Discover Krotoszyn: routes, culture and history

Krotoszyn offers different ways to shape your stay: cycling routes start in the market square or the town, park paths invite you to take a stroll, and the regional museum brings together local history and folk culture. There are also historic buildings and a name with strong regional roots. When planning the focus of your stay, you can choose between outdoor activities, architecture and culture.

Cycling: two different routes

The “Wokół Krotoszyna” cycling route starts in Krotoszyn’s market square. From there, it leads via Osusz, Trafary, Staw Węgielnik, Zduny, Chachalnia, Ujazd, Wodników Górny, Sulmierzyce and Chwaliszew, then returns to Krotoszyn. The market square is therefore both the starting point and the return point of the route as described; the sequence of places listed shapes its course.

Another cycling route, “Dąbrowy Krotoszyńskie,” also starts in Krotoszyn and leads via Jasne Pole (Sędziszew), Rozdrażewek, Leśn. Sokołówka, Os. Leśn. Dąbrowa, Roszki, Orpiszew, Leśn. Borowina, Chruszczyny and Chwaliszew. The sequence of places distinguishes it from the “Wokół Krotoszyna” route. One specific difference between the two descriptions: only the first route explicitly mentions returning to Krotoszyn.

A walk in the landscape park

If you prefer to explore on foot, you can stroll along the park paths in the Wojska Polskiego Landscape Park in Krotoszyn. Alongside the cycling routes, this offers another option for a walk in the park. The difference is clear: for the cycling routes, the places listed determine the course, while for a walk, the paths in the landscape park take centre stage.

Regional museum: local history and folk culture

The regional museum’s permanent exhibition covers two subject areas: the history of Krotoszyn from prehistory to the present day, and the folk culture of the Krotoszyn region in the 19th and 20th centuries. It spans six rooms and a monastery corridor. The subjects cover different periods: the broad sweep of the town’s history is followed by a look at two centuries of regional folk culture.

The regional museum is housed in the former monastery of the Trinitarian Order. It was built around 1733 on the site of a church cemetery. The museum thus brings together two historical layers: the subjects of the permanent exhibition and the building’s former use.

Buildings and historical points of reference

Krotoszyn’s town hall combines Baroque and Neo-Renaissance elements. The Church of Saints Fabian and Sebastian houses an architectural altar from the second half of the 18th century. The two details highlight different things: at the town hall, several architectural elements come together, while at the church, the focus is on a single work with a specific date range.

The history of the butchers’ guilds also goes back a long way: they were established in Krotoszyn shortly after the town was founded in the early 15th century. Another regional connection is the name “wędzonka krotoszyńska.” It has been known since the turn of the 1950s and 1960s and takes its name from the county town of Krotoszyn on the Kalisz Upland. Together with the buildings and the museum exhibition, this opens up different historical perspectives on Krotoszyn: from the town’s early history to a name that has been known since the mid-20th century.

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