Rawicz: Culture and Routes in Rawicz County

The most important railway station in Rawicz County is in Rawicz and serves the railway line between Wrocław and Poznań. Hiking options include an approximately 8-kilometre circular trail in Rawicz, an 11.5-kilometre yellow forest trail and a 45-kilometre red trail. Cultural and historical attractions can be found in Rawicz, Jutrosin and Goruszki, among other places.

Rawicz Town Hall was built between 1753 and 1756. The original structure of massive oak beams has been preserved in the corridors on the ground and first floors. Jutrosin Town Hall dates from the 19th century. Its square floor plan measures 13 × 13 metres, and an octagonal clock tower rises above it. The two town halls offer different architectural details to look out for during a culture-focused stay.

The church and monastery in Goruszki date from 1739 to 1742. The monastery’s cloister corridors contain paintings, several sculptures dating from the 15th to the 18th century, and coffin portraits. The Church of the Holy Cross has a single nave and is entirely built over a basement; it includes a lower church and a Chapel of the Tomb of St Francis. The palace and park complex in Stary Sielec was the seat of the Czartoryski princes. Together, these places offer a range of historical points of interest, from monastery and church interiors to a former princely residence.

The trails vary in length and character. The yellow hiking trail, designated as a forest trail and registered as WK-3651-y, is 11.5 kilometres long and lies entirely within Rawicz County. In Rawicz, the green-marked hiking trail forms a circular loop of approximately 8 kilometres. The red “Szlak walk Powstańców Wielkopolskich o Rawicz” is 45 kilometres long, also lies entirely within Rawicz County, and leads to places with historical links to the Greater Poland Uprising.

There is also a regional option for cycling trips: the international R-9 cycling route passes through the municipalities of Pakosław, Jutrosin and Miejska Górka in Rawicz County. This lets you weigh up a hiking itinerary against a cycling trip, without treating the trails as one connected route.

The “Cztery Pory Roku” nature trail is six kilometres long and lies in Pakosław municipality, between Osiek and Pomocno. On the outskirts of Miejska Górka is the sports and recreation complex at the “Balaton” reservoir, surrounded by green spaces and next to a sports stadium. The reservoir is used for recreation and fishing. If these attractions interest you, you can make them separate focal points of your trip; this does not imply that the places are connected.

Near the destination, in the Miejska Górka area, stands the “Koźlak” windmill, dating from 1696. It is considered the oldest windmill of its kind in the area. This adds another historic building to the churches and town halls.

Related destination pages include Zaborowice, Dąbrowa, Jutrosin, Pakosław, Bojanowo and Kawcze. If you’d like to explore other destinations within the same broader area, you can also find Nowy Tomyśl and Konin.

How long are the hiking trails mentioned?

The green circular trail in Rawicz is approximately 8 kilometres long. The yellow forest trail WK-3651-y is 11.5 kilometres long, while the red “Szlak walk Powstańców Wielkopolskich o Rawicz” is 45 kilometres long. The “Cztery Pory Roku” nature trail is six kilometres long.

Which railway connection serves Rawicz?

The most important railway station in Rawicz County is in Rawicz and serves the railway line between Wrocław and Poznań.

What is known about the art in Goruszki Monastery?

The monastery’s cloister corridors contain paintings, several sculptures dating from the 15th to the 18th century, and coffin portraits.

For the broader travel overview: Greater Poland.