Warniłęg on Lake Drawsko: Routes and Church History

• Warniłęg is on the shore of Lake Drawsko and is one of its summer villages.
• The black hiking trail through the village is 71 km long and runs from Połczyn-Zdrój to Lubieszewo.
• The red “Drawa” cycling route is 60.7 km long and forms a loop starting and ending in Złocieniec.
• The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a brick building in the neo-Romanesque style, dating from the second half of the 19th century.

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in the second half of the 19th century as a brick building in the neo-Romanesque style. Its presbytery, or chancel, is set apart and has a polygonal end with three sides. The round-arched door and windows are also features of the architecture, as is the gabled roof; above the presbytery is a roof with three slopes. Details about the chancel’s shape and the roof give the building’s profile more definition than the style description alone.

The church’s history can also be placed in context: it was Protestant and was consecrated as the Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 17 February 1947. Its construction in the 19th century and its later consecration thus represent different periods in its history.

Among the details described are the S-shaped door handle, which ends in a volute and connects to a bust with a full face framed by curls. Its round mounting is decorated with a plant motif. The bell in the belfry at the cemetery is chalice-shaped and suspended from a six-pointed crown. Its cast-iron clapper has a ball at neck height; the bell’s crown is decorated with acanthus leaves. These details draw attention to the different forms of the door and the bell.

Warniłęg is also home to a landscape park dating from the second half of the 19th century. It therefore dates from the same period as the construction of the church and adds another historic feature to the village’s architectural history. A historic boundary stone has also been preserved in the forest west of Warniłęg.

The black hiking trail “Szlak Przyrodniczy Drawskiego Parku Krajobrazowego” runs from Połczyn-Zdrój to Lubieszewo and passes through Warniłęg. It is 71 km long in total. The route crosses varied landscapes in the Drawski Landscape Park and continues beyond its boundaries towards Lake Lubie. Check the current trail markings before setting out.

The red “Drawa” cycling route also passes through Warniłęg. It is 60.7 km long and forms a loop that starts and ends in Złocieniec. For planning purposes, the two routes differ mainly in their mode of travel and layout: the hiking trail connects two places, while the cycling route returns to its starting point. Both distances refer to the full routes.

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What are the features of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary?

It is a brick building in the neo-Romanesque style, with a round-arched door and windows, a set-apart presbytery with a three-sided end, and different roof forms.

How do the two routes differ?

The black hiking trail is 71 km long and runs from Połczyn-Zdrój to Lubieszewo. The 60.7 km red “Drawa” cycling route forms a loop starting and ending in Złocieniec.

Where is the historic boundary stone located?

A historic boundary stone has been preserved in the forest west of Warniłęg.

For the main travel overview: Dramburg.