Jarocin
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Jarocin combines an interactive science exhibition with traces of the city’s history and festival heritage, as well as paths through parkland. You can tailor your visit to the topics you want to explore at the individual sites and along the routes.
Quick facts about Jarocin
SOWA’s exhibition features 15 exhibits from various scientific fields. Its approach encourages independent exploration, discovery and experimentation. The Regional Museum’s permanent exhibition presents the history of Jarocin and the Jarocińskie region from 1793 to 1989; a dedicated section focuses on the palace and the Radoliński family. The area also offers routes of different lengths: the red route is a 30.2-kilometre circular trail starting at the railway station, while the green route runs 24.5 kilometres from the station to Śmiełów.
Which places tell the story of history and culture?
The Radoliński Palace was built from 1847 to 1853 to designs by Friedrich August Stüler. At the Regional Museum, it has its own exhibition section devoted to the Radoliński family. If you are interested in the history of the building and the city, you can explore these aspects separately: the palace is a specific historic site, while the permanent exhibition places the development of the city and the Jarocińskie region in the context of 1793 to 1989.
Another historic building is the former Evangelical Church of St. George. It was built in 1847–1848 and extensively restored and remodelled in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1894. Its construction history therefore comprises two clearly distinct periods. Skarbczyk, meanwhile, is a surviving part of the former seat of Jarocin’s owners; it is located in the city park by the pond. These three places offer different ways to explore the past: a palace, a former church building and a surviving part of a former manor house.
Jarocin railway station also has a special distinction: it is the oldest surviving junction station of its type in Greater Poland. It is also the starting and finishing point of the red route. This means you can include the station in your plans both as a destination in its own right and as a landmark for the circular trail.
What experiences do the exhibition and park offer?
At SOWA, the focus is not solely on viewing exhibits. Independent exploration, discovery and experimentation shape the approach of the exhibition, which features 15 exhibits from various scientific fields. If you are interested in a range of scientific topics, you can make a visit a focus of its own rather than treating it as part of the city’s history.
Parkowy Odkrywca is an ecological educational trail in Jarocin’s park. Along the trail, you can discover the park’s particularly impressive or valuable trees. The focus is both on individual trees and on the diversity of the park as a whole. The Radoliński Park also has a climbing park next to the amphitheatre.
Jarocin also offers other activities: there is a skatepark on Św. Ducha Street, behind the car park. A pump track is located on Aleja Światowego Dnia Roweru, behind the S11 overpass when approaching from Maratońska Street. These location details help distinguish the two facilities so you can use the correct name when planning your visit.
How do the routes differ?
The red route is a 30.2-kilometre circular trail: it starts at Jarocin railway station and ends there. The green route is shorter, at 24.5 kilometres, and runs from Jarocin railway station to Śmiełów. Along the way, it passes, among other places, the Radoliński Palace. The routes thus differ in both length and course: the red route returns to its starting point, while Śmiełów is the destination of the green route.
The links to festival history add another distinctive dimension. The Glan monument references Jarocin’s festival tradition. “Jarocin Festiwal krok po kroku” takes visitors to places associated with the history of the Jarocin festivals and evokes their atmosphere in the past. If you are interested in this history, the monument and the tour focused on festival sites offer different ways to explore it.
Find more local pages for Jarocin, Radlin and Żerków. For more destinations, you can also visit Krotoszyn, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poznań, Czarnków and Piła.
FAQ
What does the Regional Museum’s permanent exhibition cover?
It covers the history of the city of Jarocin and the Jarocińskie region from 1793 to 1989. A dedicated section focuses on the palace and the Radoliński family.
Which route starts and ends at Jarocin railway station?
The red route is a 30.2-kilometre circular trail that starts and ends at the station.
What does “Jarocin Festiwal krok po kroku” offer?
The tour takes visitors to places associated with the history of the Jarocin festivals and evokes their atmosphere in the past.
For the broader travel overview: Greater Poland.
