Attractions and Places To See around Baranów - Top 20

The old water mill in Korytowo is a historic, 19th-century building on the Pisia Gągolina river. Built in the 1870s, it supplied flour for the workers of the developing Żyrardów. Today, it is a picturesque ruin, accessible on local cycling and hiking routes.

Unfortunately, on a weekday, before noon, the church is closed.

I don't know if it's more beautiful inside or out. I've been there several times, and it always makes me stop and go inside.

The residential building, rebuilt from a flax spinning mill, was built in 1913 in Żyrardów. It was one of the most modern buildings of the Linen Plant and one of the first in the world made of reinforced concrete, adapted to the loads resulting from the work of several thousand spindles. In order to evenly distribute the stresses and vibrations of the building, the roof structure was loaded with earth, and then plants were planted. There was a fire tank on the roof of the building. The water, which was drawn from the Górny Staw on Pisia Gągolin, was to flood all the floors of the building in turn in the event of a fire. On the top floor, below the fire tank, there were two other huge water tanks used to store water used for flax processing (so-called wet spinners). The water was drawn from a source located on the factory premises. It was the cleanest and healthiest water in Żyrardów.

Mill on the Pisi River in Korytów. The history of the 3-storey mill is partly connected with Dittrich and Hielle; the then owners of the Żyrardów Plants. They decided to start their own brick production. This was connected with the dynamic development of Żyrardów and the expansion of the factory, as well as the need to provide housing for an increased number of workers and administrative and technical staff. For this purpose, they leased 20 morgas of land from the Krasińskis, where there were rich deposits of high-quality clay, and in 1870 a brickyard was built. The brick from Radziejowice, apart from its good properties, was characterized by a dark red color. It was exported to Russia. The entire Żyrardów factory was built from it, as well as many public utility buildings. Hielle and Dittrich established social relations with Count Krasiński, who willingly hosted wealthy entrepreneurs from Żyrardów. Both parties liked gambling. After winning at cards with Count Krasiński, Dittrich and Hielle became owners of the mill settlements of Koryty and Hamernia, and consequently of the mills. For the exploitation of the forest and the transport of bricks, Żyrardów entrepreneurs built a narrow-gauge railway line Żyrardów - Radziejowice.

Recreational and sports areas located in Grodzisk Mazowiecki at ul. Stawowa 10. It is assumed that they were created in the 19th century as a result of the damming of the Rokicianka River. In 2012, on the 490th anniversary of Grodzisk Mazowiecki receiving city rights, the ponds were revitalized, including a complete reconstruction of the facility, including cleaning and widening the water reservoirs, and planting plants.

The name of the village Mikołajew probably comes from the Mikołajewski family, who have lived in this area since ancient times. At the end of the 16th century, the village was called Mikołajewo. The first mention of the settlement dates back to 1603. At that time, the Bishop of Poznań, Wawrzyniec Goślicki, while visiting the parish of Sochaczew, arrived in Mikołajew to see the local filial chapel-church of the Holy Trinity. On July 26, 1815, a foundation was established for the construction of a church. According to its provisions, the inventory of the chapel in Skotniki was allocated to the parish church, while councilor Netrebski undertook to erect the temple in Mikołajew and allocate appropriate funds for the maintenance of a priest and his successors. By decree of November 20, 1815, Primate Raczyński established a parish in Mikołajew under the patronage of Saints John and Paul, martyrs, which included, among others, the villages of Mikołajew, Kawęczyn, Skotniki, and Struga, excluded from the parish of Sochaczew. The first administrator was the parish priest from Szymanów, Father Melchior Gromulski.

Built in the 1870s on the initiative of the owners of Żyrardów factories to supply flour to the residents of the rapidly developing workers' estates of the young city. Its devices, now lost, were powered by the power of water transferred by a water turbine. The amount of water flowing under the mill was regulated by appropriately setting the bulkheads of the massive, brick weir, which also served as a bridge.