Niewiesze: bathing area, chapel and history

The bathing area at the Pławniowice Reservoir, a chapel dating from the mid-19th century and routes through the village give you several ways to explore Niewiesze. When choosing a hotel, it makes sense to start by deciding whether you would like to plan your stay around the bathing area, local history or the route of a trail. Słoneczna Plaża offers a connection to the water; the chapel and the cross provide two specific historical points of interest in the village.

Bathing area at the Pławniowice Reservoir

Słoneczna Plaża is located at the Pławniowice Reservoir in the Niewiesze district, near Plażowa Street. The place name and street address help you locate the bathing area within the district. The land area of the bathing area is marked with four information boards; buoys mark the bathing area in the water. There is also a children's pool.

The bathing area has sanitary facilities, a car park, bicycle stands, a beach volleyball court, barbecue areas with water points, changing rooms, a food and drink outlet, and water sports equipment rental. If you plan to use a particular service, check its current availability in advance.

Chapel and cross: local history on site

Niewiesze is one of the oldest villages in the Rudziniec municipality; its history dates back to the 12th century. The chapel at 16 Pyskowicka Street dates from the mid-19th century. It has a square floor plan and a hipped roof. On the roof is a wooden, octagonal roof turret with openwork sides, a pyramidal spire, a ball and a metal cross. The plastered façade is topped with a cornice and features a frieze of semicircular ornamentation. The interior, fitted out at a later date, contains figures of the Virgin Mary and a depiction of Saint John of Nepomuk. A hipped roof has four sloping roof surfaces.

A large cross dating from 1909 stands at 1 Toszecka Street. Its niche contains a figure of the Virgin Mary in a white robe and blue mantle; the front is decorated with a plant motif in relief. The chapel and cross can also be placed in chronological context: the chapel dates from the mid-19th century, while the cross is dated 1909; both stand against the backdrop of a village history dating back to the 12th century.

Getting oriented on routes through Niewiesze

The red-marked Szlak Ziemi Gliwickiej runs through Niewiesze. Route 409 begins and ends in Toszek and passes through the districts of Słupsko, Niewiesze and Bycina. The details offer different ways to orient yourself: for the Szlak, the red markings and its passage through Niewiesze are specified; for Route 409, its starting and ending points and the districts it passes through help you understand its course. Check the current markings for your chosen route before setting out.

Discover more destinations: Pyskowice, Chudów, Paniówki, Paczynka, Rudziniec, Bojszów, Poniszowice, Knurów.

For the overview of the wider area: Gliwice.