THE PEARLS OF THE NECKLACE OF NORTH TO RE URIST BROCHU THE PEARLS OF THE NECKLACE OF NORTH TOURIST BROCHURE PB 1 The project is realized within the framework of the Sectoral Operational Program „Restructuring and Modernization of the Food Sector and Development of Rural Areas 2004–2006”, Action 2.7. ”Pilot Program Leader+”. Funded by the EU and state budget.. Dear Sirs LOCAL FOUNDATION We are a non-governmental organization of the tasks realized within the framework of the ACTION GROUP – NECKLACE OF NORTH established in 2006 as a result of realising the Foundation’s project entitled ”Value of the Necklace 26 Ogrodowa St Scheme of the 1st Pilot Program Leader+. In our is bead to bead… - implementation of Integrated tel. (0-59) 83 35 930, tel./fax: (0-59) 83 35 931 activities we combine different economic entities, Strategy for the Development of Rural Areas with skype: lgd-naszyjnikpolnocy non-governmental organizations, self-governing the use of local potential of the region” and aimed [email protected] www.lgd.naszyjnikpolnocy.pl authorities and institutions, which declare to be at promoting our region. The publication includes willing to act for the benefit of sustainable devel- information about natural and cultural attrac- PHOTOGRAPHS BY: opment of the areas of 11 communes from three tions, possibilities of active rest and tourism and Krzysztof Bielecki, Jarosław Dymek, Katarzyna Jankowska, Krzysztof Kobak, Małgorzata voivodships: the Pomeranian voivodship – the is complemented by a catalogue of address data Margaś, Dorota Murach, Joanna Myszka, Danuta Nowak, Magdalena Paciorek, Jerzy Podlewski, Tadeusz Przybył, Wiesław Puzio, Konrad Remelski, Anna Roman, Bartosz Czarne, Człuchów, Debrzno, Koczała, Przechle- concerning accommodation and catering. We do Sadowski, Ryszard Stępniewicz, Katarzyna Żygadło, private archives of Maria Demko, wo, Rzeczenica communes, the Wielkopolska hope that the brochure will prove helpful not only Adela Gładysz, Małgorzata and Andrzej Stoltmann, archives of the Office of the Koczała voivodship – the Jastrowie, Lipka, Okonek, Za- for visitors to our region, but also for the inhabit- Commune, the OfficeofthePrzechlewoCommune,theOfficeofthe RzeczenicaCommune, the Office of the City and Commune of Czarne, the Office of the City and Commune of krzewo communes, the Cuyavian-Pomeranian ants by providing information about the ”pearls” Kamień Krajeński, the City Office in Człuchów, ”Odejewski-Odan” Sp. z o.o., kayak rental voivodship – the Kamień Krajeński commune. of cultural and natural heritage of the region and business ”Mała Przystań” and own resources of the Foundation ”Necklace of North.” The long-term vision of the region worked out its valuable social initiatives. Photographs present former Debrzno and come from the book entitled ”Debrzno in an old photograph.” Photographs presenting former Lipka and its surroundings come from by us is as follows: ”An attractive area in tourist The tourist brochure ”The Pearls of the Neck- the book entitled ”DAS FLATOWER LAND” EIN BILDBAND UNSERER GRENZMÄRKISCHEN terms of clean environment and more advanced lace of North” is the result of work done by rep- HEIMAT GIFMORN 1989. standard of living, thanks to mutual action of so- resentatives of the above-mentioned communes TEXT BY: cially and professionally active inhabitants, using and the representative of the city of Człuchów, Helena Fert, Aleksandra Gbur, Justyna Gołębiewska, Katarzyna Jankowska, Magdalena cultural and natural assets of the microregion for which is located within the area of the Local Ac- Jaroszewska, Waldemar Kędrak, Monika Łopat, Dorota Murach, Joanna Myszka, the development of tourism, small business and tion Group and is integral to it, however, on ac- Magdalena Paciorek, Wiesław Puzio, Mieczysław Rapta, Anna Roman, Marcin Szulc, Katarzyna Żygadło craftsmanship as well as ecofarming.” count of formal aspects it is excluded from it. EDITORS: The brochure given to You entitled ”The Pearls We wish You nice reading and warmly wel- Justyna Gołębiewska, Joanna Myszka, Wiesław Puzio, Mieczysław Rapta of the Necklace of North” was published as one come to visit the area of Necklace of North. CONSULTATION: Marek Romaniec On behalf of the Board of the Foundation Local Action Group – Necklace of North PUBLISHER MERITUM Bożena Wasińska - - tel./fax (0-52) 37 98 094 Zdzislawa Holubowska [email protected] President of the Board ISBN 978-83-925046-3-4 2 3 eneral characteristics of theG area of the LAG Necklace of North The Area of the Local Action Group Necklace of North covers 2,740km2 and has a population of 82,000 inhabit- ants, with an average population 30 people per 1 km2. It is a cohesive area of neighbouring communes in the number of 11 including - 5 city-rural ones: the Czarne, Debrzno, Kamień Krajeński, Jastrowie, Okonek ones, and 6 rural communes: the Człuchów, Koczała, Lipka, Przechlewo, Rzeczenica, Zakrzewo ones, located within the adminis- trative range of the Człuchów, Złotów, Sępólno poviats, bordering