Camping and Caravanning in Wielkopolska

Camping and Caravanning in Wielkopolska

Wielkopolska Location Wielkopolska Province is located in the basin of Warta river, in the central part of WielkopolskoKujawska Lowland. Simultaneously, it is situated on the crossroads of the main European East-West track leading from Berlin to Moskow (via Poznań, Konin and Warsaw) and the track from Prague towards the north (via Wrocław, Leszno, Poznań). As a result, the province has very favourable transportation connections with other European countries as well as the rest of the world.

Area The province occupies the area of 29 826 km2, which is 9,5% of the Polish territory.

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Population Wielkopolska is inhabited (approximately) by 3,4 million people, which is 8,7% of the whole population of Poland.

The Capital The capital of the province is Poznań, a city with population of 600 000 people. Due to its economic, commercial, scientific, cultural and tourist significance, the city is considered the centre of western Poland. Also, Poznań has its own airport (Ławica airport) performing both national and international functions.

Important Cities Gniezno, Kalisz, Wielkopolski, Piła.

Konin,

Leszno,

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The Polish Federation of Camping and Caravanning (PFCC), a social organization for tourists and campsite owners, involves itself in promoting the idea of camping. For example, the Federation aims to raise the quality of service and the standards of equipment through the "Mister Camping" contest. It also cooperates with camping clubs and organizes rallies of campers and caravanners, both Polish and foreign. Camping enthusiasts who want to get a discount and be sure that they get a place at a chosen campsite can obtain the FICC Camping Pass from the Polish Federation. It is issued by the International Federation of Camping and Caravanning (FICC) based in Brussels, and distributed by national organizations. Find out more at www.pfcc.eu.

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We would like to invite you to the best campsites in Wielkopolska. It is worth noting that campsites are fenced areas with a reception service, allowing you to stay in tents, caravans, trailers, motor-homes or in chalets. Campsites are equipped with sanitary kitchen and leisure facilities. The current categorization of campsites differentiates them distinctly from hotels and tent sites, and campsites scoring four stars can boast the highest quality of service.

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It is summer at last. A season of holidays and days off work.

Caravanning for a rest, we go to destinations with water and forests. And the Region of Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) is perfect for this. Its prehistoric glacier has left some moraine hills which have been cut through by ancient river valleys and stretches of lakes. It is here that the largest holiday resorts have emerged. But not all of us enjoy our holidays in the hustle and bustle of tourist resorts. More and more of us prefer quieter and calmer places, such as campsites. The advantages of camping are more moderate prices and, most notably, its proximity to nature. Staying at a campsite also gives us the chance to keep active, as there are many sailing and canoeing centres. The closeness of woods encourages taking walks along tourist trails and mushrooming. And the vibrant folk culture of some areas of Wielkopolska enables taking part in folk festivities and regional celebrations. Traditionally, our campsites are visited by foreign tourists, which allows them to get to know our culture, historical monuments and curiosities of nature.

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Camping and Caravanning in Wielkopolska

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POZNAŃ

Campsite No. 155 „MALTA” PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT

61-036 Poznań ul. Krańcowa 98 tel. +48 61 8 76 62 03 fax +48 61 876 62 83, +48 61 876 62 83

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The campsite is located at Malta Lake (70ha), an artificial lake on the Cybinka River, almost in the centre of Poznań. The Malta Campsite has four stars, the highest grade in its service category. The high level of service has been acknowledged by receiving the "Mister Camping" titles awarded by the Polish Federation of Camping and Caravanning since 1997.

Qopen all year

Malta is famous for having one of the best regatta tracks in Europe. Around the lake there are some recreation and leisure facilities including an artificial ski slope with ski lifts, a summer toboggan run of 530m, tennis courts, and a mini golf course. You can also rent rollerblades, mountain bikes, ecobikes (four- and three-wheeled) and Nordic walking poles. There is also a Summer Cinema playing new films and a unique Malta Music Scene on the Water. In winter there is also a roofed skating rink.

Nearby is the Wielkopolska Zoo, which can be accessed via the "Maltanka" Park Railway, a 600mm wide and 3,850m long railway line. On top of that, there are restaurants and fast food outlets, which makes it a favourite leisure destination for Poznań citizens.

Qfive chalets are adapted to the needs of

Qoffering space for 60 tents Q40 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q152 beds in 43 chalets for 1 to 5 guests Qthe chalets are of a higher standard,

called ‘Plus’, some of which have kitchen annexes, bathrooms, satellite TV sets, and telephones the disabled Qall the chalets have heating Qa three-star Hotel Malta Qa restaurant Q2 conference halls Qaudio and video room Qa multimedia room of 300 sq m Qbathrooms with showers Qa kitchen Qa laundry room Qa day room Qa bike rental

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MALTA

The ‘Maltanka’ Park Railway

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Poznań

MARGONIN | The Chodzież district V-IX 30

Campsite No. 205 Margonin

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www.motelmargonin.pl Qopen from 15.05 to 15.09 Qoffering 50 pitches for tents Q30 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q36 terraced chalets for 2 to 5 guests,

including or not including a toilet, with a small kitchen annexe Qcatering outlets Qsupervised beach Qa water sports equipment rental Qfishing opportunities

MARGONIN

In Margonin's surroundings you can see some grand glacial rocks. One of them is called an "Enchanted Inn" (Zaklęta Karczma). It is 13m in circumference and lies in a field near Próchnowo. Another one of fanciful shape is called the "Enchanted Coach" (Zaczarowana Karoca), is 7.5m in circumference and lies on the edge of Atanazyn.

