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The northern part of Kashubia borders on the sandy shores of the Baltic. Here lies the Rozewie headland, the most northern piece of Polish territory. This area has a varied landscaped, including beaches and dunes, meadows divided by proglacial stream valleys, forests and laes. The landscape was formed by geological transformations, the effects of a glacier and the water pouring off it, and the vicinity of the Baltic sea, constantly shaping the coastline. It is a geological system in which a land environment rubs against the power of the sea.

The unique natural treasures of the Słowiński Coast between Łeba and Rowy have beed placed under protection. The Słowiński National Park which was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997 lies in this area. An interesting natural phenomenon here are mobile dunes reaching 45 meters in height. The vegetation here is typical of a maritime climate, eg. Marsh Heath or European Waxmyrtle. Shallow, coastal lakes can be found in the national park, the largest of which are Łebsko and Gardno.

An extension of the Słowiński coastline eastward is formed by the Hel Spit. 34 kilometers of this spit together whit the kashub coast and the Puck gulf are included in the Nadmorski Scenic Park. The landscape here is dominated by hillocks and cliffs of different heights, On the Swarzewska and Redłowska hillocks there are protected areas of Swedish Beech and Monumental Ash.

The Żarnowiec uplands, divided into many hillocs, are overgrown by the Darżlubska and Wierzchucińska Forests. Near Mechowo, where there are some unusual caves, there is the Darżlubskie Buki Reserve. The tunnel calley lake of Żarnowiec, whose floor lies 18 metres below sea level in an added attraction, South of the proglacial stream valleys of Łeba and Reda, morainal uplands appear, interspersed whit lakes.

A statue of the Virgin Mary of Swarzewo – the queen of the Polish sea. Kashubians come on pilgrimages to Swarzewo, an old village on Puck Bay, to ask for grace and protection.

Jastarnia – one of the more important holiday resort on the Hel Spit which became a popular watering-place in the ninteen twenties. The local Lashub population have worked as fisherman from times immemorial.

Hel, with a history reaching back seven hundred years, lies at the end of a 34 kilometer long spit. In the old days a fishing and trading village, now a fishing port and well known spa. It is worth seeing St Peter`s fisherman`s church dating back to the 15yh century, presently housing the fishing museum. There is an intresting display of fishing boats and equipment from the Gdańsk Bay region and the southern Baltic coast.

The Kashub desing found on stoneware and sheets are a traditional and essential part of Kashub culture. They can be seen in an orginal furnished fisherman`s cottage dating from the end of the 19^th century in the century of Jastarnia. The “Fisherman`s Cottage” is also a museum of fishing equipment used on the Hel peninsula from the 15^th to the 20^th century.

On the Hel peninsual, washed by the waves of the Baltic on one side and the Gdańsk Bay on the other, there are long sandy beaches with old fishing villages which are now well known holiday resorts.

At the root oh the Hel Spit lies Władysławowo, a holiday resort and large fishing port. Thisis the longest town in Kashubia, with the administrative districts of Karwia, Ostrowo, Jastrzębia Góra, Chłapowo and Chałupy.

Rozewie – the most northerly cape in Poland. A lighthouse dating from 1823 towers over sheer cliffs and can be seen for many kilometers. From its top there is a panoramic view of the Baltic sea and the Hel Split. It now houses a lighthouse museum. Stefan Żeromski is connected with this place, and a bust of him stands on the square near the lighthouse. Visitors can walk down steeps to the sea shore lying 60 meters below.

Traditional Kashubian boats “Pomeranki” under sail in Puck Bay.

Every year, during the Jane festival of St Peter and St Paul, there is a fisherman`s pilgrimage from Kuźnica to Puck. In 1997 a replica of St Wojciech`s boat sailed with them. St Wojciech preached to the people on the Baltic coast ten centuries ago.

One of the more charming parts of the Kashub coast – sheer cliffs on the coast between Rzucewo and Osłonino.

South of Puck and Władysławowo, in the Darżlubska Forest, lies the old Kashub village of Mechowo. A valuable monument od ecclesiastical architecture stands in the village – an 18^th century church with a farme construction and a baroque interior.

