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The Wooden Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Stara Wieś
The sixteenth-century wooden church in Stara Wieś is located near Wilamowice. Successive reconstructions changed somewhat original Little Poland-Silesian style of the building. The church was built on a small hill, surrounded by trees and the cemetery, and together with adjacent historic buildings of the former rectory and parish school forms a picturesque architectural ensemble. It is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesia province.
Location
street Ks. Szczepana Wojtyłki 3
43-330 Stara Wieś
Commune: Wilamowice
Tourist region: Beskids & Cieszyn Silesia
Location: in the country
Contact data
: 33 845 72 04
: 602 891 196
: http://starawies.ovh.org
General Information
: churches, wooden architecture, architectural monuments, sacred monuments, history sources
Prices & amenities
: admission free
Availability
: whole year
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Stara Wieś is located in the commune of
Wilamowice, on the Skowronka river, in the
picturesque surroundings of fish ponds. The
origins of the village date back to the
thirteenth century, when Duke Mieszko II of
Cieszyn told someone named William to settle
newcomers from all over, including Western
Europe. Among several historic buildings
worth seeing here, there is an old, wooden
school building, which houses an
ethnographic exhibition.
In the village of Stara Wieś, located in the
commune of Wilamowice, in the district of
Bielsko, it is worthwhile to see several
monuments, including a manor house. The
manor house, dating from the second half of
the eighteenth century, was erected on the
site of an earlier, sixteenth-century building.
At the present time, the manor house is
unfortunately much neglected, which was due
to the years of the communist regime, during
which the mansion was the seat of the
cooperative, called "Postęp". Near the
mansion, a monumental oak tree has
survived.
The huge silhouette of the Church of the Holy Trinity
towers over Wilamowice, a beautiful town with an
interesting history, located to the north of Bielsko-Biała.
The first church was erected in the town in the Middle
Ages. The present one was started in 1923. The
construction was completed after several years. The
Wilamowice church refers to the soaring Gothic style,
and inside there is a real gem - a huge neo-Gothic altar,
the work of life of Kazimierz Danek.
Located in the district of Bielsko, Wilamowice is undoubtedly
one of the most interesting towns in the province. It was founded in
the mid thirteenth century by the settlers from Friesland and
Flanders and from other Western European countries. For
centuries, a unique dialect, clothes and
customs have been preserved here. The village has also a number of historic
buildings, which include houses in the market square and in
several other places. Wilamowice lies on the Wooden
Architecture Route.
A colorful patch of the Land of the Rising Sun can be seen without going on a long and expensive journey. In Pisarzowice, at Antoni Pudełko’s Ornamental Shrubs Nursery, an extraordinary garden in the Japanese style was created. It impresses with colorful azaleas, Japanese maples, cherry trees or garden bonsai. All this is complemented with stone elements and interestingly designed aqueous compositions. Japanese climate can also be felt in a stylish tea room, which offers several dozen kinds of tea.
The church in Bestwina may have existed a long time ago,
but there are not reliable sources which can prove it. The
present brick church was built in the second half of the
sixteenth century on the place of a wooden object. The
equipment of the church includes the bell called "King of
Glory," which has a war exile. On the nearby cemetery, Leon
Karol Habsburg is buried. He was a Polish patriot - an officer
fighting in the Polish-Bolshevik war
Silesian Tastes Culinary Trail
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Accommodation
Obiekt zlokalizowany jest na granicy dwóch miast; Bielska - Białej i Czechowic Dziedzic.
Zajazd usytuowany jest w Bielsku Białej (Komorowice Krakowskie) przy ulicy Młynówka 6 w odległości 1 kilometra od kompresorium FIAT, blisko przy trasie Bielsko Katowice (krajowa 1) oraz Bielsko Cieszyn (S 1).
The Kotuliński's Palace is a unique combination of historical architecture and delightful memories with modernity and comfort based on the 20th century's leisure facilities. The building was raised in the thirties of the 18th century. Yet at that time as a symbol of splendor and elegance it was called the most precious architectural and natural facility of the region. The palace and park complex is situated in a quiet and peaceful place which brings rest and fullness of relax and at the same time is in the vicinity of the southern centre of the Silesian voivodeship and the city of Bielsko-Biała.
Gastronomy
Number of seats: 160, average price of dinner: 14 PLN, rooms (for 100 people and 60 people), parking, traditional Polish cuisine, specializing in soup, scrambled eggs after wilamowsku, herring, Japanese, tripe, organizing social events and wedding receptions ( weddings, banquets, funeral, etc.), booking, discounts on tourist groups.
Elegancki wystrój, stonowane kolory, kameralne wnętrza. Jeśli szukają Państwo takiego miejsca na przyjęcie weselne, uroczystości rodzinne i inne okazje to zapraszamy do Restauracji Liszówka.
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