Sadlinki: Pulpit, nature trail and cycling routes

Sadlinki offers several different points of interest to help you plan your trip: the pulpit in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a 2.8 km nature trail, cycling routes through the Lower Vistula Valley, and a preserved complex of brickworks buildings. The regional singing competition “Our Christmas” is also part of the town’s history. This means there is a range of things to explore, from individual works of art and traces of the past to routes and a former event series.

Pulpit in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The pulpit in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Sadlinki dates from the 18th century and is richly decorated. It depicts the biblical Samson with a chalice adorned with reliefs of the Evangelists. There is also a sculpture on the pulpit’s sounding board of a pelican feeding its chicks with its own body. The motifs are attached to different architectural components: Samson with the chalice belongs to the pulpit, while the pelican is on the sounding board. A relief is a three-dimensional representation that projects from a flat surface; here, the term describes the decoration on the chalice. The figure, the decoration on the vessel and the animal depiction are therefore different elements of the pulpit’s design.

Nature trail and cycling routes

The nature trail in Sadlinki is 2.8 km long and is recommended for walking; cycling is also mentioned as an option. Both types of use refer to the nature trail. Several dozen kilometres of cycling routes through the Lower Vistula Valley pass through Grabówko, Grabowo, Olszanica, Sadlinki, Okrągła Łąka and Rusinowo. The details differ in scale: a specific length is given for the nature trail, while the cycling routes pass through several places. This can help you choose between a single trail and a regional cycling tour. If you are planning to cycle, check the current route signs locally; before setting out on the nature trail, it is worth checking the condition of the path. This lets you plan according to the path’s condition. If you are mainly planning to walk, the specific guidance for the nature trail is that it is recommended for walking; cycling is also mentioned as an option there. By contrast, the routes through the Lower Vistula Valley are designated as cycling routes, so the two descriptions focus on different ways of getting around.

Traces of the past and event history

A complex of brickworks buildings has been preserved in Sadlinki.

The regional singing competition “Our Christmas” was held every January for nine years at the school complex in Sadlinki. Its former annual January schedule is a time-specific cultural reference, making it different from the pulpit and the brickworks complex. If you would like to plan your trip around the competition, check in advance whether an event has been announced for your travel dates.

Discover more destinations: Rodowo Male, Grodziec, Otoczyn, Gardeja, Licze, Kwidzyn, Borowy Młyn, Grabówko.

For the broader travel overview: Kwidzyn.