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Marynowy is a beautiful village, full of monuments, so boredom is not an option. In addition, several ponds, stork nests, stories of the Menonnites, local legends, Evangelical cemeteries, arcaded houses and the Polish sea in the vicinity.
Apart from ours, there are four other arcaded houses in the village. One was built by Hermann Hekker in 1804, the second, older, from 1773, but completely rebuilt in 1939. Unfortunately, the other two houses lost their arcade. Be sure to get to know their history, take a look through the history windows and get to know the unusual architecture of Żuławy.
A walk around Marynowy is the first thing you should do upon arrival. And in the village there is a church from the 14th century. In the temple, the attention is drawn to a wooden, painted, flat ceiling, as well as carved benches, doors from the beginning of the 16th century and organs. In the little church near the church, you can find tombstones of the Mennonites. We will also guide you to the forgotten, overgrown Evangelical cemetery - this is where a half-timbered church once stood, which the world has forgotten.
Meet Żuławy along the route of the Mennonites who came to the Vistula delta long, long ago. They were settlers from the Netherlands who fled from repression in their country, and Poland, as an open and tolerant country, offered them a piece of land in Żuławy. It was them who built the canals, embankments and dikes that protected the fields from flooding. Żuławy flourished literally and figuratively. Later, history showed a claw in the form of the partitions of Poland, wars, and after World War II, the remaining Mennonite minority had to flee these areas. In its place, displaced people from Volhynia, the Vilnius Region and southern regions of Poland were brought.
Churches are not usually at the top of the list of places to visit, but those in Żuławy are simply must-see. Apart from those in Marynowy, it is worth going to the church in the village of Wróblewo. Here, on the Motława River, among lush trees, there is a picturesquely situated temple from the 16th century. It used to be possible to get there by boat and moor at a nearby pier. A magical place that many tourists don't know about.
Hand-painted white and blue tiles were a characteristic feature of Żuławy houses. In Manufaktura Hersztek in Nowa Kościelnica, real wonders are created, these hand-made tiles with windmills or patterns taken alive from the Netherlands can also decorate your interior. A mandatory point on the travel map.
What else is worth seeing?
- Ruins of the lock in Marzęcin.
- Vistula estuary between Mikoszewo and Świbno.
- Skarpa - a cliff shore on the Vistula Lagoon.
- Cormorant reserve - one of the largest breeding colonies in Europe, and at the same time located near the road leading to the beach, it is separated from the sea by several hundred meters.