Dywity: Cycling Routes, Lake and Local History
Accommodation in Dywity
Dywity offers a variety of ways to shape your stay: two marked cycling routes measuring 20 and 32 km, a recreational area at Lake Dywickie, and a Neo-Gothic church with notable details. The history of the bridge over the Wadąg and local produce also help define the town. When choosing your accommodation, you can decide whether to focus mainly on cycling routes, the lake, architecture or local history.
Dywity at a glance
The blue cycling route is 32 km long and the yellow one 20 km. Both start in Dywity and return there. Lake Dywickie has a landscaped beach, a viewing platform and a walking and cycling path around the lake. In the town are the Neo-Gothic Church of the Holy Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddeus and the modernised old Stodoła, which hosts a village market on Saturdays.
Which cycling routes can you compare in Dywity?
The marked blue cycling route passes through Różnowo, Dąbrówka Wielka, Nowe Włóki, Gradki, Frączki, Tuławki, Gady, Lake Wadąg and Dągi before returning to Dywity. It is 32 km long. The also-marked yellow cycling route is 20 km long and runs through Redykajny, Wilimowo, Kajny, Barkweda, Brąswałd and Ługwałd before returning to Dywity. The difference between the stated lengths of the two routes is 12 km. The places along the routes and their total distances give you concrete reference points if you want to include cycling in your travel plans.
There is also a walking and cycling path around Lake Dywickie; no length is given for it. The recreational area there includes a landscaped beach and a raised viewing platform clad in wood. The platform faces the lake. If you are looking for a stay by the water, you can consider these amenities separately from the two marked cycling routes.
What makes the church and local history distinctive?
The Neo-Gothic Church of the Holy Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddeus is 40 m long, 17 m wide and 19 m high. Inside, seven sculptures of the Apostles stand on eight granite pillars. The furnishings also include an eighteen-stop organ built by the Bruno Goebel company from Orneta; its sound can still be heard today. The church’s dimensions, pillars and organ offer several specific features to look out for if you are interested in architecture and church furnishings.
The history of the bridge over the Wadąg dates back to 1859, when the first bridge was built there. After it was destroyed shortly afterwards, a new crossing was completed in 1862 and traffic on the road resumed. The bridge at the entrance to Dywity is also known as a filming location: a chase scene for the episode “Podwójny nelson” of the Polish television series “Stawka większa niż życie” was filmed there. An airship port opened near Dywity in 1914. The educational and tourist trail about the Dywity airships starts at the access road from ul. Grzybowa.
Where can you find local produce and brewing culture?
On Saturdays, a village market selling food from farmers and local producers is held in the modernised old Stodoła in central Dywity. The market is a practical point of reference if you are interested in food from the region. The Święto Warmińskiego Piwowara features the final of the Warmiński Konkurs Piw Domowych. Every year, amateur brewers from across Poland submit several dozen home-brewed beers. Professional judges from the Polish Association of Home Brewers evaluate the entries. The market and competition represent different sides of local life: shopping directly from producers and a competition devoted to brewing beer.
To compare other town pages, you can also visit Purda, Stawiguda, Maróz, Jaroty, Waplewo, Lipowo Kurkowskie, the Purda town page and Plutki.
FAQ
How long are the marked cycling routes in Dywity?
The blue cycling route is 32 km long and the yellow one 20 km. Both run from Dywity through the places listed for each route and back to Dywity.
When is the village market in Dywity held?
The village market, which sells food from farmers and local producers, is held on Saturdays in the modernised old Stodoła in central Dywity.
What is part of the recreational area at Lake Dywickie?
It includes a landscaped beach and a raised viewing platform clad in wood, which faces the lake. There is also a walking and cycling path around the lake.
For the broader travel overview: Olsztyn.
