Lubaczów: Churches, Park and Traces of History

Churches, Railway Station and Historic Buildings

The Greek Catholic Church of St Nicholas was built in 1883 to a design by Ukrainian architect Wasyl Nahirny, on the site of an older wooden church. Its ground plan forms a Latin cross: the nave and transept meet beneath a dome, while the presbytery has a three-sided end. The brick bell tower also tells a story of several building phases: it was built in 1843 and remodelled in 1862. The church complex on Grunwaldzka Street consists of a church and a bell tower and has been listed in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship heritage register since 1988.

Another striking ensemble is the railway complex on Kolejowa Street. It includes the station building and a water tower and was entered in the heritage register in 1990. The town hall stands on the western side of the Market Square: a single-storey, plastered brick building with a gabled roof. This building is also protected as a heritage site. On Sobieskiego Street is a three-storey Neoclassical granary from the first half of the 19th century, built on a plinth.

The town’s earlier history reaches back to the castle hill: Lubaczów existed as a medieval fortified settlement at least from the late 9th century. Traces of settlement from before the stone-castle period can be found there, as well as the remains of a manor complex built in the early 19th century on the initiative of Count Pawłowski. For a glimpse of sacred art, there is another period to explore: the furnishings of the Parish Church of St Stanislaus and the Co-Cathedral of Blessed Jakub Strzemię date from the 17th to the 20th century.

Museum and Places of Remembrance

The Muzeum Kresów is devoted to the history of Lubaczów and its region, the material culture of rural communities, and the former eastern territories of the Republic of Poland. Three rooms house permanent exhibitions; two more are intended for temporary exhibitions. The museum also has a library with a scholarly collection. If you are planning a museum visit, check the latest visitor information in advance for opening times and any possible closures.

Several cemeteries preserve different forms of remembrance. The military cemetery on Cicha Street lies on a slight rise and has a regular rectangular layout. A wide main avenue divides it into two sections, and a metal-mesh fence surrounds the grounds. In the northern section, memorial graves commemorate Polish soldiers under the command of Józef Kustroń who fell in 1939, and Soviet Army soldiers who fell fighting the UPA. There is also a monument to the airmen of the 31st Reconnaissance Squadron of the “Karpaty” Army.

Several dozen stone tombstones survive in the Epidemic Cemetery, commemorating victims of cholera; most date from 1916 to 1918. The epidemic section also contains tombstones from Bruśnie stoneworking workshops and an old stone cross from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was moved here from a burial mound on Orzeszkowa Street that no longer survives. The Jewish cemetery preserves around 150 stone matzevot. The oldest date from the first quarter of the 17th century; some of the richly decorated stones show traces of polychromy.

Park and Longer Routes

In the Zespół Zamkowo-Parkowy, landscaped paths meet features of a natural landscape. Avenues, paths, watercourses and ponds sit among mature trees, including black alders and individual small-leaved lime trees protected as natural monuments. The park is a place for recreation and leisure; its facilities include a playground and outdoor fitness equipment. Families can take the playground into account when planning a visit together.

The Trasa VI Lubaczowska offers a different perspective. The 189-kilometre route starts at kilometre 0 in the centre of Lubaczów, crosses the Tarnogród Plateau and runs mostly through the Południoworoztoczański Landscape Park. This brings together two distinct focuses: the town’s architectural and cultural history, and an extensive route through the landscape. The starting point in the centre is a useful landmark if you are including the route in your holiday plans.

When looking for a holiday apartment in Lubaczów, you could first consider whether you want to focus your stay on the local churches, museum and park, or whether you also want to plan for the longer Trasa VI. Choose your accommodation based on the activities you have in mind for each day.

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