Attractions and Places To See around gmina gmina Witkowo - Top 20

On the night of August 19-20, 2026, the historic building caught fire, causing the wooden attic to collapse onto the next level of the building. The roof was almost completely destroyed. The building, located on the outskirts in a sparsely populated area, had been empty and unsecured for several years - it was easy to enter. Authorities do not rule out arson.

The hotel is indeed run by the Moran Cycling Club and their official "Coffee for Cyclist" initiative: you arrive by bike, and a QR code leads you to their Strava community. They even have their own gravel routes shared directly in Komoot. Moran Cycling Club – the official page of Moran Hotel & SPA https://hotelmoran.pl/moran-cycling-club?utm_source=chatgpt.com. Interestingly, it was precisely this point that I had previously consciously removed from my trip plan – it seemed unappealing to me, as what could be interesting for a cyclist in visiting a hotel complex? As it turned out – one can be very wrong sometimes. A cyclist entering the hotel grounds can spend two hours for free on the beautiful, sandy beach, and if you have the Strava app installed – receive a free coffee. A small, but truly friendly gesture towards cyclists. And perhaps it is precisely such surprises that are the best part of trips. A chance encounter on the route with a person who showed me this place and led me there, gave this excursion a completely different dimension. A place that I had crossed off my plan myself, ultimately became one of the most pleasant surprises on the route. Directions: From Ostrów, about 2.3 km of forest road leads to the Moran Hotel. Access by bike is hassle-free – it's worth heading directly to the Moran Hotel, even though the facility is located slightly off the main route. Don't be discouraged by the forest access – at the end, a beautiful location directly on Lake Powidzkie and the beach awaits.

Historic place.

Manor built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1891, Erazm Brzeski of Bończa coat of arms (1846-1928), the initiator of the construction of the current manor in Królewiec, purchased the farm from Baron Graeve. In the interwar period, Królewiec still belonged to the Mierzewo manor area, and its owner was one of Erazm Brzeski's sons - Jan. After the outbreak of World War II, the village was taken over by the Germans, who named it Königsdorf. After the war, it became the property of the Polish State Treasury. A State Agricultural Farm was established on the site of the former farm, which was legally liquidated in the 1990s. Currently, the manor stands empty and in ruins. (polskiezabytki.pl)

After the Second Partition of Poland, the surrounding areas were incorporated into Prussia, but not for long. After Napoleon's fall, the border between Prussia and Russia was finally moved and ran between the lakes: Kownackie, Suszewskie, Budzisławskie and Powidzkie. The areas east of the border fell under the rule of Tsarist Russia, and the western area was incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia. The shifting of the border resulted in restrictions on free movement between the partitions. To cross the border, you had to obtain a special pass, the so-called ticket. A very important border point was Anastazewo. The Prussian-Russian border was located here, and for this reason a border crossing with a customs office was established here. In connection with the functioning of the border crossing between the partitions, it was necessary to organize a customs post. The Prussian one was located in a tall building built of red brick in a characteristic Prussian style, and it was located right by the road. Another interesting building is of course the Russian watchtower, which is a few dozen meters away in the tiny village of Salamonowo. It was the road between these two watchtowers that marked the borders between the partitions. /pojezierze24.pl/

The historic palace of the Żółtowski family, built in 1785, designed on a rectangular plan. Today, the facades have smooth plaster, but after subsequent poorly performed renovations they have no architectural details. The main facade once had three shallow avant-corps with round corners. The middle one, at which the main entrance is located, was covered with a portico in later years. Two side ones with three axes have been preserved to this day, ending with low gables in the form of attics with a wavy-step flow line, with an ellipse-shaped opening in the central part. The interior of the palace was completely rebuilt and stripped of its decor during renovation in 1965–1966. Originally, the interior had two bays, it had a large vestibule on an axis, with stairs leading to the first floor. There, in the central part, there was a large living room occupying a large part of the back hall. On the left and right sides there were connected rooms arranged in enfilade. The interiors had stucco and perhaps polychrome. /Wikipedia/

There is a restaurant and a beach bar on site. Expensive but nice.

Quiet, nice, cozy