Bell Tower – Broniszów Castle loop from Kożuchów

Bell Tower – Broniszów Castle loop from Kożuchów

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Bell Tower – Broniszów Castle loop from Kożuchów

03:11

56.3km

260m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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754 m

Church of the Virgin Mary, Kożuchów

Highlight • Religious Site

According to legend, the founder of the church was Bolesław Krzywousty. The appearance of the oldest temple is unknown. Historical sources from 1273 refer to a building erected around the middle of the 13th century. It was a stone three-nave building, which, however, burned down in 1339. A new temple was built in the years 1340-1369. At that time, the interior was covered with a cross-ribbed vault, and the body was covered with a gable roof. Further expansion was made in the 15th century, adding a chapel, sacristy and a side nave by the presbytery. After another fire in 1554, the walls of the presbytery were raised, leveling them with the walls of the naves, and the roofs were replaced with three parallel ones covering the individual naves. In 1725, the Baroque Olive Chapel was built. In 1764, the roof burned down. During the reconstruction, the tower received a new eight-pitched spire.

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5.81 km

Gut Bulin Farm and Pond

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11.6 km

Bell Tower

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It stands right at a characteristic crossroads. It's hard to miss.

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26.0 km

Ruins of the Evangelical Church in Niwiska Park

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The Evangelical church was built in the first half of the 19th century in the so-called arcade style. After World War II it was used as a Catholic church of Our Lady of the Rosary, it is currently in ruins. The church has a Greek cross plan.

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26.1 km

Dam on the Urzucki Stream

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28.3 km

Wycinka lasu

Forest

36.4 km

Ruins

44.0 km

Broniszów Castle

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The castle in Broniszów was built as a knight's building in the late Middle Ages. The first owner was supposedly Bronisław, Count of Bytom Odrzański. At the beginning of the 17th century, the von Kottwitz family expanded the castle into a Renaissance residence on the plan of the letter L. In the elevated, three-storey building, two representative halls were maintained on the ground floor: one of them is covered with a beamed ceiling with an impressive Renaissance stucco decoration from the end of the 16th century, the other is covered with a Renaissance vault with a fitting ornament. The main entrance to the castle is located in the northern façade. It is decorated with a stone late Renaissance portal with the inscription ANNO MISSERIMA FORTUNA QUAE INIMICIS CARET 1608. The Baroque reconstruction from the end of the 17th century brought a change in the order of the windows, a Baroque dome of the northern tower and Baroque plasters at the expense of Renaissance sgraffito plasters. In the 19th century, the castle was rebuilt again. A brick wall and a neo-Gothic observation tower were added to the Renaissance manor house, creating an internal courtyard. The manor house was surrounded by a moat with a pond. The 20th century was not easy for Broniszow Castle. After 1945, the castle gradually fell into ruin. The renovation of this architectural monument began in 2010 and continues to this day. Thanks to our work, you can stay in one of the rooms available to guests and visit the interior of the castle. (zamekbroniszow.pl)

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44.1 km