The best traffic-free bike rides around powiat górowski

Benches with tables and a covered shelter.

Road bridge over the Barycz River in Ryczeń

After the great city fire of 1457, construction began on a brick, three-nave church in the Gothic style. This construction, interrupted by subsequent fires (including one in 1478), lasted until the first half of the 16th century (around 1552). The church was built on a hill, integrated into the city's defensive walls. Reconstructions after the fires (18th century): The church was repeatedly destroyed. A fire in 1759 (started by Russian troops) caused significant damage. The reconstruction, during which the church gained Baroque domes on the towers and Baroque interior furnishings (which survive to this day), was completed in 1763.

The Ryczeń reservoir is an interesting body of water in the Barycz Valley, performing a retention function - it collects the excess water of the Barycz River during high water levels. The six islands on the reservoir create excellent breeding conditions for numerous waterfowl, which makes this place attractive to nature lovers and birdwatchers. The area around the reservoir is well suited for peaceful bike trips, preferably on a trekking or cross bike.

There's a lot of snow in the winter, but the fire is still going strong ;D

Suspended from a tree, it hangs just like that over Stara Barycz.

St. Catherine, mentioned in a document in 1302, was completed in its present form in the years 1457-1552 (after the fire of the previous one). Restored after a fire in 1759, it was partially collapsed in the part of the vaults and the western tower in 1963. Rebuilt in 1964-1965, it is an oriented, brick, three-nave, hall building, with a hexagonal end chancel, surrounded by an ambulatory and a wreath of chapels. The central nave in the chancel is slightly narrower and has a pillar on the axis that divides the two halves of the hexagon. The whole is covered with stellar vaults, and the western part is a modern ceiling from 1965. The western façade with a triangular gable is flanked by two unfinished towers in late Gothic forms. The interior has retained its baroque furnishings from the second half of the 19th century. Eighteenth century https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82_%C5%9Bw._Katarzyny_Aleksandryjskiej_w_G%C3%B3rze

The defensive walls are the remains of the medieval city fortifications. Originally it was a wood and earth fortification with a palisade. In the 15th century, this fortification was replaced with a brick and stone wall 2 cubits wide and 12 cubits high. The walls were reinforced with watchtowers. There were four gates to the city: the western one called Głogowska, the eastern one called Poland, and two smaller ones: southern and northern. On the outer side of the walls, there was an additional earth rampart and a moat with bridges. At night, the bridges were raised, and during the day, the crossing was guarded by the townspeople who were obligated to guard duty and properly armed. After 1770, the partial liquidation of the defensive fortifications began. The moat was filled in and the earth embankment was leveled. In their place, gardens leased to the townspeople were created. In 1818 the tower at the Polish gate was pulled down, in 1828 the gate itself, and in 1851 the Głogów gate. The city walls were also gradually dismantled. In 1962, attempts were made to save the surviving fragments and the missing sections were reconstructed. Another conservation took place in the 90s. The current ramparts are an excellent history lesson for students about the Medieval Mountain. They continue to run in the place where they were originally erected, along Staromiejska Street.