Attractions and Places To See around Ostrzeszów - Top 14

And again a beautiful church

Beautifully renovated in a beautiful setting

The parish church of St. Martin in Chlewo was built in 1651 and funded by Stanisław Kobierzycki. A tower was added in 1794. Renovations were carried out in 1981-1984 and 1992. The oriented, wooden church is of log construction with a weatherboarded exterior. It has a single nave with a lower, polygonal chancel, adjoined to the north by a sacristy. A quadrangular tower with a ground-floor porch was added to the west of the nave. The lower section is of log construction with a lean-to roof connecting to the nave roof, while the upper section is narrower, of post-and-beam construction, weatherboarded, and covered with a shingled hipped roof. The date of the tower's construction—1794—is carved into the stone floor of the porch. The shingled roof over the nave and chancel also features a double-ridged roof, with a bell turret topped by a tin onion-shaped dome with a lantern. The sacristy's three-pitched roof is covered with sheet metal. The interior is vaulted with flat beams and planking. In the western part of the church, a choir loft with a bulging parapet rises on four wooden pillars. The rood beam is decorated with figures and a crucifix. The interior furnishings are Baroque. The former churchyard cemetery, lined with ash and chestnut trees, is surrounded by a brick fence with a gate.

The Church of the Holy Apostles Philip and James in Bukownica is a Roman Catholic parish church belonging to the parish of the same name. It is a single-nave brick structure, built around 1721 in the Baroque style, during the tenure of parish priest Wojciech Bączyński. Most of the church's furnishings are Baroque and late Baroque works from the 18th century; only some of the polychrome paintings were created in the 19th century and are characterized by eclectic elements, as are the paintings in the right side altar (from the late 19th century). They depict Jesus crucified with Mary and John standing beneath the cross (next to them is a figure of St. Veronica with a veil and an unknown woman), above them a scene of Jesus standing before Pilate (the so-called Ecce Homo), and at the very top a scene of Jesus being mocked by passersby. The left side altar features a painting of a sleeping Jacob, who sees a ladder with angels ascending it, and at its top is God the Father (hiding beneath him an image of the Archangel Raphael leading the infant Tobias). This painting is surrounded by statues of St. Nicholas and a hermit. Above them is the Virgin Mary crushing the head of the serpent, surrounded by angels. The smallest painting at the very top depicts St. Anthony receiving Holy Communion. The painting of the Virgin Mary, based on the icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, located in the main altar is venerated in the parish as Our Lady of the Scapular, and like most of the furnishings, dates from the second half of the 18th century. It was painted in the Byzantine style, and the figures are covered in a silver robe, gilded in places. This painting obscures a very unusual painting of the Holy Family. In the Baroque style, it depicts St. Anthony. Joseph with the infant Child standing on a stool (Joseph kisses Jesus' hand), while the Mother of God watches from the background, one hand on her heart and the other slightly raised. In the lower right corner of the painting, with her back to us, sits an angel with a bouquet of roses in his hand. Numerous angelic heads and one full figure of a cherub also hover above the entire scene. Statues of bishops – St. Adalbert and St. Stanislaus – are situated at the pillars of the main altar.

Post-Bernardine church with a monastery, built on a hill in the 17th century. In July 1629, a congress of Wieluń nobility approved the establishment of a monastery with the church of St. Michael the Archangel for the Bernardine Order. Initially, in 1638, a wooden church and monastery were built on the site of the current brick church. During the Swedish invasion in 1656, the monastery buildings were burned down; before that, the church was robbed. In the years 1680–1740, the current temple was built, and it was consecrated by Bishop Sommerfeld in 1741. The building in the Baroque style was built of plastered brick. The belfry from 1810 was demolished in 1946. The presbytery has an area of 8 × 7 m, and is 11 m high, while the nave is 8 × 16 m and 13 m high. Inside, the walls bear the coats of arms of the families that founded the monastery and the church: Psarski, Leszczyński, Siewierski, Krakowski, Karśnicki and Wężyk, sculptures commemorating Rafał and Jan Leszczyński, and a late Baroque polychrome made in 1740 by Antoni Ignacy Linki (the inscription above the choir). Next to the church is the chapel of St. Thaddeus Jude with an 18th-century painting of the patron saint in a Baroque altar. Currently, the monastery is occupied by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Kobyla Góra is the highest elevation in Wielkopolska (284 m above sea level), located in the Ostrzeszów Hills range. At its peak there is the Greater Poland Jubilee Cross, commemorative stones and the John Paul II Bell, which tolls daily at 3:00 p.m. This place serves an important pilgrimage and sightseeing function, offering distant views, including the Eastern Sudetes and the Opole Power Plant. Several hiking and cycling trails lead to the peak, including the Trans-Greater Poland Cycling Route.

Bałczyna (often called Bełczyna) is the highest elevation of the Ostrzeszowskie Hills, rising to 278 m above sea level. It is a popular viewing point, from which, in good weather, you can even see the chimneys of the Bełchatów Power Plant. At the top, there is a monument to soldiers from 1939 and a stone table with the cardinal directions, which makes this place an attractive destination for trips. Over the years, Bełczyna has served as a place for rest, skiing, motocross and paragliding. There are three trails leading to the hill, including the Transwielkopolska Bicycle Route - it is worth having an MTB, because the terrain can be varied.

Catholic Church of St. Jadwiga of Silesia from 1807, a temple built in the classicist style. In 1984, a brick bell tower was built, which in style matches the body of the church. In the interior design of the temple, the main altar with a figure of the patron saint from 1947 and two classicist side altars with paintings: Our Lady of Częstochowa and the Transfiguration of the Lord are worthy of attention. Also worthy of attention are the ceiling plafonds, depicting St. Maximilian, Christ and a symbolic vision of the election of John Paul II to the apostolic see. These plafonds date back to the early eighties of the last century.