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Valuable Monuments
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Słowiński
National Park |
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Słowiński National Park is located in the central coast
region of Poland, between Łeba and Rowy on
Gardneńsko-Łebska Lowland, in the Pomeranian province.
The Baltic shore constitutes the northern border of the
park along 32.5 km. Works to establish the park were
started in 1946 on a conference in Łeba whose
participants included scientists from Poznan and Gdansk.
It was created in 1967 on the area of 18069 ha. The
current administered area is 18618 ha of which 10213 ha
is water and 4599 ha - forests. Strict protection
spreads over 5619 ha, including 2529 ha of forests.
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Church
in the neo-Roman style
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Today's temple, in the neo-Roman style, was built in the
mid 19th century (1844-1849), and owes its
characteristic, unique look to carved boulders
originating from the Stone Island on the Gardno lake.
Next to the church one may find a characteristic, wooden
bell tower. The history of construction of this church
hides many legends and traditions. However, all of the
legends have a common hero. It is devil. The central
point of these traditions is the Stone Island on the
Gardno lake, rocks from which were used to build the
church. One of the legends says that the pastor from
Gardna Wielka, who was supposed to celebrate a morning
liturgy in Rowy, entered into a pact with the devil.
During one night the devil was supposed to built a
causeway through the lake so that the pastor have a
shorter way to go to Rowy. But the pastor got frightened
with his commitment, told his wife about this fact, and
she cheated the devil waking up a cock, who, crowing,
tricked the devil with premature dawn. The devil left
the job - this is what the name Stone Island comes from
- and ran away judging that he had lost the pastor's
soul
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Nudists'beach
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Nudists'beach in Rowy In order to come to the beach, one has
to take the way east, which leads to the only textile beach on
this side of the Łupawa river, and from there already only a
15 minute-walk along the sea shore eastwards. Part of the road
can be covered through a forest, by leaving the green-red
trail and taking the black one seaward. After going out to the
beach, the boundary of the nude beach is already visible. This
route unfortunately costs money, because we pay for entry to
the Park. Compared to the location of 1990, N beach has become
almost twice as close: from the black trail one would still
keep going for at least 20 minutes. The boundary of the beach
was in 1996 marked with blue plastic film "flags" visible from
far away, suspended on tall sticks. On sand, a small board
with hand-written text "NUDE BEACH" was appearing sometimes
just at the sea
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Kluki
- Słowiński Village Museum
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Kluki - Słowiński Village Museum Słowiński Village Museum as a museum farmstead
has already existed since 1963. Kluki was a village, in which the relics of
material culture of the native population remained for the longest time. The
area of the Museum is approximately 10 ha of land, on which 20 facilities are
founded, including 7 cottages, 7 sheds, 2 barns, 2 bread ovens, boats and
fishing equipment warehouse and a fishermen's shelter. All buildings have a
special (szachulcowa) structure, roofs are covered with reed. The oldest
reconstructed object within the Museum is, originating from the end of the 18th
century, cottage of Charlotta Klick from Kluki Smołdzińskie. This is a typical
(szachulcowy) building with pitched roof and the jerkin head on the southern
side. Inside a unique chimney type fire system has been preserved. In the second
half of the 19th century on the side of the northern peak the building was
expanded by the vestibule, kitchen and chamber, in this way creating a
two-family house. This cottage was moved from the eastern part of the village,
settlement, known as Dambowi.
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Gardno
Lake |
Gardno Lake
It is the second largest lake in the Słowiński National Park and at the same
time the second largest Polish coastal lake by area.
The comtemporary shoreline of this reservoir is 23.3 km. Lake Gardno receives
water above all from the eastern side through the Łupawa River, which flows
through this lake. In addition, the following rivers flow into it on the
southern side: Bagienica, Grabownica and Brodna, and, in addition, Gardno is
connected from the east by the channel Łupawa-Łeba with the Łebsko Lake. The
bottom of the reservoir is generally flat, covered with slime and sediments of
thickness reaching 2.5 m. the area of the Gardno Lake, like that of the Łebsko
Lake, is exposed to gradual shrinkening as a result of development of reed
rushes. A unique curiosity of the lake is the Stone Island located in its
central part, which has been covered by strict protection - as hatchery of rare
bird species.
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Fairy Land
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There is a wonderful nook filled with devices producing sounds and flashes,
which are loved by children.
Fairy Train
- An always popular colourful train is also travelling on the streets of Rowy.
PARADA Circus
- At least once in July and once in August, Parada Circus puts up their tent in
Rowy to make a performance. When they arrive, one can see and hear them.
Stage in the Park
- on which something is happening practically all the time. Children have an
opportunity to perform on stage and dance on an open dance floor
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