Attractions and Places To See around Sulejów - Top 20

The Cistercian Abbey Monastery Complex in Sulejów – located in Podklasztorze (currently a district of Sulejów), one of the best-preserved Cistercian complexes in Poland, a monument of Romanesque architecture. On 22 October 2012, the building was entered on the list of Historic Monuments.

A dam reservoir on the Luciąża River, the second largest reservoir in Piotrków County with a water surface area of 217 ha and a capacity of 7.34 million m³. Located in Piotrków County in the communes of Łęki Szlacheckie (70% of the coastline), Rozprza and Gorzkowice. In the 1960s, a comprehensive plan for irrigation and meadow management in the Luciąża River valley was developed. Its construction began in 1986 and it was put into service in 1998. During construction, the inhabitants of the villages of Kuźnica Żerechowska, Łęgoń, Wygoda, Trzciniec and Borowiec were relocated, after which a chapel protruding from the water surface remained. The purpose of the reservoir was from the beginning to irrigate meadows for milk production and to serve as a water retention facility. Currently, it is a popular place of recreation and relaxation in Piotrków County. It is also appreciated by anglers who catch pike, crucian carp, roach, carp, bream and many other species of fish. The maximum depth of water near the dam is 12 meters. In the reservoir, during the season, water equipment rentals are available: boats, kayaks, water bikes. There are numerous camping sites and camping houses around the reservoir.

The distance of Milejów from Sulejów influenced the monks to decide to build a wooden church in Milejów, which was dedicated to Saint Joseph. Probably as a result of invasions and wars, this temple burned down. In 1468, another wooden church was built, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene, which by the decision of Pope Sixtus IV was transferred in 1482 to the pastoral care of the Norbertine Order from Witów. In 1743, the Witów abbey built a third church in Milejów, which it dedicated to the Holy Guardian Angels. This state of affairs lasted until 1819, when Tsar Alexander I abolished the Norbertine Order, taking over the landed estates for the state and entrusting the parish to the care of diocesan priests. Among the many epitaphs decorating the walls of the Milejów church, we find the one dedicated to Fr. Piotr Jankowski, who served as parish priest in the years 1890-1926. It was this priest who contributed to the establishment of the People's House, the Volunteer Fire Department and the current brick church in Milejów, which was consecrated in 1902 by Bishop Stanisław Zdzitowiecki - the ordinary of the Włocławek diocese. In 1920, with the establishment of the diocese and the subsequent expansion of its borders, Milejów was incorporated into the community of the Łódź Church. It should be noted that Bishop Jan Wawrzyniec Kulik came from Milejów - the third auxiliary bishop of the Łódź diocese since its establishment. A painful chapter in the history of the Milejów parish is the period of World War II. After all, after the "Battle for Piotrków Road", which was an expression of commitment to the fight against the occupier, the Germans murdered many residents of Milejów and villages belonging to the parish. Two priests: Fr. Jan Mikołajczyk and Father Stefan Trzaska were taken to the Dachau concentration camp, where they died.

I stayed there overnight. Great rooms, unleavened surroundings.

The place is quite nice, but the crowd drives cars right up to the water. A place with potential, terribly neglected.

The monastery complex of the Cistercian abbey in Sulejów - located in Podklasztorze (now a district of Sulejów), one of the best-preserved Cistercian complexes in Poland, a monument of Romanesque architecture. On October 22, 2012, the facility was included on the list of Historical Monuments. from Wikipedia

an artificially created water reservoir with an area of 27 km² located in the Łódź Voivodeship. After Jeziorsko, the second largest water reservoir in the voivodeship. The lake was created in the years 1969–1974 as a result of dividing the Pilica River in the village of Smardzewice, at the 139th kilometer of the Pilica from its mouth, on the border of the then Łódź and Kielce voivodeships. A concrete and earth dam was built there, 1,200 m long and 16 m high, which contributed to the creation of a reservoir with an area of 2,700 ha. The shoreline of the reservoir is 58 km, of which 11 km is located in the Wolbórz commune. It is fed by two rivers: Pilica and Luciąża.

Beautiful monastery Must see