The best walks and hikes around gmina Kuczbork-Osada

Bismarck Towers (German: Bismarckturm) – simple tower- or column-shaped structures built in the years 1869–1934 (the first tower was built in Lower Silesia, near the village of Ober-Johnsdorf, today Janówek), glorifying Otto von Bismarck and expressing German national pride. The first structures of this type were built during Bismarck's lifetime, and the last tower was put into service in 1926 in Polanów. There are 17 of the probable 40 Bismarck towers in the territory of present-day Poland (sometimes it is impossible to find documents confirming that a given tower was originally a "Bismarck tower"). https://odtur.pl/atrakcje/dzialdowo-wieza-bismarcka-w-dzialdowie-49857.html

The tower in Malinowo, commonly called the "Bismarck Tower", is located in the forest near Malinowo in the Lidzbark Forest District. It was built in 1915 according to the design of Philipp Kähm on the site of a grave of German soldiers and was to be transformed into an obelisk in tribute to soldiers who died during World War I. It is built on a square plan 10-12 m high with internal, wooden stairs, currently destroyed. In the interwar period, the Polish authorities changed its name to the Freedom Tower. It is currently in very poor technical condition. Without appropriate protection, it may be completely and irreversibly destroyed. The development of technical documentation for its renovation is the first element of work related to securing and protecting it from further devastation and destruction. https://powiatdzialdowski.pl/ratujemy-kolejny-zabytek-przed-calkowitym-szkodeniem/

Castle 🏰 Teutonic courtyard still needs some work

The Jewish cemetery in Żuromin is located northwest of the city center, on today's Mazurska and Stefana Żeromskiego streets. The exact date of the establishment of this necropolis remains undetermined, it was probably established in the 1840s, shortly after the local religious community was organized. Previously, the Jews of Żuromin buried their dead in the cemetery in Kuczbork. The Jewish cemetery in Żuromin was certainly already operating in 1859, as documents concerning the fencing of the existing necropolis have survived from that time. In the spring of 2009, thanks to the cooperation of Jews originating from Żuromin and the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage, work began on the restoration of the cemetery. The necropolis was fenced and tidied up. The ceremonial completion of the work took place in July of that year. It was attended by Jews originating from Żuromin, representatives of the Jewish Community in Warsaw and the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage, representatives of local authorities and clergy, and residents of the town. In April 2011, two plaques with approximately 300 surnames of Jewish families living in Żuromin until World War II were ceremonially unveiled on the wall at the entrance to the cemetery. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage and the cooperating Jewish compatriots' association in the United States were driven by the desire to perpetuate the memory of those for whom no tombstone has survived in the cemetery. Żuromin Jews - victims of the Holocaust - were also honored. The official unveiling of the plaques was attended by descendants of Żuromin Jews who came from America for the occasion. https://sztetl.org.pl/pl/miejscowosci/z/849-zuromin/114-cmentarze/41234-cmentarz-zydowski-w-zurominie-ul-zeromskiego

Old, neglected Jewish cemetery. A few decades ago, it was a playground for kids from the surrounding estates. About a decade ago it was fenced, although nothing else was done there.

Exhibition inside made in a surprisingly interesting and modern style. Free entry, as of September 2022. See www.muzeum.dzialdowo.pl.

Teutonic castle. According to the rule of the order, a knight on horseback should move from castle to castle during the day, so as to spend the night within safe walls. There is a museum in the castle area. Part of the castle has been rebuilt in recent years.