Attractions and Places To See around Kolsko - Top 20

Former railway station on railway line no. 371 Wolsztyn - Żagań. Currently rebuilt into the Environmental Education Center,

Attraction on the ddr route

The railway bridge in the States, located on the Oder near Nowa Sól, is one of the longest and most impressive railway bridges in Poland. Its history, spanning over 120 years, is inextricably linked to the development of rail transport in the region and turbulent historical events. The construction of the bridge began in 1905 and was completed in 1908. It was a gigantic engineering undertaking. The bridge was designed as a steel truss structure, consisting of several spans supported by stone pillars. Its length was approximately 640 meters, making it one of the longest structures of this type in Germany at that time. With the opening of the bridge, transport in the entire region was significantly improved, and Nowa Sól gained a new, important rail connection. During World War I, the bridge did not suffer any major damage, although its strategic importance increased. The real test for the structure came with World War II. At the end of the war, in 1945

In the place of the present palace there was already a castle of the Dukes of Głogów, mentioned since 1468, passed on to the von Rechenberg family. At the end of the 16th century, Hans von Rechenberg rebuilt it in the Renaissance style. In the mid-17th century, the estate passed into the hands of the Barwitz family (von Fernemont). After a great fire in 1721, the former castle was rebuilt in the years 1732–1735 as a two-storey Baroque residence, preserving part of the older structure. The palace served as the residence and archive of the Reich Main Security Office, as well as Heinrich Himmler; a unique collection of books on Freemasonry and witch trials was gathered here. After the war, it was transformed into, among other things, a Children's Home (1957–2006); previously it housed the tax office, ZHP, OSP and a playhouse.

The Lipiny Odrzańskie railway station was established together with the construction of railway line no. 275, connecting Wrocław with Gubin. This line was crucial for the region, enabling passenger and freight transport. The section through Lipiny Odrzańskie was launched at the end of the 19th century, or more precisely in 1876, when the section from Rudna Gwizdanów to Nowa Sól was opened. For years, Lipiny Odrzańskie station played an important role for the local community. It was a point from which residents commuted to work, school or markets, as well as a place where agricultural and industrial goods were loaded and unloaded. The station building usually housed a ticket office, waiting room and apartments for railway employees. After World War II, railway line no. 275 came under the management of the Polish State Railways (PKP). For many years, passenger and freight traffic was maintained. However, over time, in the face of the development of road transport and a decrease in the number of passengers, the importance of local rail connections began to decrease. Finally, at the beginning of the 21st century, passenger traffic on the section through Lipiny Odrzańskie was suspended. The last passenger trains ran on this line until 2004, after which it was withdrawn from regular traffic.

The Konotop railway station is a small but extremely interesting town on the Lubuskie railway map. The history of the Konotop station (formerly Konradsthal) begins with the construction of the railway line connecting Żagań with Wolsztyn (currently line no. 371). This section, passing through Konotop, was put into service in 1905. The construction of the station was a response to the growing transport needs of the region, which was developing dynamically at that time. The station served both passenger and freight functions, serving the surrounding villages and landed estates. However, the real boom of the Konotop station came in 1908, when the second, transverse railway line was opened, connecting Nowa Sól with Wschowa and Grodziec (line no. 372). Konotop then became an important railway junction, where two significant routes intersected. At that time, the station had an extensive infrastructure: platforms, a station building, warehouses, loading bays and side tracks. After World War II and the annexation of these areas to Poland, the Konotop station, like the entire railway network, came under the management of the Polish State Railways (PKP). For some time, the station continued to perform its functions, handling both passenger and freight traffic. However, over the years, as road transport developed and the railways were restructured, its importance began to decrease. The first stage of the decline was the suspension of passenger traffic on line no. 372 (Nowa Sól – Wschowa) in 1993, and in subsequent years also of freight traffic. Ultimately, this line was dismantled on the Konotop – Nowa Sól section. Passenger traffic continued longer on the main line no. 371 (Żagań – Wolsztyn). Until the beginning of the 21st century, Konotop was still a passenger stop. However, over time, due to the decrease in the number of passengers and cost rationalization by PKP, passenger traffic on the entire line no. 371 was suspended in 2011. The inactive section of line 372 towards Nowa Sól has been adapted into a bicycle path, which gives it new life and contributes to the development of active tourism in the region.

The Baroque castle (palace) was rebuilt in 1745 and 1957. From the 18th century, it was the property of the Counts of Cosel, then the Princes of Siedlisko: Johann Carl, Prince of Schönaich-Carolath, married to Johanna Wilhelmina, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen, and their younger son Ferdinand (born 1763)[3]. The last owner of the palace before World War II was the second wife of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II Hohenzollern, Hermina, who lived in the palace until 1922 and after the emperor's death until April 1945. From 1956, the palace housed a tuberculosis preventorium for children, from 1976 - a Children's Sanatorium, and from 1998 - a Centre for the Treatment of Children and Youth. The castle together with the farmstead, which includes: three outbuildings, an outbuilding (currently a school), a stable (currently a hotel), a morgue, a greenhouse, two utility buildings and a park constitute the castle complex. Above the main entrance in the cartouche are the coats of arms: the Schönaich-Carolath family (on the left) and a complication of coats of arms (on the right, including: in the central field of the shield and in the upper right field the coat of arms of Saxony, Count von Schlabrendorf).

The station building in Lipiny Odrzańskie. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 1996. Before the war, a huge network of narrow-gauge forest railways began next to the station, which wrapped the surrounding trees in a spiderweb of tracks. Today, there is no trace of them. In 2023, the station building was nicely renovated. Now it looks beautiful and encourages rest with its numerous benches.