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Wolsztyn

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Wolsztyn (pronounced as Volshtin) is located in south west part of Greater Poland, on Dojca river and Wolsztyn and Berzynskie Lakes.

[edit] Get there

Trains are maybe not the quickest, but definitely the most interesting way to get to Wolsztyn. The town is a small railway junction with lines to Poznan, calling at Szreniawa and Grodzisk Wielkopolski, to Leszno and to Zbąszynek. There are 7 direct trains to Poznan daily - 5 of them are served with modern, air-conditioned diesel units, and two (departures from Wolsztyn appr. 5:00 and 13:30 and from Poznan appr. 8:30 and 17:00) are serviced by historical steam locos. Additionally tourist can use 5 regular daily connections to a small town of Zbaszynek - which itself has nothing interesting for tourist, but is a crucial railway junction of the way to Berlin (several reliable, but expensive Inter-City trains daily), to Poznan (11 local trains daily + some long-distance ones), to Zielona Gora (4 daily) and to Gorzow (5 daily).

Buses - Wolsztyn has numerous bus links with other town and villges in the region :

  • Poznan - up to 16 buses daily
  • Nowy Tomysl - up to 20 buses
  • Nowa Sol (with a convenient change for Zielona Gora or Wrocław) - up to 9 buses daily
  • Sulechow - 15 buses
  • Zielona Góra (direct buses)- up to 14 buses
  • and numerous local buses to surrounding villages - for tourist the important ones are buses to Obra (over 25 daily) and to Przemet (6 daily) - both places offer wonderful post-cistersian monasteries.

By car - Wolsztyn is located on the road junction : main road #32 Poznan - Zielona Gora and local ones : #305 to Nowy Tomysl i motorway A2, 303 to Swiebodzin and Babimost-airport [1], #322 to Wschowa and #315 to Nowa Sol.

[edit] Get around

Wolsztyn is a small town, so all major attractions are navigable on foot. Local buses will be necessary only for those viviting neighbouring attractions (see below)

[edit][add listing] See

The main attraction is definitely the steam-locos depot - thousands of tourist from all over the world come to Wolsztyn to see exactly this building. Pernamently there are appr. 30 locos of 13 different series (including half of them, which are operating from time to time), historical carriagges (used during retro-rodes throughout Greter Poland region or even sent with historic trains to eg. Pomerania). The deppot owns locos of so rare series like Ok 1 or Ok 22, german war-time steam locos and beautiful polish post-war constructions like eg. 0l-49, Pt-47 or small TKt48. The pearl of the depot is Pm36-2, one out of only two constructed (and the only existing) steam locos for fast trains - the speed record (beaten actually not long ago) is appr. 130 kmh. The steam depot : 1, Fabryczna str., phone : +48 68 384 20 08, http://www.parowozowniawolsztyn.pl/

Price list - for the sightseeing : 2 zloty (appr €0.50), for amateur photo or video : 10 zloty (appr. €2.50), you can visit the depot with a local guide, which cost additional 20 zloty (€5).

The other attractions of Wolsztyn are :

  • a park and palace at the bank of Wolsztyn Lake (with a guarded beach) - 4, Drzymaly str., phone : +48 68 346 93 58
  • Our Lady parish church - the most precious monument in the town, late-baroque buildind from the second half of XVIIIth cent. The present shape of the buiding is the result of renovation works in 1925 (sacristy) and 1987 (tower cap) - 38, R. Kocha str., phone : +48 68 384 20 78, http://www.wolsztyn.poznan.opoka.org.pl
  • the Robert Koch (tuberculosis discoverer) Museum - 12, Roberta Kocha str. phone : +48 68 384 27 36
  • the Marcin Rozek Museum (a famous sculpturer from Wolsztyn in the beginnings of XXth cent.) - 34, 5 Stycznia str., phone : +48 68 384 26 48, http://www.muzea-wolsztyn.com.pl
  • The open-air folk-buildings Museums at the south-west bank of Wolsztyn Lake - 25, Bohaterów Bielnika str., phone : +48 68 384 26 19

