Discover Kobylin: Culture and Cycling Routes

Kobylin combines historic architectural and artistic details with three cycling loops, each beginning and ending in the town. This gives you two clearly distinct focuses for planning your trip: Kobylin’s cultural history and routes of varying lengths. If you are looking for a hotel in Kobylin, you can first consider which of these aspects you would like to shape your stay more.

Churches and Historic Buildings in Kobylin

The parish church is a late Gothic building, constructed in 1512–1518 and remodeled in 1782. Its high altar contains a wooden Renaissance triptych dating from around 1518. It depicts the legend of Saint Stanislaus, bishop and martyr. The church thus brings together architectural history and a work of art with its own religious iconographic tradition; the triptych’s approximate date falls within the period when the church was built.

A wooden clock tower from the 18th century is considered a remnant of a Protestant prayer house. Next to the monastery church stands a brick-built, plastered chapel from the same century. It contains two Gothic figures: Matka Boża Bolesna and Chrystus Frasobliwy. The Franciscan church is dedicated to Matka Boża przy Żłóbku; the Franciscans settled in Kobylin in 1456.

The town hall also provides a clear landmark for finding your way around: it stands in the market square, with the town coat of arms above its entrance. Historic houses are also among Kobylin’s important cultural monuments. Together, these buildings reflect different aspects of the town’s history—from the Franciscan presence in the 15th century to the late Gothic church and the 18th-century tower and chapel.

Three Cycling Loops of Different Lengths

All three cycling loops described begin and end in Kobylin. The shortest is 27 kilometres long, another covers 32 kilometres, and the longest is 34 kilometres. This means there is a seven-kilometre difference between the shortest and longest loops; the 32-kilometre route is the middle option. When comparing routes for your stay, distance is a simple starting point for planning the cycling stage you want to take.

The 34-kilometre loop passes through Długołęka, Smolice, Sroki, Pępowo, Gumienice, Zalesie Wielkie and Zalesie Małe. The 32-kilometre loop includes Łagiewniki, Ochla, Kromolice, Wielowieś, Stary Gród, Kuklinów, Nepomucenów and Fijałów. The 27-kilometre loop runs through Długołęka, Pawłowo, Leśniczówka „Lila“, Baszków, Trzaski, Lipowiec and Rzemiechów. The named places along the way distinguish the three routes just as their distances do.

To choose a route, you can first decide on a suitable distance and then consider its itinerary and the places along the way. The shortest loop passes through Pawłowo and Baszków, among other places; the middle route includes Kromolice and Stary Gród, for example. The longest passes through Smolice and Pępowo, among other places. The three loops therefore offer different combinations of distance and named stops without needing to be combined into a single tour.

Events and a Local Landmark

The two-day outdoor festival Powitanie Lata took place on 21 and 22 June 2025 at the Kobylin Municipal Stadium. The 2026 edition was also held there and organised by the Gminny Ośrodek Kultury. It featured two days of music, family activities and communal celebrations.

The first floating fountain in the municipality of Kobylin was officially commissioned on 10 May 2025 at the pond on ul. Grobla.

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