A few interesting legends about the blocks' origin are connected with them.

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If you are interested in history, you should visit a small town called Gołańcz, with an interesting Gothic castle of the Pałuk family at Smolary Lake. Also worth a visit is the former Gothic Observantine Church of Our Lady of the Angels.

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The campsite is located at Margonin Lake (215ha), in a holiday complex 700m away from the town centre. It neighbours the "Margonin" Hotel and a sports field. In Margonin, near the Old Market, there is an interesting baroque Church (St. Adalbert’s), which dates from the 18th c. On the way to Gołańcz, you can see a former estate called Margonińska Wieś with its neo-Gothic palace dating from the middle of the 19th c. It is famous for hosting Józef Wybicki, the author of the Polish national anthem. Nowadays it houses the Witold Łuczkiewicz Forest Centre. In the palace, there is the Józef Wybicki Remembrance Room and a mini museum, which was the Tradition's Room of the former Wojczyński Forest Schools. On both sides of the road there is the most impressive tree avenue in Wielkopolska. Planted in 1765, it is 1.5km long and made up of huge lime trees reaching up to 620cm in circumference.

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64-830 Margonin ul. Powstańców 61 mobile: +48 608 297 065

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The palace in Margonin

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LUBASZ | The Czarnków-Trzcianka district PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT

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The campsite is part of the Communal Centre for Leisure and Public Utilities (GOWiGK) in Lubasz. The campsite is located at Duże Lake (42ha) on the so called Krasna Góra hill on the edge of a range of moraine hills.

Lubasz is a large communal village situated on the way from Wronki to Czarnków. It is famous for its baroque Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the middle 18th c. with its miraculous painting inside, and also being a place of many pilgrimages. The village also houses a classical palace located in an enormous scenic park – well worth seeing.

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The church in Lubasz

The surroundings of Lubasz feature a diverse landscape sometimes called the Czarnków Switzerland. The edge of the valley falling steeply towards the Noteć River cut by ravines and gorges brings into sight many picturesque views. Plenty of charm characterizes the hills of nearby Goraj's and its surroundings, wooded with beech and oak. It is also the location of a neo-Renaissance castle of the Hochbergs from the early 19th c., which is currently housing the Forest Schools Complex (Zespół Szkół Leśnych). The nearby town of Czarnków, located on the slopes of moraine hills and in the Noteć River valley, is among the most beautifully situated towns in Wielkopolska. The Góra Krzyżowa Mountain overlooking the town gives you the opportunity to admire the vast panorama of the town and valley. The most precious monument of Czarnków is a Gothic Church of Mary Magdalene from the 16th c. with gilder paintings and the Czarnkowski family gravestones.

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64-720 Lubasz, ul. Kościelna 4 tel. /fax +48 67 55 60 70

The Goraj castle

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Campsite No. 214 LUBASZ GOWiGK

Qopen: 1.06 to 30.09 Q150 pitches at the campsite Q120 pitches for caravans with

electricity connection available Q50 beds in various types of chalets

with a bathroom and a kitchen Qwashing facilities Qa canteen Qa cafe Qa convenience store Qan "Orlik" sports fields complex Qa water sports rental Qa water slide Qa sandy beach Qfishing opportunities

LUBASZ

Poznań

NOWY DĘBIEC | The Kościan district IV-X 40

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Campsite No. 4 Nowy Dębiec „Niedźwiedź” 64-005 Racot, Nowy Dębiec 60 tel./fax +48 65 513 00 95

Qopen: 1.04-31.10

The campsite is part of the "Niedźwiedź" hotel and restaurant complex located 200m off the banks of Wonieskie Lake (777ha). Nowy Dębiec is an attractive holiday resort away from main traffic routes, surrounded by woods and housing a few holiday centres. There are sandy beaches, water sports equipment rentals, other sports equipment rentals and tennis courts.

Q100 pitches for tents Q40 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q1 chalet for 6 guests, with full

bathroom facilities Qtoilets Qa sports field Qa playground Qfishing opportunities Qthe camping is located next to the

Niedźwiedź Hotel and Restaurant (28 accommodation places)

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The palace in Racot

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Lubiń and Cichowo are slightly further away. In Lubiń, on one of the hills towers a Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th c. It is said that Gallus Anonymus, the first Polish chronicler, was an abbot there. The neighbouring Cichowo has become a charming open-air film museum since Soplica's manor was moved there from the film set of "Pan Tadeusz", the adaptation of the Polish national epic by Adam Mickiewicz. On the way to Cichowo, you can try driving an old trolley-car on a closed railway line in Bieżyń.

