The town hall of Wohlau (Polish: Wołów) is part of the district's cultural heritage offerings. The building dates from 1692, was subsequently rebuilt several times, and reconstructed after wartime destruction. For travellers interested in historic urban architecture, it is a specific cultural point of reference in Wohlau.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Wohlau.
Geographical location
Wohlau is the administrative seat of Powiat wołowski. The district includes the towns of Wohlau and Brzeg Dolny as well as the rural municipality of Wińsko.
Powiat wołowski is located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland and covers 675 square kilometres.
Culture and landscape
In the wider regional surroundings of Powiat wołowski are Uraz – Ruiny and Wojnowice – Zamek na wodzie. Wzgórze Strupińskie is located in the surrounding area, while Baranek Wawrzyn, Góra Holtei'a and Żniwna Kopa are in the wider regional surroundings of Powiat wołowski.
In Wołów, sections of medieval defensive walls from the 14th and 15th centuries are among the city's historic remains.
The district's list of sights includes the Jodłowice nature reserve near Brzeg Dolny in Powiat wołowski. Also listed are the Cistercian monastery in Lubiąż, Wołów Castle and the town hall of Wołów. The Cistercian monastery is described there as a significant historic religious complex, and Wołów Castle as a Piast castle.
In the town stands a Gothic Church of St Lawrence from the 15th century with Baroque interior furnishings, historic epitaphs and a Baroque organ heritage.
Nature and activities
Domaszków, a village in Powiat wołowski, is located near the Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park; a cycle route passes through the village. The proximity to the landscape park and the cycle route passing through the village provide a specific point of reference for travellers interested in cycling.
Domaszków also has two fish-stocked ponds; a camping site is designated next to one of them.
Other places
In the village of Lubiąż in the municipality of Wołów, a wooden windmill from the 18th century is described as a unique local monument; two historic churches are also mentioned there.
Other historic places listed within the district are the palaces in Brzeg Dolny, Brzózka, Krzelów and Żerków, as well as an Orthodox church in Stary Wołów.
More local pages: Brzeg Dolny, Ścinawa, Siodłkowice, Węgrzce, Wińsko, Wołów