Krakowa, one of the oldest towns in the northen part of the ashub region. Its history dates from the end of the 13^th century, when Olbracht Wickerode arrived in Pomerania with the Teutonic Knights. His descendants became Polish, changed their name to Krokowski and expanded their family residence – the Krokowski Palace – over a period of seven centuries.

An 18th century manor hause in Salino and a 19th century rich farmer's croft in the open air museum in Nadole, mementoes of previous age, a testimony of the masterly craft of the builders and the originality of the local architecture.

Łeba lies on one of the most beautiful parts of the Polish coastline, at the mouth of the Łeba River. In medieval times there was a fishing village here inhabited by Kashubs. Nowadays it is one of the most popular seaside resort. Łeba is a good base from which to visit the Słowiński National Park which includes sand dunes as well as coastaly lakes. To the east of the town lies one of the most beautiful light houses in Kashubia – the “Sitno” – built in 1905 on a large sand dune.

The Łeba Rivier has its the Kashub Lake District. It flows through thick forests, marshland and swamps, through the Łebsko Lake and into the Baltic in Łeba. Łebsko is the largest coastal lake in Poland covering an area of 71.4 km². It lies in the Słowiński National Park. It is separated from the sea in the north by a belt of sand-bars with mobile dunes. The southern part of the lake is marshy and provides a nesting ground for many birds.

The largest and unique coastaly area in Europe with mobile sand dunes is to be found in the Słowiński National Park in the middle part of the Słowiński coast, between Łeba and Rowy. The largest dune is the at present wooded Czołpinska Góra, situated near Smołdzino in the middle of the park. The sand moves carried by the remains of old dunes, which again grow over in time.

The Słowiński open air museum in the fishing village of Kluki. Here one can see fishermen`s cottages, boats, tools and frequently used articles of the Słowiniec people, who, ages ago, had their own language and culture and inhabited northern Kashubia.

Sowie Góry – land of sand dunes. An unusually varied area, where sandy hills are interspersed with grassy mounds and patches of pine woods growing on dunes. Changes in the climate and the natural environment are reflected in the vegetation of the region. A typical vegetation structure for this area of dunes is a layered one, running parallel to the beach. Protected plants here include the beautiful Sea-holly, Eryngium maritimum.

Kashubia is particularly rich in birds. Over half of all the species in Poland live here. Most of them nest here, encouraged by the wooded, grassy or marshy areas. Typical of the Lake District are: (1) Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus, (2) Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos, (3; 5) Red Necked Grabe Podiceps grisegena; Great Crest Grabe Podiceps cristatus, (4) Little Grabe Podiceps ruficollis, (6) Fen Duck Anas platyrhynchos, (7) Crane Grus grus, (8) Common Tern Sterna hirundo and (9) Coot Fulica atra.

The Łupawa River has its source in the Kashubian Lake District. It flows north to the Gardno Lake and then into the Baltic. It flows over grassy meadows. Near Smołdzino it forms an attractive gorge with verges overgrown with Alder and Willow.

Ustka, lying at the mounth of the Słupia River has a long history dating from the 14th century. Ustka is an established holiday destination whith a port, shipyard and a historic 19th century light house.

At the edge of the Słowiński National Park, at the mouth of the Łupawa River lies Rowy, a fishing village with a long tradition. It has its own port and is a popular holiday destination with beautiful, wide beaches.

A unique cliff coast with an enormus landslide and new sand dunes near the village of Orzechowo,east of Ustka.

Lębork lies in the Łeba Valley.The modern town developed around themedieval tovn.In the 14^th century Lębork was the main quard post at the western boundaries of the Teutonic State.The gothic St James’ Church has survived as have fragments of the town walls with towers and the 14^thcentury Teutonic Castle which has been reconstructed many times .

Like Lębork, Wejherow is an old Pomeranian town.It is famous primarily for its Calvary representation – a collection of 26 early baroque chapels spread in wooded hills to the south of the town. The Wejherowo Calvary is the “Kashubian Jeruzalem” ,visited annually for the last 300 years during three church fairs by pilgrims from oll over Kashubia.