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Wonieskie Lake, almost 13km in length and surrounded by woods, is a venue for attractive walking and biking trails. The lake was created between 1974 and 1983 by damming up a small river called Samica Osieczyńska, flowing through 5 lakes. Nearby, in the Gryżyna village there are ruins of the Gothic Church of St. Martin from the 13th c. It is a defensive construction with walls of fieldstones. Not far away are the manors and palaces of Turew, Choryń and Kopaszewo, the latter being where Adam Mickiewicz (one of the greatest Polish poets) stayed in Wielkopolska. The palace in Racot, owned in the past by William, Prince of Orange, later the King of the Netherlands , was a residence of the President of the Republic of Poland in the inter-war period . Nowadays it houses the largest horse stud farm in Europe.

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The Krzywiń Draisine Railway

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BOSZKOWO | The Leszno distirct

„SABA” Campsite, Boszkowo PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT

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64-140 Boszkowo ul. Dominicka 42 mobile: +48 697 224 944 The campsite is located at the so called Pudełkowo, on the southern bank of Dominickie Lake (344 ha) in Boszkowo. It is one of the largest holiday centres in Wielkopolska with a full accommodation and restaurant base and most of all it is a popular water tourism centre within the Przemęcki Landscape Park.

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In the campsite's vicinity there are supervised beaches, water sports equipment rentals, restaurants and shops.

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pole.boszkowo@ wp.pl www.boszkowo1.webpark.pl Qopen: 20.06-23.08 Q150 pitches for tents Q15 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q30 beds in wooden chalets for 3 or 4

guests, without toilets Qbathroom facilities Qa day room Qa playground Qfishing opportunities

Poznań BOSZKOWO

BOSZKOWO | The Leszno district VIVIII -

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„SADYBA IV” Campsite, Boszkowo

sadyba@boszkowo.info www.sadyba-boszkowo.pl

64-140 Boszkowo, ul. Turystyczna 7 mobile: +48 603 611 928

Qopen: 15.06 to 31.08

The campsite is located on the northern bank of Dominickie Lake, on the road to Przemęt. In the campsite's vicinity there are large company holiday centres, sailing centres, restaurants and shops.

Q200 pitches for tents Q100 pitches for caravans with

electricity connection available

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Q36 beds in wooden chalets for 6 guests,

with toilets and kitchen annexes Qbathroom facilities

Qa sandy beach Qfishing opportunities

BOSZKOWO

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You can also see folk art in nearby Górsko. In a tourist farm, there is the Sculpture Gallery of the Birds of the Przemęcki Landscape Park, created by Marian Murek.

Here, 300 sculpted, wooden birds are exhibited on two floors, all of natural height and colour, and all living in the Przemęcki Landscape Park. Visiting is accompanied by natural bird songs. Mr Murek also created of low relief illustrating the books of "Pan Tadeusz", the Polish national epic by Adam Mickiewicz. In summer, Mr Murek organizes the International Open-Air Sculpture Workshop with European sculptors.

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Poznań

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The main advantage of Boszkowo is its magnificent location among wooded moraine hills and lakes. Sailing enthusiasts are attracted by the vast Dominickie Lake, and canoeists have one of the most popular trails in Poland, the Lily-of-the-Valley Canoe Trail (Konwaliowy Szlak Kajakowy) leading along a closed circle of 37km. The lakes are connected with streams and canals of a slight gradient, which enables canoeing the Trail both directions. The beginning and the end of the Trail are in Wieleń. Nearby there is the large communal village of Włoszakowice, with the original baroque hunting palace of the Sułkowski family, built in the mid 18th c. on an artificial island. Build on the plan of a triangle, the palace houses a large event hall and currently also the Communal Office and a community centre. Music lovers should visit nearby Bukowiec Górny, a folk artwork centre with regional groups and bagpipe bands as well as folk sculptors, embroiderers and smiths.

The ‘Water lily’ (Konwaliowy) Kayak Trail

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SIERAKÓW | The Międzychód district

Campsite No. 109 Sieraków PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT PHOTO: THE CAMP SITE ARCHIVE PHOTO: THE CAMP SITE ARCHIVE PHOTO: THE CAMP SITE ARCHIVE

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64-410 Sieraków ul. Poznańska 28 tel. +48 61 295 28 68 fax +48 61 295 28 68 The Camping in Sieraków is located near (200m) Jaroszewskie Lake (92ha) and about 2km away from the centre of town, also situated within the Sieraków Landscape Park. At Jaroszewskie Lake there is a large complex of holiday venues.

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recepcja@owir.sierakow.pl www.owir.sierakow.pl Qopen: 15.04 to 15.10 Q200 pitches for tents Q22 chalets of BRDA type for 5 guests Q19 chalets of CARO type for 4 guests Q8 chalets for 4 guests Q40 pitches for caravans with electricity

Sieraków is a small town boasting precious monuments.

