Attractions and Places To See around Rychliki - Top 20

The Drużno Lake Reserve is a unique place on the bike trail near Elbląg, ideal for nature lovers. The lake is shallow and overgrown with reeds, and the reserve primarily protects water birds - you can see herons, cormorants and white-tailed eagles here. It is best to go there in late spring or summer, when there are the most birds. The routes around the lake lead partly along dirt roads, so it is worth taking a trekking bike and checking the forecast, because it gets muddy after rain. An interesting addition to the trip could be a cruise on the Elbląg Canal, which starts nearby.

I will always recommend this place.

One of the three main city gates of medieval Pasłęk, built in the 14th century. Its name comes from the mills located below the hill, which were extremely important for the old communities. The Mill Gate was built in the early 14th century and was one of the most important gates in the defensive system of the city and the castle itself. Located right next to the Teutonic castle, it also served as the main road for the castle crew, was the exit to the routes to Elbląg and Królewiec and to the monastic and city mills at the foot of the castle hill. We do not know its exact original appearance. 17th-century panoramas of the city show a two- or three-storey gate with architecture similar to the Stone Gate. It was significantly lowered in the early 19th century due to its poor technical condition, only the lowest level remained, converted into a small apartment/room. Destroyed in 1945, rebuilt to its pre-war condition in 1996.

This is the largest of the Elbląg Canal ramps - the level difference is 24 m. On the right side (flowing towards Elbląg) you can see the Klepina River, which flows under the slipway tracks, almost at its end.

Pasłęk - Gothic Stone Gate (High) from 1330, medieval defensive walls.

The engine room and large wheels of the rope drive mechanism of the Oleśnica slipway. Right next to it is the Upper Station of the slipway, where the transport of the ship on the wagon along the slipway begins or ends. ------------------------------------- The large rope wheels and the engine room of the Oleśnica Slipway #1: https://youtu.be/e3WjxgnYhyU ------------------------------------- Engine room of the Oleśnica slipway #2: https://youtu.be/MuqIJerofL4 ------------------------------------- Upper Station - course of the beginning of the ship's transport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHeguHUpHso

Jelenie Slipway - Górne Station, the final point of ship transport on the slipway.

This reserve is located in the southern part of the Elbląg district (division 423-440), in the Janowo forest district. According to the regulation of the Minister of Forestry and Wood Industry of December 29, 1966 (MP No. 5, item 26, of 1967), the area of the reserve is 3,068.31 ha. Over 99% of the reserve area (3,021.60 ha) is State Treasury land. The land of the Markusy commune is 4.38 ha, and private property is 0.23 ha. The Forest District's land included in the reserve is 645.58 ha, which constitutes over 20% of its total area. The reserve was created on December 29, 1966, by order of the Minister of Forestry and Wood Industry (Monitor Polski No. 5, item 26, of 1967). The purpose of establishing the reserve according to the above-mentioned ordinance is: "Preserving the breeding places of waterfowl and marsh birds for scientific and educational reasons and for the beauty of the landscape."