Attractions and Places To See around gmina Łukowa - Top 20

The Czartowe Pole Reserve is one of the most picturesque parts of Roztocze, located on the Sopot River, on the border of the Józefów and Susiec communes. It delights with the natural landscape of the valley with numerous water rapids, steep slopes covered with forest and rare plants. In the area you will see the ruins of the 17th-century Zamoyski paper mill and symbolic graves of partisans. The reserve is open to tourists - a nature trail about 1 kilometer long with wooden footbridges leads through it. Right next to it is the Green Velo parking place with shelters and stands where you can attach a bike.

The first wooden chapel was built in this place in 1668 from the foundation of Marcin Zamoyski, the Lviv Sub-Stole, later the Grand Treasurer of the Crown. From 1688 to 1886 under the administration of the Franciscans. In 1720, it was re-endowed by Tomasz Józef Zamoyski, the starost of Grodecki and Płoskirów, probably with the simultaneous construction of a new church or the expansion of the original chapel. It was burned down by the Swedes in the 18th century. The current church was built in 1768 from the foundation of Jan Jakub Zamoyski, later the voivode of Podolia. In 1778, it was consecrated by Bishop Melchior Jan Kochnowski. Extended on the northern side in the years: 1897-8. Thoroughly renovated before 1930, and in 1975 the roof was renovated.

The "WIRA" dugout is a reconstruction of part of a partisan camp operating during World War II. This is exactly where the dugout was located, serving as a weapons depot and a place of refuge for members of Lieutenant Konrad Bartoszewski's unit - alias "WIR". Lieutenant "WIR" was the author of the plan that went down in history as the "Battle of Osuchami" - the largest partisan battle of the AK units. The dugout was created thanks to members of the Historical Reconstruction Group, who decided to rebuild this place. Konrad Bartoszewski, alias "Wir", "Zadora", "Łada", lieutenant of the AK, writer (born July 5, 1914 in Baranówka in Volhynia, died April 21, 1987 in Lublin) - commander of a partisan unit operating near Józefów (Biłgoraj district) during World War II. He studied Polish studies at the University of Warsaw. Participant of the September Campaign, he ended his fight on September 24 near Tomaszów Lubelski. After the defeat of the campaign, he settled in Józefów, in the area where he began his underground activity in the Home Army. He became the commander of the Józefów District, his unit fought many battles with the Germans. On February 25, 1943, he was arrested, but after a daring action, he was rescued by the unit of Czesław Mużacz, pseudonym "Selim". The next day, in retaliation, the Germans publicly shot Bartoszewski's family - parents Janina and Wacław and sister Wienisława. In the Sturmwind II action, he was the commander of the Home Army partisan group and the author of the battle plan for Osuchy. He survived as one of the few Polish commanders taking part in this battle. After the Red Army entered Poland, he and his unit did not surrender. On January 28, 1945, he attacked the UB-NKVD prison in Biłgoraj and rescued imprisoned members of the Home Army. The unit was disbanded in August 1945. Bartoszewski himself settled in Warsaw; he came out in 1945. In 1952 he was arrested, in 1955 he was released due to poor health. In 1969 he received a doctorate in humanities from the University of Wrocław.

The Czartowe Pole Reserve was established in 1958. It covers an area of approximately 80.5 ha. The name of the reserve comes from a forest clearing about which it was said that "only devils roamed there." The reserve covers a several-kilometer long section of the picturesque Sopot River valley. In this section there is a whole series of waterfalls, which, combined with a large decline in the bed, makes Sopot resemble a swift mountain stream. The sandy islands that form between the jagged river rapids add even more charm to this unique river. The specific shape of the river bottom and clean water provide excellent living conditions for graylings and brown trouts. A major attraction of the reserve are the ruins of a historic paper mill standing on the outskirts of a clearing that was the property of the Zamość Estate. It was established in the first half of the 18th century and was one of the largest plants in the Kingdom of Poland. Nine types of paper were produced here, including: packaging, printing, office and stamping. During the plant's heyday, the paper produced here accounted for 80% of all paper production in the Lublin Governorate. The paper mill used the power of Sopot's river current, but the proximity of the river also had its disadvantages - the buildings and machines were destroyed by floods several times and required renovation works. Ultimately, a fire in 1883 contributed to the collapse of the paper mill. Reconstruction of the plant turned out to be unprofitable due to the enormous damage. The paper mill fell into ruin, and the local "fiends", suspected of causing the flood and fire, finally had a clearing to themselves. A 1.4 km long nature and educational trail runs through part of the reserve. Along the path, in addition to attractions such as the river gorge, rich vegetation and the ruins of a paper mill, there are also places related to the fight for Poland's independence. You can see an obelisk commemorating the stay of soldiers from the Sanitary Officer Cadet School who stayed here on summer maneuvers in 1931, and a commemorative stone from 1936 placed in the place where the scouts set up their camps. At the partisan cemetery there are symbolic graves of the famous "Mishka Tatar" and "Korsarz", who died defending local residents against repression by the Germans.

The ruins are the remains of a once large industrial plant of the Zamość estate built in the 18th century. In the years of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Kingdom of Poland, the plant was leased by Lejbuś Kahan, and then Cała Wax - the owner of the Hebrew printing house in Józefów. In the 1830s, approximately 4,000 reams of paper were produced here, which constituted 80% of the total production in the Lublin Governorate. Over 9 types of paper, including wrapping, printing, office and stamp paper. Paper was made by hand, mainly from rags. An interesting fact is that it contained a watermark - the lord's monogram or the Zamoyski family's coat of arms. It is one of the largest plants in the Kingdom of Poland. He used the power of the Sopot River flowing down. The collapse of the paper mill was directly caused by floods in 1849 and 1870 and a fire in 1883, after which the reconstruction of the plant became unprofitable due to the enormous damage.

A great place for an effortless walk

You could say that it is a forest church.

A beautiful place for quiet and peaceful walks. There are no crowds of people.