Attractions and Places To See around Pruszcz - Top 20

Chełmno A bit poor, quiet and in places neglected, but it has something about it that makes you want to return. I'm here every year or two and with each visit I like it more and more. It is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Poland. To this day, its 13th-century urban layout has survived almost intact, and over two kilometers of defensive walls are among the best preserved in the country. A walk along them and through the narrow streets gives a much better idea of a medieval town than many history lessons. The center had a huge impact on the development of urban planning and self-governance in this part of Europe. It was from here that the order began to organize the administration of the conquered lands, and the town became a model for subsequent settlements. In 1233, the Teutonic Knights granted it the so-called Chełmno Law – a medieval "city user manual" that defined the principles of self-governance, trade, and justice. The solution proved so practical that over 200 towns and about 1500 villages in the territory of present-day Poland were later founded according to Chełmno Law. Chełmno is called the City of Lovers. All thanks to the relics of St. Valentine kept in the parish church. It's worth sitting down for a coffee in the market square and just watching. There are no crowds here like in Toruń or Gdańsk, but there is peace and the atmosphere of a small town that doesn't need to prove anything. If I had to point out the most charming small town in Kuyavia and the Chełmno Land, Chełmno would be very high on this list.

The fountain on the renovated market square in Koronowo, with its unusual shape, resembles three scoops of local ice cream made by the well-known Zmudziejewski family.

Stunning town hall, plenty of benches around the square to admire it from. You can also find food and a bike repair stand nearby.

The ferry runs around the clock during operating hours (July 2024), so you don't have to wait long.

It is worth checking the ferry operating hours in advance.

You can get there from Koronowo. It's really worth it

Over the years, the market square in Korona has changed its appearance. There is no longer, among others, the evangelical church and the buildings standing between the temple and the western part of the square It is worth emphasizing that Koronowo formerly had two main centers. The administrative and commercial center of the city was the market square. However, a little further away, the monastery - although closely connected with the city - lived at its own pace.

In Koronowo, located near Bydgoszcz, there is a unique technical monument. The unique, picturesque narrow-gauge railway bridge is the tallest structure of this type in Europe. The crossing is 120 m long and rises 18 meters above the Brda River. The steel, openwork structure is supported on brick abutments. The bridge offers a wonderful view of the Brda valley and the lazily flowing river. The banks here are densely covered with trees, which gives the area a particularly picturesque, timeless character. It is easy to imagine that the year is 1895 - the first narrow-gauge railway passed over the bridge, carrying its passengers from Bydgoszcz to Koronowo. The route, approximately 25 km long, was very popular from the very beginning. Launched in May, in June it was carrying up to 3,500 passengers on holidays. The inhabitants of Bydgoszcz used it to travel to nearby holiday towns - Opławiec and Smukała. These two popular pre-war health resorts offered many attractions to vacationers - the opportunity to kayak, swim in the Brda River, take a walk in the vast Smukala park, established next to a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients operating here since 1904. In the summer, a special wagon was attached to the train to transport kayaks. At the steep ascent to Smukała, two wagons were detached, and the locomotive - after pulling in the rest - returned for them. Passenger traffic on the Bydgoszcz - Koronowo route was suspended on October 1, 1969, and freight traffic - in 1992. Since then, the bridge has served as a footbridge for the residents of Okol and Stopka, shortening the route for pedestrians and cyclists to Koronowo. In 2011, the facility was closed - after winter, a landslide appeared on the railway embankment right next to one of the bridge abutments, threatening the safety of those using the historic crossing. The Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments ordered PKP to secure the facility. The railways and the commune plan to renovate the unique technical monument and reopen it for pedestrian use. Despite the ban on entry to the bridge itself, it is worth visiting this picturesque corner. The crossing looks particularly impressive when viewed from the side or from the river level - when we go lower, we can admire it in all its glory. source: http://www.aktywnawies.pl/most-kolejki-waskotorowej-w-koronowie,at88,l1.html