[edit][add listing] Do

  • take part in in steam-engine review, always at the turn of Apirl and Mai (during the so called long weekend), with the attendance of locos not only from Wolsztyn, but from other steam depots in Poland (Chabówka, Jaworzyna Slaska) too, and from eg. Germany and the Cezch Republic.
  • visit the open-ait folk museum during of of the folk-picnics

[edit] Active

In the vicinity of Wolsztyn there are many walking paths, cycling and kayak trails :

  • kayak trail from Karpicko through Wolsztyn, Obra to Grojec (44 kms)
  • kayak trails from Zbaszyn through Strzyżewo to Trzciel (48 kms)
  • walking trail (marked yellow) from Wolsztyn to Nowy Tomysl through Jastrzębsko i Kuźnica Zbaska
  • numerous cycling trails nerby Nowy Tomysl, north of Wolsztyn

[edit][add listing] Eat

Apart from the restaurants in hotels (see below) you can have your meal in :

  • Estakada Restaurant, 16, Żeromskiego str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, phone : +48 68 384 31 34
  • Europa Restaurant, 44/45 Roberta Kocha str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, phone : +48 68 384 25 47
  • Mars Restaurant, 5a, Krzywa str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 26 26, http://www.restauracjamars.pl, mailto:info@restauracjamars.pl
  • Shogun Restaurant, 13, Kusocińskiego str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 21 37
  • Smakosz Restaurant, 1, Dworcowa str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 384 36 11
  • Restaurant i Pension „Graffiti”, Olejnica, 5, Słoneczna str., 64-234 Przemęt, Phone : +48 65 549 63 22, http://www.agrotur.note.pl/graffiti mailto:graffiti@note.pl
  • Pizzeria Pico Bello, 33, Poznańska str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 25 30
  • Pizzeria Orange, 10, Garbarska str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 17 08
  • Pub Powozownia, 2a, Rynek sq., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 26 87, http://www.powozownia.com mailto:powozownia@powozownia.com
  • Baszta Inn, Żodyń, 13, Polna str., 64-212 Siedlec, Phone : +48 68 384 86 68
  • Lesna Restaurant, 9, Jeziorna str., Karpicko, 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 384 24 25
  • Sphinx Restaurant, 5a, Krzywa str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 26 26
  • Orion Restaurant, 23, Spokojna str., 64-200 Wolsztyn, Phone : +48 68 347 26 27

[edit] Cafes

  • Hildebrand Cafe, 2, Rynek Sq., Phone : +48 68 384 54 60, open Mon-Sun 9:00-20:00
  • Mocca Cafe, 11/2 Rynek Sq., Phone : +48 68 347 25 61, open Mon-Sun 10:00-18:00, in summer till 20:00
  • Tea-house Europa, 44, Kocha str., Phone : +48 68 384 25 47, open Mon-Fri 8:00-22:00, Sat 8:00-21:00, Sun 9:00-21:00
  • Patio Bakery, 20, 5 stycznia str., Phone : 48 68 347 24 24, open Mon-Sun 9:00-21:00
  • Cafe Seccesion, 25, Lipowa str., Phone : +48 68 347 22 19, Mon-Thu and Sun 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00, http://www.cafesecession.pl

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

It's worth to spend at least one full day in the Wolsztyn area. Apart from visiting the town itself, it makes sense to go to :

  • Obra - with a post-cistersian complex with a baroque and timber church
  • Przemęt (pronounced Pshement) - another place in the vicinity with a post-cistersian monastery
  • Wielen Zaobrzański - a local sanctuary of Our Lady, with a wonder-famous icon of Mary
  • Rakoniewice - the unique in Poland fire-brigade museum
  • Stara Dabrowa - a nice mansion, grange and granary and 800-m long tree avenue
  • Zbąszyn - many remnants of ancient fortress (moat, city walls, XVIth-century gate)
  • Boszkowo and Przemęt Landscape Park - summer resort with many lakes, walking- and cycling paths, boat rentals, campsites etc.

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