A Renaissance Observantine Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception from the early 17th c. houses valuable furnishings: Renaissance choir stalls and benches, a monumental main altar with the painting of The Descent from the Cross by Rubens. In the reconstructed wing of the Opaliński's castle there is a crypt dating from the 16th c. with a mausoleum with 5 sarcophagi of the former owners. Currently, the building houses the Opaliński Castle Museum which presents the history of the family and the nature of the Sieraków Landscape Park.

connection Qbathroom facilities Qa shared kitchen Qa day room Qa playground Qmountain bikes Qa place for a bonfire and barbecue

Also close by are: Qa restaurant Qa supervised bathing beach Qa water sports equipment rental Qfishing opportunities Qan indoor swimming pool

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Poznań

SIERAKÓW | The Międzychód district 23

„ARENDA” Campsite, Sieraków 64-410 Sieraków. ul. Grobia 62 tel./fax +48 61 295 25 53, mobile: +48 603 595 683

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The centre is located on the way to Kwilcz at Jaroszewskie Lake and has its own access to the Lake.

The neighbouring ENERGO-TOUR Conference and Holiday Centre offers a drinks bar, restaurant, sauna, billiards, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts.

Q23 beds in brick and mortar chalets for

3 to 6 guests, with kitchen, bathrooms, and TV Qa place for a bonfire Qa volleyball court Qwater sports equipment Qa car park Qfishing opportunities

SIERAKÓW

The Sieraków Landscape Park is an area of a varied postglacial land with moraine hills and numerous lakes.

A dense network of tourist trails enables you to reach the most interesting places in the Park. There are a few nature reserves. One of them, "Beeches at Lutomskie Lake" (Buki nad Jeziorem Lutomskim) is just behind the campsite fence. The best way to get to know the Park is to visit the Nature Education Centre (Ośrodek Edukacji Przyrodniczej) located in an old manor house in Chalin at Śremskie Lake. On the other side of the Warta River, there are the vast areas of Puszcza Notecka (the Noteć forest), which is well-known for its abundance of mushrooms.

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In Sieraków there are the historical buildings of the resident Stud Herd consisting of classical stables and coach houses. So you can ride horses there as well as seeing some historical carriages.

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A herd of stallions in Sieraków

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The Centre for Nature Education in Chalin

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Lubasz

Warta

BERLIN

Nowy Tomyśl

Mniszki Miedzichowo

Pszczewski Park Krajobrazowy

Pniewy

A2

Lwówek

Sieraków

Okonek

Ujście

Jastrowie

POZNAŃ

Baranowo

Rokietnica

Skoki

Mieleszyn Lednicki Park Krajobrazowy

Kłecko

Mieścisko

Wągrowiec

Tarnowo Pałuckie Łekno

Gołańcz

Kostrzyn Września

WrześniaGrzybowo

Powidz

Witkowo Powidz

Kleczew Ślesin

Nadgoplański Park Krajobrazowy Lisewo

WŁOCŁAWEK

Sompolno

BYDGOSZCZ

INOWROCŁAW

Trzemeszno Gniezno Powidzki Park Krajobrazowy

GDAŃSK

BYDGOSZCZ

Nakło nad Notecią

Puszcza Zielonka Murowana GoślinaDziekanowice Czerwonak Pobiedziska Park Krajobrazowy Uzarzewo Promno Czerniejewo Malta Swarzędz

Długa Goślina

Oborniki

Rogoźno

Jaracz

Margonin

Margonin

Chodzież

Wyrzysk

Łobżenica

Osiek nad Notecią Szamocin

Kaczory

Wysoka

Krajenka

Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie

Chojnice

BYDGOSZCZ

Województwo Pomorskie KOSZALIN

Złotów

PIŁA

Baborówko

Szamotuły

Słopanowo

Obrzycko

Lubasz

Czarnków

Puszcza Notecka

Noteć

Trzcianka

Wronki Sierakowski Mierzyn SierakówPark Krajobrazowy Ostroróg Międzychód Chrzypsko Wielkie Prusim Kwilcz

Krzyż Wielkopolski

Drawieński Park Narodowy

Wieleń

Wałcz

Szczecinek

SZCZECIN

Województwo Zachodnio-Pomorskie

SZCZECIN

10 Gwda

LUBIN

GŁOGÓW Rawicz

Miejska Górka

WROCŁAW

Województwo Dolnośląskie

WROCŁAW

Bojanowo

Krobia

Rokosowo

A2

Jarocin

Kobylin

Oleśnica

Zduny

Przygodzice

Ostrów Wielkopolski

Kępno

Województwo Opolskie

Bralin

Kobyla Góra

Tuliszków

Stare Miasto

Russów Koźminek

Opatówek

Kluczbork

WARSZAWA

WARSZAWA

ŁÓDŹ

Dąbie

Kłodawa

Przedecz

Wieluń

Województwo Łódzkie

Sieradz

A2

Koło

Dobra

ŁÓDŹ

Turek

KATOWICE

Grabów nad Prosną

Nowe Skalmierzyce

Licheń

KONIN

Żelazków

Stawiszyn

Rychwał

Golina

KALISZ

Antonin Mikstat Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Baryczy Ostrzeszów

