Dzierżawy

• Descriptions of the yellow Saint Faustyna Kowalska hiking trail give distances of 9.2 km and 28.8 km.
• The blue “Marii Konopnickiej” hiking trail is 11.9 km long.
• The Miłosierdzie Boże Church was built from chalk marl.
• The Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Church is listed in the register of immovable monuments of Łódź Voivodeship.
• Dzierżawy is home to a Neolithic settlement site that has not been assigned to a specific culture.

Two descriptions of the yellow Saint Faustyna Kowalska hiking trail give different distances. One gives 9.2 km and runs through Kiki, Dzierżawy, Ner-Parcel, Ner, ul. Spółdzielcza in Wartkowice, and Stary Gostków. Another gives 28.8 km, passes through Dzierżawy, and also describes the trail as suitable for cycling. Do not treat these as two sections whose distances can be added together to create a combined route length.

The blue “Marii Konopnickiej” hiking trail is listed as 11.9 km long. Its described route runs through Bronów, Konopnica, Światonia, Zacisze, Brudnówek, Mrówna, Kiki, Dzierżawy, and Saków. This gives it a different sequence of places from the 9.2-km description of the yellow trail; both pass through Kiki and Dzierżawy. So when choosing a trail, the route described for each one matters as well as its length.

A distance in kilometers does not by itself indicate how long the walk will take. Before setting out, also check the trail’s current markings and condition. For the yellow trail, it is particularly helpful to keep track of which route description you want, since the two distances differ considerably.

The Roman Catholic Miłosierdzie Boże Church in Dzierżawy was built from chalk marl. The material comes from a quarry in the village of Rożniatowice in Bełchatów County and is also known as Rożniatowice stone. This identifies both the building material and where it came from—a specific starting point if you are interested in the area’s architectural history.

Another church in Dzierżawy is the Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Church. It is listed in the register of immovable monuments of Łódź Voivodeship. Note the different names: the monument listing applies to this church, not to the Miłosierdzie Boże Church. This distinguishes the building material and provenance of one church from the register entry for the other.

The local history also includes a Neolithic settlement site that has not been assigned to a specific culture. This adds an archaeological aspect to the area’s connections with its churches. In the wider region, local people call chalk marl “opoka”; numerous houses in the Uniejów area were built from this stone. The local settlement site and the churches’ architectural history therefore sit alongside a connection to a material that is explicitly associated with the wider area.

Discover more destinations: Przywidz, Antonina, Uniejów, Popów, Stary Gostków, Bąki, Felicjanów.

What distances are given for the yellow hiking trail?

One description gives a distance of 9.2 km and a route through Kiki, Dzierżawy, Ner-Parcel, Ner, Wartkowice, and Stary Gostków. Another gives a distance of 28.8 km and says the trail is suitable for cycling.

How long is the blue hiking trail?

The blue “Marii Konopnickiej” hiking trail is listed as 11.9 km long.

Where does the chalk marl used for the Miłosierdzie Boże Church come from?

It was quarried in the village of Rożniatowice in Bełchatów County and is also known as Rożniatowice stone.

Which church is listed in the monuments register?

It is the Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Church in Dzierżawy.

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