Przegędza

When we travel by bicycle, moving has similar advantages to walking treks. We can choose less-frequented roads and stop almost everywhere. That's how I got to the small village of Przegędza and the beautiful surroundings of the Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The church itself is nice but there is a chapel nearby and beautiful sculptures in the garden. It is worth stopping for a moment.

Przegędza

Przegędza - Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Przegędza - Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Przegędza - Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Przegędza - Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Przegędza - St. Florian

Przegędza - St. Francis

Przegędza - St.St. Francis Christopher

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Przegędza - Angel

Przegędza - Chapel

Przegędza - Chapel

Przegędza - "Remember about road rules!" and "Do not kill!"

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Sławików

The bike led me this time in the village of Sławików located in the Silesian Voivodship. The village is beautifully situated, and by taking road 421 you can admire the terraces of fields descending down to the Odra river.

One of the main attractions are the ruins of the neoclassical palace from 1865. There was a battle between the Germans and the Red Army in the town, during which the palace was partially destroyed in 1945. After 1945, the equipment of the palace was stolen. The palace was neglected and devastated in communist times and turned into a ruin.

Sławików

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

Sławików - The ruins of the palace

There is a parish church dedicated to Saint George (Kościół Rzymskokatolicki pw. św. Jerzego) near the ruins. The church was erected in the years 1842-1846, in the neo-Gothic style.

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George, Cross

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George, Cross

Sławików - A monument commemorating the tragedy on the Odra river in 1890

Sławików - The cross is founded in honor of people, who died during the Second World War

Sławików - Roman Catholic Church St. George, Cross

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Jankowice

Jankowice (called Rudzkie to distinguish from Jankowice near Rybnik) is a small village located by the road from Rudy to Racibórz, surrounded by forests. The oldest surviving document mentioning Jankowice is the document of the bishop of Wrocław, Tomasz I, from 1264. People who dealt with forest care, collecting coniferous seeds and growing forest areas were settled here.

Jankowice

According to legend, the knight Janik is the founder of the village. He was an affectionate friend of the Prince of Racibórz, who offered him a piece of land for his faithful service. To commemorate this legend, a knight figurine was carved out of linden wood in 2009. 

Jankowice -The knight Janik

Jankowice - The knight Janik

Jankowice -The knight Janik

Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer, according to oral tradition, was built in 1902 in neo-Gothic style.

Jankowice - Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer

Jankowice - Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer

Bell of St. Florian is in the Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer, although it is older by about 171 years. The bell was cast in Opava in 1731. According to the oral tradition, before the bell was placed in the chapel, it was placed in the court chapel. His voice warned people against fire and all kinds of misfortunes.

Jankowice - Bell of St. Florian

Jankowice - Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer

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Stanowice

Stanowice is a village near Rybnik, which attracts the eye with a beautiful chapel of St. John of Nepomuk (Kapliczka św. Jana Nepomucena) and an attractive Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack (Kościół Rzymskokatolicki p.w. św. Jacka).

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Brick Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk was founded in the nineteenth century. Right next to it grows the old lime tree, which trunk knits together with the chapel. The tree was granted the status of a natural monument.

Stanowice - Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Stanowice - Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Stanowice - Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Residents of Stanowice in the first years after the Second World War decided to build a church because until now the only place for gathering at joint services was the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk. The construction of the church began on 18 May 1947 and on 17 July 1949, the dedication of the finished church took place.

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

Stanowice - Roman Catholic Church of St. Jack

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