Kashubia:

Northern Kashubia

Central Kashubia

Southern Kashubia


	Kashubia: Northern Kashubia Central Kashubia Southern Kashubia The northern part of Kashubia borders on the sandy shores of the Baltic. Here lies the Rozewie headland, the most northern piece of Polish territory. This area has a varied landscaped, including beaches and dunes, meadows divided by proglacial stream valleys, forests and laes. The landscape was formed by geological transformations, the effects of a glacier and the water pouring off it, and the vicinity of the Baltic sea, constantly shaping the coastline. It is a geological system in which a land environment rubs against the power of the sea. The unique natural treasures of the Słowiński Coast between Łeba and Rowy have beed placed under protection. The Słowiński National Park which was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997 lies in this area. An interesting natural phenomenon here are mobile dunes reaching 45 meters in height. The vegetation here is typical of a maritime climate, eg. Marsh Heath or European Waxmyrtle. Shallow, coastal lakes can be found in the national park, the largest of which are Łebsko and Gardno. An extension of the Słowiński coastline eastward is formed by the Hel Spit. 34 kilometers of this spit together whit the kashub coast and the Puck gulf are included in the Nadmorski Scenic Park. The landscape here is dominated by hillocks and cliffs of different heights, On the Swarzewska and Redłowska hillocks there are protected areas of Swedish Beech and Monumental Ash. The Żarnowiec uplands, divided into many hillocs, are overgrown by the Darżlubska and Wierzchucińska Forests. Near Mechowo, where there are some unusual caves, there is the Darżlubskie Buki Reserve. The tunnel calley lake of Żarnowiec, whose floor lies 18 metres below sea level in an added attraction, South of the proglacial stream valleys of Łeba and Reda, morainal uplands appear, interspersed whit lakes. A statue of the Virgin Mary of Swarzewo – the queen of the Polish sea. Kashubians come on pilgrimages to Swarzewo, an old village on Puck Bay, to ask for grace and protection. Jastarnia – one of the more important holiday resort on the Hel Spit which became a popular watering-place in the ninteen twenties. The local Lashub population have worked as fisherman from times immemorial. Hel, with a history reaching back seven hundred years, lies at the end of a 34 kilometer long spit. In the old days a fishing and trading village, now a fishing port and well known spa. It is worth seeing St Peter`s fisherman`s church dating back to the 15yh century, presently housing the fishing museum. There is an intresting display of fishing boats and equipment from the Gdańsk Bay region and the southern Baltic coast. The Kashub desing found on stoneware and sheets are a traditional and essential part of Kashub culture. They can be seen in an orginal furnished fisherman`s cottage dating from the end of the 19^th century in the century of Jastarnia. The “Fisherman`s Cottage” is also a museum of fishing equipment used on the Hel peninsula from the 15^th to the 20^th century. On the Hel peninsual, washed by the waves of the Baltic on one side and the Gdańsk Bay on the other, there are long sandy beaches with old fishing villages which are now well known holiday resorts. At the root oh the Hel Spit lies Władysławowo, a holiday resort and large fishing port. Thisis the longest town in Kashubia, with the administrative districts of Karwia, Ostrowo, Jastrzębia Góra, Chłapowo and Chałupy. Rozewie – the most northerly cape in Poland. A lighthouse dating from 1823 towers over sheer cliffs and can be seen for many kilometers. From its top there is a panoramic view of the Baltic sea and the Hel Split. It now houses a lighthouse museum. Stefan Żeromski is connected with this place, and a bust of him stands on the square near the lighthouse. Visitors can walk down steeps to the sea shore lying 60 meters below. Traditional Kashubian boats “Pomeranki” under sail in Puck Bay. Every year, during the Jane festival of St Peter and St Paul, there is a fisherman`s pilgrimage from Kuźnica to Puck. In 1997 a replica of St Wojciech`s boat sailed with them. St Wojciech preached to the people on the Baltic coast ten centuries ago. One of the more charming parts of the Kashub coast – sheer cliffs on the coast between Rzucewo and Osłonino. South of Puck and Władysławowo, in the Darżlubska Forest, lies the old Kashub village of Mechowo. A valuable monument od ecclesiastical architecture stands in the village – an 18^th century church with a farme construction