Attractions and Places To See around gmina Żagań - Top 20

The temple was erected at the end of the 13th century from erratic boulders, in the early Gothic style. The first written information about it dates back to 1376. In the 15th century, the church was extended, and in the 16th century, a tower was added, somewhat unusually, from the south side. During the Baroque period, a sacristy was added and the window openings were given a new form (the outline of pointed arch window openings can still be seen on the outer walls). The beautiful 13th-century entrance portal on the south side deserves special attention. It was made of sandstone, is pointed-arched, with profiled offsets, and has columns in the corners. The whole is surrounded by a brick fence, probably from the 15th century.

The temple was erected at the end of the 13th century from erratic boulders, in the early Gothic style. The first written information about it dates back to 1376. In the 15th century, the church was extended, and in the 16th century, a tower was added, somewhat unusually, from the south side. In the Baroque period, the sacristy was added and the window openings were given a new form (the outlines of pointed-arch window openings can still be seen on the outer walls). The beautiful 13th-century entrance portal on the south side is particularly noteworthy. It was made of sandstone, is pointed-arched, with profiled ledges, and has columns in the corners. The whole is surrounded by a brick fence, probably from the 15th century.

Unfortunately, this cycle path is not completely finished. The final layer of asphalt over the concrete slabs is missing. The cycle path is apparently rarely cleared and cleaned, which means that you have to cycle very slowly in some sections. The connection to the cycle path at the former Stypułów train station leads along an unpaved gravel road.

VELO SPROTAVIA is a strategic cycling path in the southern Lubusz Voivodeship. It runs vertically through the Szprotawa commune, from the town of Szprotawa to the village of Stypułów. At the former railway station in Stypułów, it connects with the regional RAILWAY TO BIKE path, which runs to Kożuchów, Nowa Sól, Otyń, Konotop, and the border with the Wielkopolska Voivodeship. The total length of VELO SPROTAVIA is 16 km. The route follows the former Szprotawa-Zielona Góra railway line (1911-1955), along the Szprotawa-Kartowice-Witków-Siecieborzyce-Stypułów section. Initially, the path runs parallel to the district road towards Kartowice, a short distance away. We ascend a gentle hill (141 m above sea level), offering a panoramic view of the surrounding area. Under favorable conditions, we can see the Karkonosze and Jizera Mountains from here. The agricultural landscape is only interrupted by a strip of trees growing along the path, with a significant proportion of fruit trees. According to legend, former passengers of the Zielona Góra railway, by throwing fruit pits out of the train windows, contributed to the creation of a linear orchard of plums, apples, pears, and cherries. From the hill, we descend pleasantly all the way to Kartowice itself, where, near the ruins of the village railway station, a cyclist service area (MOR) has been built, complete with a shelter, table, benches, parking spaces, and a bicycle repair module. No one will likely object if we pitch a tent near the shelter if necessary. It's a very atmospheric place. Near the shelter, we'll see a monument to the residents of Kartowice (Kortnitz in German) who died on the front lines of World War I. After a rest in Kartowice, we head further north, towards Witków. Soon, the agricultural landscape will transform into forest. This preservation owes its historical preservation to the fact that since the Middle Ages, this has been an inviolable border between the duchies of Głogów and Żagań. The forest preserves fragments of the famous Silesian Ramparts, built in the 15th/16th centuries, a kind of border barrier. All the preserved sections of the Silesian Ramparts constitute the longest archaeological site in Poland. The Szprotawa Land Museum holds a unique boundary marker from this forest. Nearby, by the district road, we come across a 19th-century stone signpost pointing the way towards Borowina (orig. "nach Hartau"). Old maps show peculiar enclaves in this area, such as Wilczy zaułek (Wilczy Lane), Krowie Bagno (Ciche Hill).

An impressive building, it's impossible not to notice it when driving along the road!

The former palace park, which is crossed by the Urzucki Potok. In the southern part there is a palace, the origins of which date back to the 16th century. However, the palace is in private hands, fenced and neglected. It is difficult to approach it and see it. Next to the palace there is an artificially raised mound, which used to be a view, and today is covered with forest. In the northern part of the park there are ruins of an evangelical church. In front of the ruins in 2018, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence, an oak tree was planted, which is called "Ignacy". The tree is still tiny, but it is growing.

The ruins of an Evangelical church from the 1830s. It is a brick building, plastered. It stands on the site of an earlier temple from the 18th century. The previous one had a half-timbered structure. The church was used after the war, but in the 1960s the parish was moved to a nearby medieval church, and this one was abandoned. Since then it has fallen into ruin. Currently, there are only the perimeter walls, without a roof, with a completely overgrown interior and surroundings.

The Evangelical church was built in the first half of the 19th century in the so-called arcade style. After World War II it was used as a Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary, it is currently in ruins. The church has a Greek cross plan.