Golina: Discover the Wooden Church and Landscape Park

Wooden Church and Landscape Park in Golina

The wooden Church of St. James the Apostle was built in 1765–1767. Its interior has three naves and is furnished in the Baroque and Rococo styles. The three naves describe the layout of the interior; Baroque and Rococo refer to the styles of its furnishings. The parish church is also part of the cultural route “Wooden Churches of Konin County” — a named cultural context connecting Golina’s wooden architecture with a regional theme.

The seven-hectare landscape park is located by the manor house. Its rich tree population includes numerous trees protected as natural monuments. An island surrounded by a moat also lends the park its character. Golina therefore brings together different points of interest: the church’s three-nave architecture and furnishings, and the park’s trees and moat island. If you would like to focus your stay on culture, the church offers a specific historical point of reference; if you prefer landscape, you can make the park a focus of your visit.

Cycling Activities in Golina Municipality

Cycling also plays a role in Golina Municipality, where “Rodzinne Rajdy Rowerowe” (family cycling rallies) are organised. If you would like to plan your trip around a particular event date, check the dates in advance. A cycle route was planned in Golina Municipality for the period 2016–2026. It runs between churches in the landscape of the Warta River valley along a flood protection embankment. The route description thus brings together churches, the valley landscape and the embankment as features of a cycling route.

The municipal strategy also names a ferry crossing over the Warta in Sławsk and the landscape park in Golina as additional attractions on a cycling route. The route therefore features both a ferry crossing and a park. The park thus appears both as a defining feature of Golina and in connection with a cycling route.

Crafts and Traditions in the Municipality

Węglew is home to a private museum of handicrafts. Its collection comprises 450 exhibits related to disappearing professions and the former way of life of the inhabitants of the Konin region; the number may change. Next to the museum is a park dedicated to vanishing and disappearing professions. The museum hosts festivals, concerts and educational workshops. The different themes offer insight into crafts and former ways of life, while the neighbouring park explicitly focuses on the same professions.

The tourist and educational “Trail of Vanishing Professions and Traditions” begins at the Museum of Handicrafts in Węglew Kolonia. Among other places, it leads to Ląd, Zagórów, Turek, Brudzew, Jabłków near Kramsk, Brdów, Budzisław Kościelny and Kazimierz Biskupi; it then returns to Lubiecz in Golina Municipality. Along the way, it introduces folk artists who keep traditional crafts alive. The trail thus highlights people who preserve these craft traditions and passes through several named places.

When choosing a holiday apartment, you can take your preferred focus for the trip into account: the church and landscape park are specific attractions in Golina, while the cycling rallies, cycle route and museum are associated with the municipality. If you are mainly interested in architectural heritage and parkland, these two places within the town offer clear points of interest. For a stay with a stronger focus on cycling and traditional crafts, the municipal activities and the themed trail through several places are also worth considering.

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