Attractions on the trail Józef Piłsudski – who died in the Battle of 2. from ujazd to kielce Bzura, the largest September campaign 1. from sandomierz to ujazd battle in 1939. Raków. From the very beginning, this old town Bieliny. Tourist information, ul. Partyzantów 3, Sandomierz. One of the most . Another must- was a centre of Arianism, tel.: +48 41 2608152, www.bieliny.pl. beautiful cities in , it is see on the trail is the old 13th- a faction of Protestant- located on seven adjoining hills century Cistercian monas- ism, whose members were on the . The medieval tery in Koprzywnica. You called the Polish brothers urban structure has been pre- can feast your eyes upon in the Polish lands. The town served in the Old Town, togeth- the preserved Roman- was founded in 1569 by Jan er with numerous attractions esque elements, such Church of Sienieński. Here there was an the Holy Trinity from various centuries – tene- as the four-column por- in Raków, Arian house, a printing house, ment buildings, churches and tal with a tympanum in by K. Pęczalski and in 1602–38 the Raków Academy, public utility buildings. The most the church, or the chap- a secondary school famous throughout remarkable include: the gothic ter house in the eastern Europe. Due to the victory of Counter- Artificial lake Chańcza, Opatowska Gate, the town hall from wing of the monastery. -Reformation in April 1638, the royal court by K. Pęczalski the second half of the 14th century with decided to close the academy and expel a attic, the Gothic Cathe- Klimontów. A village in Ujazd. Tourist information – The Krzyżtopór Castle Culture the Arians from Raków. During WWII the a dam, there is a bathing place monitored dral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin the Sandomierz Uplands. Institute, Ujazd 73, tel.: +48 15 8601133, www.krzyztopor.org.pl. town was heavily populated by Jews; by WOPR lifeguards and a water equip- River valley. Oblęgorek area, Manor house in Skotniki, Szydłów. Tourist information, ul. Targowa 3, Barania and Chełmce, Mary with polychromes from 1421, and by M. Franaszek The towers and the dome of tel.: +48 41 3545313, www.szydlow.pl. however, no material relics have survived ment rental. Here there is by K. Pęczalski the Romanesque Church of St. James the baroque Collegiate Church (a wooden synagogue was burnt down). a 36 ha reser- from the first decade of the 13th century, of St. Joseph, designed by Lau- Currently, in Raków one can see the late Szydłów. A town, known as the Polish voir, a popular place Introduction with the adjacent Dominican Monastery among other things, to its unique micro- rentius de Sent, stand tall and proud baroque Holy Trinity Church, and a build- Carcassonne, with the remains of defen- for summer and week- climate, which provides the longest veg- over the townhouses. This majestic build- ing of the old Arian house (at the corner of sive fortifications built by the order of end trips for people living The Green Velo Eastern Cycle Trail, covering 1980 km, is the longest cycle route in etation period in Poland. ing is one of the most remarkable sacral keeps symbolized four quarters of the year. Kościelna and Sienieńskiego streets). Kazimierz Wielki (Kazimierz the Great). in Kielce and its surroundings. Poland. It goes through five regions in the eastern part of the country: Warmińsko- Cycling along Green attractions from the 17th century in Poland. Ujazd. Ujazd is the location of Krzyżtopór On the northern side, a gorgeous garden The walls made of local limestone in the It offers a 300 m sandy beach as well as Mazurskie, Podlaskie, Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships. Velo between - ­Other things worthy of attention in Klimon- Castle (English: the Cross-axe Castle) in the Italian Renaissance style adjoined Chańcza Reservoir. This is a retention 14th century were at one time 1080 m long a charming jetty, excellent for walks, and a water Lake in Borków, Monastery in Koprzywnica, by K. Pęczalski Just one glance at the map is enough to make one realise how many different domierz and Ujazd, tów are: the former Dominican Church of by M. Franaszek erected in the years 1631–44 by Krzysztof the residence. The impressive ruins of the reservoir at the Czarna Staszowska River and up to 1.8 m thick. Other attractions equipment rental with, for example, paddle boats, boats regions the trail combines, and how diverse it is in terms of landscapes and cul- Sandomierz. Tourist Information Centre, Rynek 20, tel.: +48 15 6446105, you can feast your St. Hyacinth from 1617–20, build- Ossoliński according to designs by Lauren- castle have been preserved and are open located south of Raków. The water sur- of Szydłów worthy of recommendation and kayaks. Near the beach there is a volleyball pit, and ture. Among seaside sceneries and highlands, along lake lands, through prime- www.sandomierz.travel. Tourist Service Office PTTK, Rynek 12, eyes upon the gor- ings of the old Dominican mon- tius de Sent. It is a palazzo in fortezza build- to visitors. face area is 340 ha, and the reservoir’s are, for example, the Cracow Gate, the in summer it is full of other attractions, such as airball or val forests and big urban centres, Green Velo takes us on a journey discovering tel.: +48 15 8322305, www.pttk-sandomierz.pl. geous landscapes, astery and the neo-Classical ing, i.e. a “palace in a fortress”. Over the The Krzyżtopór castle, depth does not exceed 5 m in most of late Gothic synagogue, the Parish Church an inflated castle slide. Many outdoor events are held the most beautiful features of the