The best road cycling routes around Kołbiel

The brickyard in Radzin was established around 1850 as part of the local manor. Initially, bricks were produced solely for the manor's needs, but over time the plant expanded its operations – residents of the surrounding villages began to buy bricks. In 1928, the characteristic brick chimney, towering over the trees, was erected, which dominated the area for years. Residential barracks for workers and their families were also built at the plant. The construction of the massive structures, especially between 1890 and 1930, was a laborious process involving the precise manual laying of hundreds of bricks, layer by layer, on increasingly higher wooden scaffolding. Specialist bricklayers, often risking their lives without adequate safety measures, ensured the perfect verticality and roundness of the structure, using lime mortar and occasionally steel hoops for increased stability. Such height was not an architect's whim – it was a key technological element, ensuring a strong, natural draft necessary for efficient combustion in brick kilns and for dispersing smoke and pollutants far from the plant, which, in the understanding of the time, was intended to protect the environment and human health in the immediate vicinity. The brickyard operated successfully until the tragic December of 1939, when history added a tragic chapter to its story. During the German occupation, in December 1939, an attack occurred in Celestynów on the home of the German Zommer family. In response, German gendarmes carried out a brutal reprisal. It was assumed that the perpetrators of the attack were residents of the settlement near the brickyard. 18 men were arrested (many of them former employees of the plant). The detainees were gathered near the train station. As we read in the memoirs of Władysław Święch, "among them was also Father Banasiewicz". Mrs. Zdziechowska, a resident of Celestynów and German by birth, who knew the priest, attempted to secure his release. In a dramatic gesture, she threw herself at the feet of a German officer, begging for mercy. Her desperate pleas were successful, as the priest was released, but the other men were led into the forest along Osiecka Street, where an execution took place. After this tragedy, the brickyard never resumed its operations.

Baby, babki, babeczki, yeast, shortcrust… and poppy seed rolls! All this awaits you at Sosence!

Railway station located in Celestynów in the municipality of Celestynów. The station is located on the Vistula railway line from Warsaw East to Dorohusk (railway line No. 7). In the area of the station, there is a historic building with a ticket office and waiting room of Koleje Mazowieckie. In the area of the station, there is also the Celestynów (Cl) signal box building.

Wooden figure in front of the station in Celestynów

It seems this cafe somehow escaped me along the way ;-)

Good ice cream, waffles, coffee and much more at good prices. I recommend it as a stop to replenish calories.

The company took care of the monuments

Whenever I have a moment, I drop in for coffee and ice cream.