and a baroque interior. Krakowa, one of the oldest towns in the northen part of the ashub region. Its history dates from the end of the 13^th century, when Olbracht Wickerode arrived in Pomerania with the Teutonic Knights. His descendants became Polish, changed their name to Krokowski and expanded their family residence – the Krokowski Palace – over a period of seven centuries. An 18th century manor hause in Salino and a 19th century rich farmer's croft in the open air museum in Nadole, mementoes of previous age, a testimony of the masterly craft of the builders and the originality of the local architecture. Łeba lies on one of the most beautiful parts of the Polish coastline, at the mouth of the Łeba River. In medieval times there was a fishing village here inhabited by Kashubs. Nowadays it is one of the most popular seaside resort. Łeba is a good base from which to visit the Słowiński National Park which includes sand dunes as well as coastaly lakes. To the east of the town lies one of the most beautiful light houses in Kashubia – the “Sitno” – built in 1905 on a large sand dune. The Łeba Rivier has its the Kashub Lake District. It flows through thick forests, marshland and swamps, through the Łebsko Lake and into the Baltic in Łeba. Łebsko is the largest coastal lake in Poland covering an area of 71.4 km². It lies in the Słowiński National Park. It is separated from the sea in the north by a belt of sand-bars with mobile dunes. The southern part of the lake is marshy and provides a nesting ground for many birds. The largest and unique coastaly area in Europe with mobile sand dunes is to be found in the Słowiński National Park in the middle part of the Słowiński coast, between Łeba and Rowy. The largest dune is the at present wooded Czołpinska Góra, situated near Smołdzino in the middle of the park. The sand moves carried by the remains of old dunes, which again grow over in time. The Słowiński open air museum in the fishing village of Kluki. Here one can see fishermen`s cottages, boats, tools and frequently used articles of the Słowiniec people, who, ages ago, had their own language and culture and inhabited northern Kashubia. > Sowie Góry – land of sand dunes. An unusually varied area, where sandy hills are interspersed with grassy mounds and patches of pine woods growing on dunes. Changes in the climate and the natural environment are reflected in the vegetation of the region. A typical vegetation structure for this area of dunes is a layered one, running parallel to the beach. Protected plants here include the beautiful Sea-holly, Eryngium maritimum. Kashubia is particularly rich in birds. Over half of all the species in Poland live here. Most of them nest here, encouraged by the wooded, grassy or marshy areas. Typical of the Lake District are: (1) Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus, (2) Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos, (3; 5) Red Necked Grabe Podiceps grisegena; Great Crest Grabe Podiceps cristatus, (4) Little Grabe Podiceps ruficollis, (6) Fen Duck Anas platyrhynchos, (7) Crane Grus grus, (8) Common Tern Sterna hirundo and (9) Coot Fulica atra. The Łupawa River has its source in the Kashubian Lake District. It flows north to the Gardno Lake and then into the Baltic. It flows over grassy meadows. Near Smołdzino it forms an attractive gorge with verges overgrown with Alder and Willow. Ustka, lying at the mounth of the Słupia River has a long history dating from the 14th century. Ustka is an established holiday destination whith a port, shipyard and a historic 19th century light house. At the edge of the Słowiński National Park, at the mouth of the Łupawa River lies Rowy, a fishing village with a long tradition. It has its own port and is a popular holiday destination with beautiful, wide beaches. A unique cliff coast with an enormus landslide and new sand dunes near the village of Orzechowo,east of Ustka. Lębork lies in the Łeba Valley.The modern town developed around themedieval tovn.In the 14^th century Lębork was the main quard post at the western boundaries of the Teutonic State.The gothic St James’ Church has survived as have fragments of the town walls with towers and the 14^thcentury Teutonic Castle which has been reconstructed many times . Like Lębork, Wejherow is an old Pomeranian town.It is famous primarily for its Calvary representation – a collection of 26 early baroque chapels spread in wooded hills to the south of the town. The Wejherowo Calvary is the “Kashubian Jeruzalem” ,visited annually for the last 300 years during three church fairs by pilgrims from oll over Kashubia.