Horoszki Małe

Horoszki Małe is home to an early medieval hillfort. The village existed as an independent settlement by the beginning of the 19th century at the latest and is marked on an Austrian map from 1801–1804. Other known features include a protected small-leaved lime tree, a former school building and a wooden cross dating from 1949.

The hillfort places Horoszki Małe within early medieval history. The village name also appears on an Austrian map from 1801–1804. Together with the information that Horoszki Małe existed as an independent village by the beginning of the 19th century at the latest, this provides a chronological reference that extends beyond the more recent history of the village. For visitors interested in history, the place offers both an early historical subject and tangible evidence from the 19th and 20th centuries.

One natural feature is the protected small-leaved lime tree (Tilia cordata) on the Bonin–Horoszki Mała road. Its trunk circumference is 123 cm and its height is 24 m. The tree stands beside the property of P. Wedziuk. These details give the lime tree a clear, location-specific profile: it is identified not only as a protected tree, but also described by its species, dimensions and location.

A brick primary school building with a teacher’s residence was built on the edge of Horoszki Małe in 1957–1958, in the middle of a pine forest. The school was also a venue for community activities: it organized sports competitions as well as handball and football matches for nearby schools and rural youth. In the 1960s, there were Scout groups in Horoszki Małe. Campfires, bivouacs and sledding trips often took place with the participation of local residents.

From 1976 to 2000, training camps in pre-military defense were held at the former school site for young people attending secondary schools. The school building was sold to a private owner in 2006 for tourism and commercial use. At the time of publication, its facade bore the inscription “Zajazd Leśny”.

A low, blue-painted wooden cross dating from 1949 stands in Horoszki Małe, surrounded by a wooden fence. Another place of remembrance is next to the former school building: unknown Russian soldiers from the Second World War are buried in the forest beside the Konstantynów–Sarnaki road. This is a separate site near the former school; the wooden cross and the graves should not be confused with each other.

If you are interested in the history of the village, these different traces offer various thematic points of reference: the hillfort for the early medieval past, the school for community activities in the 20th century, and the memorial sites for remembering individual historical events and people.

You can also visit the pages for Łuzki, Borsuki, Zabuże, Holowczyce, Łosice, Lipno, Sarnaki and Bolesty.

Since when has Horoszki Małe been known as an independent village?

Horoszki Małe existed as an independent village by the beginning of the 19th century at the latest. It is marked on an Austrian map from 1801–1804.

What is known about the protected lime tree?

The small-leaved lime tree (Tilia cordata) is 24 m tall and has a trunk circumference of 123 cm. It stands on the Bonin–Horoszki Mała road beside the property of P. Wedziuk.

When was the former school building constructed?

The brick primary school building with a teacher’s residence was built in 1957–1958 on the edge of Horoszki Małe, in the middle of a pine forest.

For an overview of the wider travel region: Łosice.