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Nineteen members of the Stork Commando slipped past the defenses of Krakow but did not go into the city itself; they went a short distance west to the prehistoric site of Tyniec on the Vistula, where under the shadow of ancient ruins they assembled a large raft made of logs and whatever floatables they could find.
Poland Michener, James 1983
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Tyniec, but as early as the thirteenth century this order, composed for the most part of foreign-born members, ceased teaching.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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He established his residence in the former Benedictine monastery of Tyniec.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Now he thought that God had heard his prayers; that he had sent him the German knight for whom he had asked in Tyniec.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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It is true there were other mighty Benedictine abbeys in other parts of the country; as for instance in Lubusz on Odra, in Plock, in Wielkopolska, in Mogila and in several other places: but none of them could compare with the abbey in Tyniec, which was richer than many principalities, and had an income greater than even the kings of those times possessed.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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The highway which was crowded on the road from Tyniec, was still more crowded here.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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In Tyniec, [1] in the inn under "Dreadful Urus," which belonged to the abbey, a few people were sitting, listening to the talk of a military man who had come from afar, and was telling them of the adventures which he had experienced during the war and his journey.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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He, while Walgierz Wdaly was absent, devastated the county around Tyniec.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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One time when he was at the court of a French king, the king's daughter, Helgunda, fell in love with him, and ran away with him to Tyniec, where they lived together in sin.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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We had helmets on when we were at Tyniec, after that I went only once to see him in the Zbyszko affair and that was in the evening.
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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