Jaskowo: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A manor complex dating from the 18th century gives Jaskowo a distinctive historical character: the manor was built in 1721 and rebuilt in 1776. For travelers interested in culture and history, this particular architectural monument is an obvious point of interest.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Jaskowo.

Geographical location

Jaskowo is a settlement in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in IÅ‚awski County and in the municipality of Zalewo.

Culture

In the wider regional surroundings of Jaskowo are Ostróda – Teutonic Castle, 14th century, and Szymbark – fortified castle, 13th–14th century.

A church was built in Jaskowo in 1770 and later rebuilt in the English Gothic Revival style. Services were held there in Polish in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Nature

About 2 km north of Jaskowo, beside Lake Młyńskie, lie the remains of a Prussian hillfort; about 1.5 km to the west, a damaged Bronze Age burial mound was discovered. For travelers interested in archaeology, these two remnants are a specific local point of interest.

Jaskowo is historically associated with the forest on Lake Jaśkowskie, which was known as the Temple Forest (Święty Gaj) and later as the Vierruthen Forest.

History

Jaskowo's historical economy included agriculture and forestry. The town's 20th-century history also records activities in industry, crafts, trade, and communications.

For further destination selection, you can also visit the pages for Boreczno, BÄ…dki, Lubawa, Urowo, Janowo, Kiemiany, Dobrzyki, and MÄ…tyki.

To the overview of the higher-level destination: IÅ‚awski.