive Town Councilor’s Hall, standing out with its Gothic vaults, there were rooms housing town’s scales, a court and a dive. From the modest exterior decorations there are only left the decorations of the south gable with the alcoves adorned with some fine painting and the battlements seen best in the north wing.

The Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary
The Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary was founded by the duke Henry the Bearded. The Romanesque church and a leper hospital were erected behind the town walls in the years 1220 to 1232. St. Hedwig of Silesia became their patroness. The church had undergone several reconstructions from 16th to 18th century. In 1620, when there was a war fought, the church was used as a stable. During the renovation the brick walls were plastered. The renovation was completed at the end of the 17th century. However, the 19th century brought some changes and the church was used as a garrison. At present it is used as a church and it’s open to visitors. Until now have survived alcoves in the north wall of the chancel, apses and jambs.

The Church dedicated to St. Andrew
The temple is one of the oldest structures in the town. It has a hybrid architecture blending Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles of architecture. The 18th century main altar and 17th century baroque pulpit deserves particular attention. The beginnings of the church go back to 12th century. From the original building there are only left side aisle exterior walls. In 1248 during the fights between the sons of Henry II the Pious the church was probably burnt together with some five hundred townsmen hiding there. With the end of 13th century the central nave was restored and it has remained intact. In the 14th century the church was rebuilt, but its layout was not changed. They added a bell tower and a vestry. Later the chancel was rebuilt and covered with a very steep roof towering above the town. In 1634 the church was again destroyed by fire. Soon afterwards, in 1645 at Christmas Eve, the bells rang in the rebuilt bell tower for the first time. One of the bells has survived till present days. By the end of the 17th century the church was enriched by organs and a Baroque altar. In the middle of the 19th century the west wall was pulled down and neo Gothic edifice was built instead. The last works, which influenced the appearance of the church, were connected with adding buttresses.