lands inhabited for centuries by various com- which are a match for synagogue erected in 1851. entrance gate there is a cross and the crest by Sz. Pawlak its sections. The majority of its shores of Saint Stanislaus from the 14th century, here at summer weekends. Klimontów. Tourist information, ul. Krakowska 19, munities: , Jews, Germans, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Lithu­anians, Armenians, such agricultural phe- tel.: +48 601 760 948, www.klimontow.pl. of the Ossoliński family – an axe (the castle are sandy, and its clear waters and the gothic All Saints Church, built at and Tartars. nomena as the vine- Konary. Here in May 1915, took its name from these two elements). enhance active leisure and the turn of the 15th century. . A town established in the 13th century in The section of the Green Velo crossing the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is unique. yards of southern Europe. the legionnaires of Józef Walls and a moat, the outline of which swimming. On the the southern part of the Świętokrzyskie Moun- From Sandomierz, located in the hills, the trail goes down the Vistula River to Skotniki, from the years 1226–50. One should And in the flowering season the Piłsudski fought bloody bat- is still visible today, defended the eastern side, near Cisowsko-Orłowiński Landscape Park. tains, between the Daleszyce range and a small village, offering remarkable views of lowland also visit the underground tourist trail, beauty of the orchards is undoubtedly tles with Russian troops– an event castle. Its structure marvels South of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains the Cisów range by the Belnianka River. landscapes shaped by the greatest of the Polish take a cruise down the Vistula River, and unrivalled! which went down in history as the Collegiate church contemporaries even now; and southeast of Kielce, a landscape During WWII it was the area of the rivers. Then, from Skotniki it goes on through admire many natural attractions in the Battle of Konary. A bronze in Klimontów, it was claimed to have park was established to protect the area’s most intense partisan activity. As the more undulating areas of the San- city’s neighbourhood, e.g. the Pepper Skotniki. In this small village hidden plate with a cross lying by A. Drzewiecka as many windows charming landscapes and diverse flora revenge for one of the partisan domierz Uplands to Klimontów and the Mountains and loess ravines, including among forests lies the Church of Saint on a granite boul- as days in the year, and fauna. The park contains 4 natural troop’s operations, the Ger- Krzyżtopór castle in Ujazd, and con- the famous Queen Jadwiga Ravine. John the Baptist from the mid-14th cen- der, funded by the as many rooms as reserves (Białe Ługi, Cisów, Słopiec, and mans pacified and burned tinues along hills with views of the tury. A charming manor and palace com- nation in 2000 on weeks, and as Zamczysko), with 52 protected species down the town in August major range of the Świętokrzyskie Sandomierz horticulture. The plex rests in front of the temple. The the 85th anni- many sumptu- of vegetation (of which 15 are extreme- 1944. Attractions worth Mountains to Kielce, Oblęgorek, surroundings of Sandomierz form alcove manor is surrounded with a semi- versary of the ous halls as ly rare). The protection also covers bogs, visiting include: a church Sielpia Wielka and Końskie. Despite one of the richest regions for fruit wild romantic park. You can also clearly battle, com- months. The and over 200-year-old fir, beech and oak these undulating areas, this section orchards in Poland. There are over recognise the outlines of an old moat, memorates four corner stands. Moreover, the park offers numer- of the route should not pose any 20,000 ha of apple orchards, 1400 which encircled the park in the past. the event. ous outcrops, and the 200-metre-long problems for less-advanced cyclists. ha of plum orchards and around Skotniki is home to the Skotnicki fam- Zbójecka Cave near Łagów. The Krakow Gate 600 ha each of orchards for apri- ily, whose descendants include Stanisław in Szydłów, The Gorge of St. Hedwig, cots, peaches, and sweet cher- Grzmot-Skotnicki – a Polish general and Borków. A small holiday resort located in by M. Franaszek by K. Pęczalski ries. The region owes its uniqueness, a member of the First Cadre Company of the middle of a fir forest in the Bielnianka O patówka Zaklików

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Publication prepared and issued by publications it is called the Arian church, reserve at the Niekłań River, and www.greenvelo.pl Amistad Sp. z o.o.– Program PolskaTurystyczna.pl as it played this role for some time. the broads of the Krasna River. pl. Na Groblach 8/2, 31-101 Kraków, phone: +48 12 4229922, e-mail: [email protected], www.polskaturystyczna.pl ISBN 978-83-7560-179-4 Suchedniowsko-Oblęgorski Land- Końskie. This town on the scape Park. The park covers the west- southeast edge of the ern edges of the Świętokrzyskie Moun- Hills was probably EUROPEAN UNION th EUROPEAN REGIONAL tains, including the Oblęgorek Range with established in the 11 cen- DEVELOPMENT FUND Siniewska Mountain as its highest peak tury. Its attractions include European Fund for the development of Eastern Poland A project financed by the European Regional Development Fund within the Eastern Poland Development 2007-2013 (448.8 m above sea level). It was estab- the neo-classical palace Operational Programme lished to protect the unique sightseeing, and park complex, famous EASTERN CYCLE TRAIL