Top 6 Natural Monuments around Końskie

On October 27, 1944, in the town of Biały Ług, a victorious battle took place, fought against the Germans by the 25th AK Infantry Regiment under the command of Major Rudolf Majewski "Leśniak". One of the unit's battalions consisted of soldiers from the Stołpecko-Nalibocki AK Group and the uhlans of the 27th Uhlan Regiment under the general command of the silent and unseen Adolf Pilch "Dolina". A total of 10 partisans died in the battle. They were buried in a forest grave, and after the war their bodies were taken by their families. According to accounts from residents of nearby villages, not all of them were exhumed. They may be the aforementioned Kresowian people.

These ponds are also a nature reserve. It is the largest reserve of the Przedbórz Forest District. There are large, unforested peat bogs, 10 species of amphibians, 5 species of reptiles and a willow, a very rare species in Poland.

In 2017, the city park and other places were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park now includes a pond with a fountain, a viewing tower on a hill, an arcade, a bar, a playground, stone flower pots (including those from Repten Castle), a bandstand with a football pitch, tennis courts, a toboggan hill, a wooden sales pavilion, as well as an old mining shaft and the embankment of the former narrow-gauge railway.

When the Friedrichsgrube ceased operations completely in 1910, the obelisk (Redenstein) that stood on the Rudolphin memorial in the mine park was handed over to the city administration of Tarnowskie Góry, which then erected it in the city park. After Tarnowskie Góry became part of Poland, the obelisk was destroyed in 1930. On April 10, 2011, a memorial stone was erected for the Smolensk plane crash. In October 2013, the park paths were named and nameplates were put up. The paths were given the following names: Aleja Kaganków, Aleja Skarbka, Aleja Pod Wieżę, Aleja Dobrego Urobku, Aleja Karbidek, Aleja Sztygarów, Skrót Gwarków, Promenada.[4] In 2016, the park was registered as a cultural monument.

In addition, a Bismarck-Hindenburg tower was to be built, but this was not realized because the city was ceded to Poland. In addition, a hero's grove was created in the park, where a Hindenburg oak, a Mackensen oak, a Ludendorf oak and a Woyr oak were planted, which were surrounded by 1,650 hero oaks. After 1910, a sports facility was built. In 1918, a cemetery of honor was created for the fallen of the First World War.[3] During the Second World War, the fallen of the war were also buried in the cemetery of honor. In 1928, an ice skating rink was built and in 1977 a ski and sledding hill.

The city park was created on the initiative of the Catholic priest of Tarnowitz Franz Kokott († 1908) and the mayor of Tarnowitz Richard Otte and was laid out in 1903. The acquired area was heavily influenced by mining and quarrying from the 19th century and was criss-crossed by slag heaps.[1] It was designed according to the plans of the gardener P. Bernert.[2] The entrance to the park is surrounded by a group of boulders. The largest boulder is a natural monument. One of the boulders has a plaque. Originally it was inscribed with a German verse by Hildebrandt from Tarnowitz, but in 1925 this was replaced by a verse by Jan Nowak. The German verse read: "For every foot is every walk, for every weary person every bench, for every eye the flowers are a bloom, the birds' song for every ear, the free air of God for all and for the thirsty the seltzer hall, but leave everything in its place, keep your hands away from trees and bushes".

The City Park (Polish: Park Miejski) is a 21.5 hectare park in the center of the Upper Silesian city of Tarnowskie Góry. The oldest part of the park was created in 1903. The City Park is considered one of the earliest examples of the recultivation of old mining areas and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tarnowskie Góry Silver Mine. The park has around 50 different tree species and ten shrub species. The park is surrounded by the Old Cemetery and the New Cemetery.

The Tarnowski Palace and Garden Complex in Końskie is one of the most interesting in Poland. It is located in the very center of the city and covers an area of approximately 15 ha. The park is under the care of the Provincial Conservator of Monuments. In 1972, it was entered into the register of monuments of the province. We owe the establishment of the park to the wife of the Grand Chancellor of the Crown Jan Małachowski, Izabela. She began arranging the park after the Chancellor's death in 1762. Initially, the park occupied a small area on a rectangular plan along the main axis of the palace complex, in the north-south direction. It had the character of a French, eighteenth-century garden. A canal with a bridge on the main axis ran through the park.