Odolanów

Sulmierzyce

Lewków

Gołuchów

Gołuchów

Pleszew

Raszków

Dobrzyca

Krotoszyn

Koźmin Pogorzela Wielkopolski

Borek Wielkopolski

Nowe Miasto nad Wartą

Słupca

Zagórów

Nadwarciański Park Krajobrazowy Miłosław

Pyzdry Warta Żerkowsko-Czeszewski Park Krajobrazowy Książ Boguszyn Żerków Śmiełów Wielkopolski

Jutrosin

Gębice

Pępowo

Gostyń Pawłowice

Poniec

Rydzyna

LESZNO

Osieczna

Krzywiń Dolsk Lubiń

Nowy Dębiec

Śrem

Park Krajobrazowy Cichowo Gen. D. Chłapowskiego

Czempiń

Września

Środa Wielkopolska

Koszuty

Giecz

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Wschowa

Kórnik

Luboń Puszczykowo

Wielkopolski Park Kórnik Mosina Narodowy Rogalin Rogaliński Park Krajobrazowy

Stęszew

Szreniawa

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LEGNICA

Wielichowo

Kościan

Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Rakoniewice

GŁOGÓW

Województwo Lubuskie

ZIELONA GÓRA

Obra

Wolsztyn

Zbąszyń

Buk Opalenica

Przemęt Przemęcki BoszkowoŚmigiel Park Krajobrazowy

Nowy Tomyśl

BERLIN Zbąszyń

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MIERZYN | The Międzychód district

Campsite No. 108 Mierzyn „Pod Brzozami”

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64-400 Międzychód, Mierzyn tel. +48 95 748 15 24, 95 748 15 23, fax 95 748 15 25

mostir@op.pl www.mierzyn.cil.pl

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The campsite is located on the way from Międzychód to Drezdenko, in a wooded area, in the centre of a vast (21ha) "Mierzyn-Ustronie" Holiday Centre which belongs to the Międzychód Centre of Sports, Tourism and Recreation at Mierzyńskie Lake (48ha). The Centre offers an open sports and leisure base including: a supervised beach, water sports equipment rental, shops, restaurants and bars. Among the recreation events organized by the Centre are beach volleyball tournaments (Grand Prix Mierzyn), beach ball tournaments as well as contests in swimming and water sports. A huge attraction is the Strong Man Tournament. On the nearby shooting range you can also have a go at shooting.

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The campsite is a good base for trips to visit neighbouring Międzychód, located next to the Warta River and Miejskie Lake. The town has an untypical urban layout consisting of three former urban formations. From the old buildings, of particular interest is Rynkowa Street, with a group of houses standing with their gable walls towards the street; currently very rare. In the vicinity of the church there is one of Międzychód's tourist attractions: an artesian water spring containing a considerable amount of hydrogen sulfide and available from a communal pump.

Mierzyn is located within Puszcza Notecka (the Noteć forest), which allows for organizing various walks along wood trails and picking the abundant mushrooms there.

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Międzychód, Rynkowa street

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Qopen: 22.06 to 31.08 Q70 pitches for tents Q16 pitches for caravans Qa shared kitchen Qbathroom facilities Qa day room Qa sports field

MIERZYN

Poznań

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ZBĄSZYŃ | The Nowy Tomyśl district IV-X 3

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Campsite No. 113 Zbąszyń „Przy Baszcie” 64-360 Zbąszyń, ul. Garczyńskich 5a tel. +48 68 38 69 407 fax 68 38 68 050, mobile: 785 617 176

Qopen: 15.04 to 31.10

The Camping is located on the premises of the former Zbąszyń fortress at Błędno Lake (742ha), also known as Zbąszyńskie Lake, and is 400m away from the town centre. Zbąszyń is an old castellan fortified town with a partly intact fortress of the Dutch type with a Renaissance entrance gate from the turn of the 16th c. Near the Market Square there is a baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary from the mid 18th c. with valuable interior elements. e.g. gravestones of the Garczyński family, who were the former owners of the town. An interesting example of monumental architecture is the railway station originating from the interwar period. At that time, Zbąszyń was a border station.

In the centre, on the Obra River, there is a unique monument to John Paul II which shows Karol Wojtyła sitting in a canoe.

Q10 pitches for tents Q3 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q98 beds in chalets without toilets Qbathroom facilities Qa water sports equipment rental Qbikes Qa beach Qfishing opportunities

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The town surroundings are perfect for tourism, especially for water sports. The Obra River flows through a chain of lakes (e.g.: Wielkowiejskie, Chobienickie, Zbąszyńskie, Lutol, Wielkie) and forms a popular canoeing route. Another curiosity of the region is the unique folklore connected with a musical instrument called the kozioł, which is a type of bagpipe.

The instrument inspired the creation of the Region of Kozioł (Region Kozła), an economic and tourist association of 7 neighbouring communes. In the Market Square in Zbąszyń you can see a charming kozioł player, albeit made of bronze.

