Chyliczki: History and the Jeziorka Kayak Trail

• Chyliczki was once farmland belonging to the folwark, or manor farm, of the Chyliczki estate.
• The Jeziorka kayak trail runs through Chyliczki.
• The Poniatówka building was constructed in the former village of Chyliczki, at a site with a long building tradition, and received an award in the “Zabytek Zadbany” competition in 2025.
• Historic sites can be found nearby in Piaseczno’s town park.

The history of the area goes beyond its former agricultural use. Near the destination, Cecylia Plater-Zyberkówna purchased the former Chyliczki estate in 1891 and founded the Agricultural Household School for Girls there in the same year. This is a historical connection to the area; the statement describes the founding of the school, not its present-day use.

The name Poniatówka also calls for a precise distinction between locations. The Poniatówka building was constructed in the former village of Chyliczki, at a site with a long building tradition, and received an award in the “Zabytek Zadbany” competition in 2025. A romantic garden pavilion named Poniatówka has been preserved in the nearby Książąt Mazowieckich Town Park in Piaseczno. These are different buildings in different places. The Chapel of Our Lady of Częstochowa has been housed in the Platerówka building in the same town park since 1902.

The wider Piaseczyński destination has several marked routes of varying lengths and itineraries. The 28-kilometre yellow-marked Szlak Południkowy (Meridian Trail) runs through the Chojnowskie Forests, from Piaseczno railway station via Zalesie Dolne, Górki Szymona, Zimne Doły, Zalesie Górne, the Łoś Nature Reserve and Nowy Prażmów to Prażmów.

The 30-kilometre Szlak rezerwatów przyrody (Nature Reserve Trail) connects Zalesie Górne and Zimne Doły with several nature reserves, including Uroczysko Stephana, Chojnów, Obory, Skarpa Oborska, Olszyna Łyczyńska and Łęgi Oborskie; via Konstancin-Jeziorna, it continues to Ursynów. The 10-kilometre Chojnowski szlak zabytków przyrody (Chojnów Nature Monuments Trail) passes through the Chojnów, Pilawski Grąd and Uroczysko Stephana nature reserves.

Another option is the yellow-and-green-marked route from Konstancin-Jeziorna to Góra Kalwaria and Czersk. It is 24.5 kilometres long, starts at the corner of Piłsudskiego and Sienkiewicza in Konstancin-Jeziorna, and runs via the Obory Nature Reserve, Słomczyn, Cieciszew and Dębówka. The stated distances provide an initial guide; the listed stops and nature reserves further distinguish the routes.

The Chojnów Landscape Park has seven marked hiking trails and a network of educational routes for pedestrians and cyclists. In its eleven nature reserves, visitors may use existing paths and marked hiking trails only. At the Żabieniec ponds, you can spot birds such as goosanders, black-necked grebes and black storks.

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Does a kayak trail run through Chyliczki?

Yes. The Jeziorka kayak trail runs through Chyliczki.

When was the Agricultural Household School for Girls founded?

Cecylia Plater-Zyberkówna founded it in 1891, the same year she purchased the former Chyliczki estate.

Which Poniatówka is in Piaseczno’s town park?

The romantic garden pavilion Poniatówka preserved there is in Książąt Mazowieckich Park. It should be distinguished from the Poniatówka building in the former village of Chyliczki.

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Piaseczyński.