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The Wooden Church of the Holy Trinity in Pałowice
Palowice is an old village situated in the district of Rybnik. It was for the first time mentioned in a document of Duke of Racibórz as early as 1308. Centuries ago, an important trade route to Moravia ran through the village. An interesting monument lying on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province is the Church of Holy Trinity. This sanctuary comes from the village of Leszczyny, from where it was brought to Palowicein 1981.
Location
street Woszczycka
44-246 Palowice
Commune: Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Tourist region: Rybnicko-Raciborski Region, Silesia
Location: in the country
Contact data
: 32 427 40 44
: palowice@archidiecezja.katowice.pl
: www.parafia.palowice.net
General Information
: churches, architectural monuments, wooden architecture, sacred monuments, history sources
Prices & amenities
: admission free
Availability
: whole year
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Palowice is a village lying in the district of
Rybnik, in the commune of CzerwionkaLeszczyny. There are a few monuments
including the ruins of the steel mill
“Waleska”, a neo-Classicist mansion, an old
distillery and remains of the historic park at
the beginning of the nineteenth century. The
Palowice manor house, built by the family of
Winckler Tiele between 1860 and 1880, is
located on a small hill near the center of the
village, and is commonly called, with great
exaggeration, the castle.
The building known as the little palace or
manor house in Woszczyce is one of the most
beautiful buildings of the village. The origins of
the manor house are connected with a wooden
structure, which was built by the Woszczycki
family. The manor house was devastated during
the seventeenth-century Thirty Years War, and
later after by the communist regime. In the 90s
of the last the situation changed for better.
Currently, the renovated manor houses a hotel
and a restaurant called "Szczepańskis’ Manor."
A few miles north of the center of Żory we can
encounter a brick tower of the steel plant
“Waleska”. It is located within the protected area
of the Landscape Park of the Cistercian
Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie. This
brick tower was once used to pull manually a
significant amount of raw materials up to a
considerable height in order to charge the
adjacent blast furnace with them. The plant
operated here in the first half of the nineteenth
century, and its name derives from the daughter
of the owner - Franz Winckler.
The Palowice Lake District is a popular name of the charming corner of Upper Silesia, just north of Żory, in the National Park "Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie". Pine forests reflect themselves on the surface of numerous breeding ponds, which were created many years ago in the Jesionka valley, a right tributary of the Ruda. The place is full of protected plants and animals and it is accessible to tourists thanks to many walking, Cycling and skiing trails.
In the village of Bełk, located in the district of Rybnik, there is an, eighteenth-century wooden Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. Besides the monument, which is recently unfortunately closed, one can see attractive landscapes. The church is adjacent to the ponds and the Bierawka river, which are part of the landscape park “Cistercian Landscape Compositions”. The church in Bełk is situated on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.
One of the most popular places of recreation for residents of the historic town of Żory is the Piaskownia Park. It extends north from the city center, in the district of Kleszczówka. In the beautiful forest there is the Centre of Ecological Education, whose one part is an educational trail dedicated natural habitats. A collection of rocks and minerals has been amassed and a fitness trail laid out as well.
Silesian Tastes Culinary Trail
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Accommodation
The hotel, located in the village Orzesze, Woszczyce district, located in the historic baroque manor from 1722, Szczepanski
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Gastronomy
The restaurant is combined with the House of Silesian Culture. Here you can try excellent Silesian cuisine and take part in many open events which promote the Silesian dialect and customs. Interior of the restaurant also refers to the regional tradition.
The restaurant is a member of the “Silesian Tastes” Culinary Trail.
We strive to make our dishes were able to meet the most demanding clients, therefore, to prepare them always use natural products and tested recipes.