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The statue of a Polish bagpipe player in Zbąszyń

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GOŁUCHÓW | The Pleszew district

Campsite No. 106 Gołuchów

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63-322 Gołuchów ul. Leśna 1 tel./fax +48 62 7615 063, 62 76 15 177 mobile: +48 606 662 954

PHOTO: THE COMMUNE OFFICE IN GOŁUCHÓWARCHIVE

The campsite in Gołuchów is part of the Gołuchów Tourism and Sports Centre (GOTiS) at Zalew Gołuchowski Lake (51ha), which was created by damming up the Ciemna river. Next to its school, there are the Centre’s sports and leisure facilities with a court for volleyball and beach ball, a football stadium, tennis courts, a school gym and playgrounds.

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Gołuchów is a popular Polish tourist and holiday centre.

The castle houses a branch of the National Museum in Poznan. The Renaissance castle of the Leszczyński family, rebuilt by Izabela Działyńska in the 19th c, refers in its style to the French castles at the Loire River. It houses an exhibition of historical interiors as well as a collection of ancient Greek vessels - the so called Gołuchów vases.

Around the castle and along the Ciemna River there is the largest arboretum in Poland, 162 hectares in size, with domestic and foreign trees. Among them there are a dozen unique specimens and a few hundred other types trees. The park is looked after by the Forest Culture Centre (Ośrodek Kultury Leśnej), which is a special unit of the State Forest’s national range. The Centre protects Polish forestry heritage by running the Forestry Museum (Muzeum Leśnictwa) and the Exemplary Animal Pen (Pokazowa Zagroda Zwierząt). Currently, you can see wisent and fallow deer there, as well as wild boar and konik (a small, Polish semi-wild horse).

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The biggest rock in the Wielkopolska region

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Near the campsite, in the Jedlicki Woods, 2km from the centre of Gołuchów, there is the largest erratict (glacial rock) in Wielkopolska, called the Stone of St. Jadwiga or St. Kinga and connected with numerous legends. It is a grey Scandinavian granite of 22m in circumference and 3.5m in height.

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recepcja@gotis.pl www.gotis.pl Qopen: 1.04 to 31.10 Q50 pitches for tents Q50 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q109 beds in wooden chalets for 3 to 7

guests, with or without toilets Q bathroom facilities Qa day room Qcatering Qa sports field Qa sandy beach Qa supervised bathing beach Qa water sports equipment rental Qfood and drink outlets Qfishing opportunities

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Kórnik Campsite

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osirkornik@poczta.onet.pl www.reges.home.pl/kornik.htm Qopen: 1.05 to 30.09 Q20 pitches for tents Q10 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q9 chalets for 5 guests, with toilets and

kitchen annexes Qbathroom facilities

Qa playground Qsports fields Qa place for a bonfire and barbecue Qan unsupervised bathing beach Qa marina Qfishing opportunities

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The castle in Kórnik

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Motorized tourists can go on a trip along the popular Kórnik Route (Szlak Kórnicki) leading through Kórnik, Bnin, Rogalin, Puszczykowo, the Wielkopolska National Park and Szreniawa to Poznań. For those who prefer walking trips and having contact with nature, there is the Bobrowy Szlak nature and education trail (with three levels of difficulty) leading from nearby Świątniki to Czmoniec. A popular tourist trail (red) of Mieczysław Orłowicz leads from Kórnik (there is a plaque dedicated to Orłowicz on the town hall) to Zaniemyśl along the valley of the lakes near Kórnik and Zaniemyśl. Those who like big cities can go 20km by road to Poznań.

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The campsite is situated on the premises of the Sports and Recreation Centre (OSiR) in Kórnik, on the so called Błonia at Kórnickie Lake (82ha). Nearby, there is a sports stadium and the Nestor Motel. The town centre is 500m away and you can reach it from the main street leading to the market square. In its centre there is a nice town hall with a rooster at the top, which is the symbol of the town.

At noon you can hear the cock crowing and the bugle call of Kórnik. Attractions of Kórnik are widely known and they are worth devoting some time to. At the market square there is the so called Eye of the Needle (Igielne ucho), which is a passageway leading to a Jewish synagogue ruined during World War II. From the campsite you can go by the "Anna Maria” ship to the castle on the other side of the lake. The neo-Gothic castle houses a museum with rich collections, as well as the Polish Academy of Sciences Library in Kórnik, and is surrounded by an arboretum of the Institute of Dendrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). The ship's marina is next to a large car park on the so called Prowent (a former manor farm) where the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska (a Nobel laureate) was born, and there is a plaque on a building there informing us of this.

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Qa day room/dining room Q"Tawerna pod żaglami” restaurant

62-035 Kórnik ul. Leśna 6 tel/fax +48 61 817 01 83

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Rogalin Oaks

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BARANOWO | The Poznań district PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT

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62-081 Przeźmierowo, Baranowo tel. +48 61 814 28 12 mobile: +48 502 049 002 fax 61 814 27 28 The Campsite is located in a wooded area, on a high bank of the Kierskie Lake (286ha), one of larger sailing centres in Poland. It is situated on the way from Poznań to Szamotuły, 12km away from Poznań city centre. The campsite was given an award in the Mister Camping contest.