on the Cuyavian-Pomeranian, Pomeranian and Wielkopolska voivodships. munes. The lowest located point is Lake Trzebieszki in The major transport routes running through the part- the Jastrowie commune (83,2m above sea level). ner area are: domestic roads no 11 Kołobrzeg–Bytom, no 22 Kostrzyn–Kaliningrad, no 25 Bobolice–Oleśnica, voivodship roads: no 188 Piła–Człuchów, no 201 Czarne– limate Barkowo and no 202 Rzeczenica–Czarne and the main CThe climate of the partner area is a result of railway line Poznań–Kołobrzeg and local railway lines: combining cool air masses, damp Atlantic climate Piła–Chojnice, Chojnice–Szczecinek. and warm and dry continental climate and is shaped It is a rural area of poor industrial growth dominat- depending on height. Milder climate is present in ed by small business and the food processing industry. uplands and lowlands, whereas much more severe Tourism and agritourism are fast developing thanks to one is present in the valleys and gullies. The vegeta- numerous geographic and natural assets. tive period lasts about 206 days, an average amount Taking into account the physical-geographic division of of atmospheric rainfall equals 600 mm/m2, and rel- the country, the area of the LAG Necklace of North is lo- ative air dampness equals 80%. There are 158 days cated on the border with the Pomeranian and Krajna Lake with nice weather in a year, including 70 warm and Districts, and is situated between the valleys of the Gwda very warm days, and the fact that the majority of and Brda Rivers. The northern border includes the Czarne, Przechlewo and Rzeczenica communes located on the Char- rainfall occurs in winter and autumn creates good zykowo Lowland and the Koczała commune located on its conditions for active recreation. July is the warmest border and Bytowo Lake District. To the east the Kamień month, whereas January is the coolest one. A great Krajeński and Człuchów communes reach the Tuchola For- variety of plants, especially many woody areas, make est and the Krajna Lake District, on which to the south the the climate favourable for treating diseases connect- Lipka and Zakrzewo communes are located. To the west the ed with the respiratory system. Jastrowie commune includes the assets of the Wałcz Lake District, whereas the Okonek commune includes the as- sets of the Szczecinek Lake District which is a part of the orlds of flora and fauna Drawsko Lake District. In natural and forestial terms, the WA different sculpture of the area creates excellent con- area belongs to the Wielkopolska-Pomeranian Land. ditions for developing numerous types of plant species and makes the area much differentiated in natural terms. Forest plants are dominated by pure stand and mixed pine culpture of the area trees present in large areas of the river outwash. A typical SThe sculpture of the area was formed during the undergrowth includes very fertile bilberry fields and last Baltic glaciation (about 10,000-12,000 years). Three there is much concentration of edible mushrooms. One main types of a post-glacial landscape dominate here: can also find here herb-dominated glades, much concen- lofty knolls of the moraine, bottom-moraine lowlands tration of raspberries and blackberries, and roadside wild with not-so-high slightly-sloped knolls and slightly strawberries. wavy outwash fields formed from sand and gravel. They Much richer forest structure in floral terms occurs are supplemented by numerous river valleys, tunnel- near rivers, lakes and peat bogs. One can find here multi- valley and melt lakes, and peat bogs formed from lakes. species and multi-level deciduous and mixed forests with The area is distinguished by various height. The high- rich undergrowth. In damper hollow areas one can find est located points are in the Rzeczenica (222,8m above now relict marsh-dominated woods and damp forests. sea level) and the Czarne (208 m above sea level) com- Tree species, apart from pine and spruce, are represented 4 5 6 7 by birch, beech, hemlock-spruce, oak, harnbeam, syca- more, ash, maple, linden, larch, alder, poplar, elm and willocentury. Numerous meadows, peat bogs and marshes near the river banks and lowlands constitue well-preserved places in natural terms. Many of them are acknowledged by natural scientists to be the most valuable areas on a macro-regional scale, and the valley of the Debrzynka river serves as a good example by having been applied for the Program NATURA 2000. The valleys of the Brda, Czarna, Gwda, and Rurzyca Rivers are no less an attrac- tion as well as other smaller ones. The occurence of protected species of plants and ani- mals is not rare in the area. The most interesting plant species include: marsh tea, marsh whortleberry, com- mon yew, ordinary fir, sea-buckthorn, common sundew, hills, lake gullies. Numerous lakes and marshes pres- mezereon, western thuja, cranberry and orchid plants, ent here are the source of twelve rivers which flow moss, fern, horsetail, peatmoss and club-moss, to name out from the area.