Attractions and Places To See around Wałcz - Top 20

Lake Zamkowe in Wałcz is an attractive reservoir with an area of 133 ha and a depth of up to 41 m. The proximity of the city makes it a popular place for recreation and water sports - there is a marina here, and the use of motorboats is allowed. Anglers will find many interesting sites here, and the lake is regularly stocked. It is worth combining a visit to the water with a visit to the nearby church of St. Anthony. Cyclists will appreciate the easy access and interesting views, especially on the northern side of the lake.

the route is probably not officially opened yet, in some places not all the layers of the surface are finished and there are no smooth crossings at the intersections with roads, but the route seems passable especially on weekends when the roadworks are at a standstill, during the week the construction is still going on

Wałcz-Strączno road-asphalt road, Strączno-Nakielno bicycle path-asphalt (mushrooms in the forest in autumn: bay boletes, chanterelles), Nakielno-Walcz Forest District forest road (blueberries in season).

Cool gravel trail. Can be slow, can be fast.

A charming town. Worth a visit.

The establishment of the open-air museum is connected with the decision made in 1980 to create the Central Remembrance Region of the 1st Polish Army in the Zdbice area. The plan had a very broad program and consisted of the intention to create a kind of panorama of the battles of 1945. Some of the works were carried out (e.g. on Lake Smolne and in Zdbice), others were never implemented. The army was involved in the creation of the project, among others. One of the elements of the Remembrance Region was the creation of a large open-air museum of combat and engineering equipment used by the Polish side during the battles for the Pomeranian Wall. It was organized along the eastern slope of the Zdbiczno Lake gutter, slightly to the northwest of the village. The intention was for the exhibition to illustrate the attack of one of the battalions of the 12th Infantry Regiment on the German positions and fortifications located on the other bank of the river. On the Polish side, rifle trenches and earthen combat bunkers were made. A large amount of mobile equipment was also exhibited: mortars, cannons, tanks and Katyushas (some of them did not take part in the fighting for this area at all). A large parking lot and pavilions for tourists were set up by the road. Ultimately, a monumental monument to the conquerors of the Pomeranian Wall was to be built here, which was never built. An approximately three-kilometer educational trail was marked out from the parking lot along the German fortifications to the Morzyca farm. The area around the open-air museum is rich in memorabilia of World War II - combat bunkers and bunkers. In the summer of 2012, the open-air museum was very neglected. The pavilions by the parking lot were in ruins, and only three exhibits of the equipment by the parking lot remained: a T-34 tank, a howitzer and an anti-aircraft gun. However, there was a Room of National Remembrance located in the centre of the village with an exhibition entitled Forest as a Witness to the Battle of the Pomeranian Wall – objects evidencing the destruction of the tree stand in 1945 (e.g. shrapnel stuck in tree trunks), weapons and ammunition, photographs, maps and soldier documents were exhibited here.

The present Plac Wolności was the center of the city in the early centuries of Wałcz's existence. The layout of the streets of the Old Town is similar to the plans of Lübeck and Freiburg. Legend has it that this project was prepared for Wałcz, but it was stolen, and therefore both cities were built earlier than Wałcz, which was built only after the plan was recovered. The streets of the Old Town, which still exist today, started from the market square. In the middle of the market square there used to be a wooden, two-story town hall built around 1683, and in the north-eastern part of the market there was a fire station. The proximity of the fire station, however, did not save the town hall - it burned down in 1841. The new seat of the authorities was built on the edge of the market square in 1890, the building now serves as the City Hall. For centuries, the town square was one of the most important places in the city, it was the official, religious and commercial center, markets and fairs were held here, and shops and stalls were built around it. From time to time, the market lost its commercial function, because the place of the fair was moved to other regions, but these traditions returned. Even after the war, there was a city market here, only in the 1960s the market finally became a city square. Trees, shrubs, lawns and flower beds were planted, and benches were erected. In the years 2003 - 2004, the square was revitalized, now its appearance refers to the beginning of the 20th century. The surface was paved with cubes, a fountain appeared again, which, according to initial plans, was supposed to resemble its pre-war predecessor, but in the end it was decided that it would have the shape of a cup. A pump was placed near the fountain, masts with flags near the town hall and a stone mosaic depicting the city's coat of arms right next to them. There are also benches where you can rest while listening to the sound of the fountain. On the outskirts of the square there is a parking place for passenger cars. In the south-western frontage of the market square, pre-war tenement houses have been preserved, their ground floors serve commercial and service functions.

pleasant route to Nakielno, low car traffic