Qopen: 1.04 - 15.10 Qcampsite for 250 people Q70 pitches for caravans with electricity,

hot and cold water connections available Q21 chalets for 5 guests, with a kitchen

and full bathroom facilities

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Qa shared kitchen

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Because the campsite is near Poznań, it is a good base for sightseeing trips to the city. One way of getting to know the city is by walking the increasingly popular Kings and Emperors Route (Trakt Królewsko-Cesarski). It leads from the royal residence of the former kings Mieszko I and Bolesław Chrobry on the Ostrów Tumski island through the Góra Przemysła hill with the royal castle.

Poznań was also visited by the Emperor Otto III, the current patron of united Europe, on his way to the famous Congress of Gniezno in 1000ad. Another emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, stayed four times in the former Jesuit College. For the German emperor William II a monumental castle was built which currently houses the "Zamek" Cultural Centre. On the basis of the cultural values of the city, the route touches upon four themes: history, monuments of architecture, culture and the tradition of Wielkopolska, underlining their uniqueness across Poland. It is impossible to cover the whole Route during one day as it encompasses over 60 attractions.

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The Imperial Castle in Poznań

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Campsite No. 30 „Turist Camp” Baranowo

Qwashing facilities Qa playground for children Qa volleyball and handball court Qa billiards room Qa cafe and restaurant Qa supervised bathing beach 500m away Qa water sports equipment rental Qfishing areas

BARANOWO Poznań

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campingdekleinestad@upcmail.nl www.campingdekleinestad.nl Qopen: 1.05 to 31.08 Q20 pitches for tents Q20 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q4 garden and Dutch chalets with

kitchen Qbathroom facilities

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The campsite is very untypical by Polish standards. It is located just outside Boguszyn village between Książ Wielkopolski and Nowe Miasto nad Wartą. It is situated in open country among farmland. The Campsite is administrated by a Dutch family.

In the village, there survives the manor complex of the Sczaniecki family from the mid 19th c., relating to the romantic neo-Gothic style.

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If you would like to go for a longer walk, then go to the Warta River which flows here in a vast valley with numerous bends and old river beds. Nearby Książ Wielkopolski is a small town famous for the battle of the scythebearing peasant recruits (kosynierzy) during the Springtime of Nations of 1848. There are two mounds burying the bodies of the insurrectionists. Going in the opposite direction you will get to Chocicza, with an impressive eclectic palace from the early 20th c. Going a bit further you will reach Nowe Miasto nad Wartą, a small charming town with a Gothic Church of the Holy Trinity with valuable Renaissance polychrome. Just outside Nowe Miasto is the Herman's Horse Farm (Folwark Konny Hermanów) offering horseback riding courses.

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Qa playground for children

63-041 Nowe Miasto, Boguszyn, ul. Słoneczna mobile: +48 691 346 788 mobile: +48 723 306 597 (English/German/Dutch) tel. the Netherlands: +31 518 412 047

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Campsite No. 249 „Małe Miasto”

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The church in Nowe Miasto

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POWIDZ | The Słupca district PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT

Campsite „Łazienki” in Powidz

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This campsite is located within the boundaries of The Baths resort, beautifully situated by the Powidzkie lake (1,036 ha). The resort has a windsurfing school and offers kayaking and sailing camps. A second resort On the Slope offers a campsite and both food and overnight accommodations. In the nearby Przybrodzin there is another resort On the Slope with a campsite, overnight accommodations, and a cafeteria.

Powidz was once a royal town but now it is a relatively small county village with a well established resort. A significant area around Powidz–reaching as far as Trzemeszno and Wilczyn–comprises the Powidz Landscape Park that also protects postglacial scenery. The village with its small-town character and a market square boasts a Neo-Gothic church built in mid-19th century and the Castle Hill, a Medieval burg by the lake.

Qopen 01.05. to 30.09.

Q50 spaces for tents Q40 spaces for trailers with electricity

hook-up Q53 beds in rooms for 2, 3, 4 or 5

persons with bathrooms Qshowers Qcafeteria Qfitness center Qchildren’s playground Qsandy beach Qguarded swimming area in the lake Qrental of water sports equipment and

sailboats Qplaying fields for: basketball, volleyball,

and footbal Qlpossibility of fishing

opportunities.

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POWIDZ Poznań

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wosr.wr@neostrada.pl www.wosr.wrzesnia.pl Qopen: 1.05 to 31.10 Q15 pitches for tents Q50 pitches for caravans with electricity

connection available Q10 chalets of BRDA type for 5 or 6

guests, with bathroom facilities Qbathrooms

Qspace for a bonfire Qtennis courts Qcatering

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The campsite is situated on the Lipówka artificial lake (22ha), created on the small river Wrześnica. At the lake there is a beach, a restaurant and recreational area. The campsite is part of the Września Sports and Recreation Facilities. They also encompass the nearby complex of swimming pools and the amphitheatre in the Park of the Children of Września (Park Dzieci Wrzesińskich).

