Łabędzie: Church, Monument and Watermill

Łabędzie brings together several historic landmarks: the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, a monument to the victims of the First World War, and a surviving watermill in the Neu Lanenz colony. The wider Drawsko region offers its own cultural, landscape and route-related themes.

Church and memorial sites in Łabędzie

The parish church was built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Beside the church stands a statue of the Virgin Mary on a monument to the victims of the First World War. A bell in the church was cast in 1564 by Jochim I (the Elder) at the Karstede family bell foundry. This brings together different historical points of reference at this local church and memorial site: the building’s history around 1600, a bell cast in 1564, and remembrance of the First World War. If history is a factor in choosing a destination, there is more to see here than a single building.

The watermill in Neu Lanenz

Another historical trace can be found in the Neu Lanenz colony in Łabędzie: a watermill dating from the first decade of the 20th century has been preserved there. It adds a different type of building and a later period to the church and memorial themes. This means local interest in historic structures is not limited to a single era.

Culture in the wider Drawsko region

Another architectural feature in the wider Drawsko region is the late Gothic Church of the Resurrection in Drawsko Pomorskie. It was built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries and has a 75-metre-high tower. Its pointed-arch side portals feature bestiary decorations. The construction period, tower and portal design each offer a different architectural point of interest.

Since 2018, the Salt Storehouse in Drawsko Pomorskie has housed memorabilia relating to the town’s history. Fryderyk Chopin Town Park was laid out in 1875 on a bend on the right bank of the Drawa River. Alongside religious architecture, the wider Drawsko region therefore offers town-history memorabilia and a park on a river bend as distinct points of interest.

Walking and cycling routes in the wider Drawsko region

Two walking routes can be distinguished by their itineraries. The black “Drawskich grodzisk wczesnośredniowiecznych” route starts and ends in Drawsko Pomorskie and is 67 kilometres long. The blue “im. I Warszawskiej Dywizji Kawalerii” route follows the Wał Pomorski fortification line for 52 kilometres; it starts in Iłowiec and ends in Drawsko Pomorskie. The black route starts and finishes in the same place, while the blue route has different starting and finishing points.

The “Szlak Jezior Drawskich” walking route around Drawsko Pomorskie passes through moraine hills and river valleys, as well as alongside a continuous chain of lakes. It can also be cycled. Use the suggested detours at inaccessible or difficult-to-access sections. Another black cycling route, “Rzeka Brzeźnicka Węgorza – wodospady”, starts and ends at Drawsko Pomorskie railway station. It is 39 kilometres long, with a stated duration of two to three hours. Route details may be revised, so check the current information before planning.

Getting around the Drawsko region

National Road 20 and railway line 385 pass through the town and municipality of Drawsko Pomorskie. The road connects Stargard and Szczecinek; the railway line connects Runowo Pomorskie and Szczecinek. These transport links add another layer of orientation to the region’s cultural and route-related themes.

The tourist information point in Drawsko Pomorskie provides information about accommodation, restaurants, tourist attractions, cycling, horse-riding, hiking and walking routes, cultural and sporting events, and tourist equipment rental. As the range of services may change, check the latest information when planning your trip.

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For the wider travel overview: Drawsko.