Września is a vibrant town famous for the well-known school strike of 1901 in which 118 children protested against the compulsory learning of religion in German.

Currently, the former Catholic People's School (Katolicka Szkoła Ludowa) houses the Regional Museum of the Children of Września. Next to the Museum there is the Gothic Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Stanislaw from the mid 15th c. with baroque interiors. The Market Square in Września is also charming with its historical tenement houses and its neoGothic Town Hall. There is also a place commemorated to the burning of four women in 1720 for doing magic.

Next to the campsite you can also see another town monument - the wooden Church of the Holy Cross from the 17th c.

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The neighbourhood of the town abounds in interesting monuments which you can see during short trips.

Especially interesting is the huge fortification in Grzybowo dating back to the early 10th c. It is the venue of the International Rally of Slavic Warriors (Międzynarodowy Zjazd Wojowników Słowiańskich) which involves fight shows and presentations of craft. Also in Grzybowo there is an untypical cemetery chapel mirroring the early Romanesque Chapel of St. Felix and Adauctus, which is built on the Wawel hill in Cracow. Other attractions can be found in Czerniejewo and Miłosław, which boast impressive palaces in vast parks.

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62-300 Września ul. Świętokrzyska 14-16 tel. +48 61 437 00 45 mobile: +48 504 169 380 fax +48 61 436 05 52

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Qa shared kitchen Qa sports field

Campsite No. 190 Września PHOTO: Z. SZMIDT

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The International Meeting of Slav Warriors in Grzybowo

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Information

www.poland.travel Poznań Regional Tourist Information Centre 61-772 Poznań, Stary Rynek 59/60 tel. 61 852 61 56, 61 855 33 79 it@cim.poznan.pl City Information Centre 61-816 Poznań, ul. Ratajczaka 44 (entrance ul. 27 Grudnia) tel. 61 851 96 45, 61 856 04 54 centrum@cim.poznan.pl

Wielkopolska in Internet www.wielkopolska.travel www.turystyka-kulturowa-wlkp.pl

City Information Centre – Branch at Poznań International Fair 60-734 Poznań, ul. Głogowska 14 tel. 61 869 20 84 centrum@cim.poznan.pl City Information Centre – Branch at Airport Ławica 60-189 Poznań, ul. Bukowska 285 tel. 61 849 21 40 lawica@cim.poznan.pl Tourist Information and Services “Glob-Tour FB” 60-801 Poznań, ul. Dworcowa 1 (at Poznań Railway Station) tel. 61 866 06 67 info@globtourfb.poznan.pl

Gniezno District Tourist Information Centre 62-200 Gniezno, ul. Rynek 14 tel. 61 428 41 00 info@szlakpiastowski.pl

Kalisz Tourist Information Centre 62-800 Kalisz, ul. Zamkowa tel. 62 598 27 31 it@um.kalisz.pl

Konin Tourist Information Centre 62-510 Konin, ul. Dworcowa 2 tel. 63 246 32 48 biuro@lotmarina.pl

Leszno Tourist Information 64-100 Leszno, ul. Słowiańska 24 tel. 65 529 81 91, 65 529 81 92 infotur@leszno.pl

Nowy Tomyśl Commune Tourist Information Centre 64-300 Nowy Tomyśl, pl. Niepodległości 10 tel. 61 44 23 806 r.ratajczak@nowytomysl.pl

Piła District Tourist Information Centre 64-920 Piła, al. Niepodległości 33/35 tel. 67 210 94 80 pit@powiat.pila.pl

Puszczykowo Ekoinfo Centre 62-040 Puszczykowo, ul. Poznańska 1 tel. 61 633 62 83, 61 898 37 11 promocja@puszczykowo.pl

Śrem Union of the Śrem Region - the Śrem Centre for the Support of Small Business 63-100 Śrem, ul. Okulickiego 3 tel. 61 283 27 04 unia@srem.com.pl

Wolsztyn Commune Tourist Information Centre 64-400 Wolsztyn, ul. Roberta Kocha 12a tel. 68 347 31 04 gci@wolsztyn.pl

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Selected incoming travel agencies Marpol Travel 64-500 Szamotuły, ul. Dworcowa 1 tel./fax 61 292 38 21 www.marpoltravel.pl info@marpoltravel.pl Travel agency „ATUR“ 61-725 Poznań, ul.Mielżyńskiego 18/3 tel. 61 85 16 292, 61 85 60 881 fax 61 85 13 604 www.atur.com office@atur.com.pl Weiss-Travel Travel agency – Karolina Gnusowska-Weiss 61-062 Poznań , ul. Mścibora 62/9 tel. 61 65 33 650 fax 61 65 33 659 office@weiss-travel.com

Map of Wielkopolska

Editor:

Wielkopolska Tourist Organization www.wot.org.pl

Text:

Zbigniew Szmidt

Translation:

BTS Biuro Tłumaczeń i Szkoleń www.btspoznan.eu

Map: Design and layout:

Autograf www.autograf-poligrafia.pl Studio Graficzne CityVisitor

ISBN

978-83-61454-21-2

Poznań 2012

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