Discover Jakubowice

If you are looking for a hotel in Jakubowice, two questions can guide your choice: Which historical themes would you like to associate with the place, and which way of travelling suits your dates? Jakubowice is connected with Józef Piłsudski and the Legions; its historical heritage also includes a manor house, a well and various memorials. Jakubowice has a PKP railway station. Piłsudski stayed in Jakubowice with his soldiers in 1914; in 2024, a commemorative event marked the first officer appointments, which had been awarded 110 years earlier.

Plan your train journey

If you are considering travelling by train, check the timetable for your travel date in advance. There is a PKP railway station in Jakubowice.

Piłsudski and military history

Several historical connections lead to Józef Piłsudski. He stayed in Jakubowice with his soldiers in 1914. In 2018, a bust of Marshal Józef Piłsudski was unveiled there. A commemorative event in 2024 marked the first officer appointments, which had been awarded in Jakubowice 110 years earlier and are considered the beginning of the history of the Polish Army. Piłsudski's stay in Jakubowice was in 1914; the 110-year interval referred to the first officer appointments commemorated in 2024.

Another life story is connected with the manor house: Józefa Maria Karska, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, spent her childhood at the Jakubowice manor house. The historic well, in turn, is connected with Piłsudski: he drank water from it, and the well was renovated. The manor house links Jakubowice with Karska's childhood, while the well is associated with a specific episode from Piłsudski's stay.

Memorials and local history

A report from 2018 mentions the commemorative plaques placed in front of the obelisk in Jakubowice. An Izba Pamięci (memorial room) was also established. The plaques in front of the obelisk and the Izba Pamięci represent different forms of remembrance.

School project and Legion March

A student cycling route held in Jakubowice in 2021 included a monument to Józef Piłsudski and plaques about the school's history and the stay of his Legions at the school. The account of this route connects remembrance of the Marshal with the school's history. The Marsz Szlakiem Legionów is a distinct type of event: its twentieth edition ended in Jakubowice in 2022. The local volunteer fire brigade, OSP Jakubowice, was responsible for organising the marches. The 2021 route was a student project connected with the school's history; the Marsz Szlakiem Legionów is a separate event, whose twentieth edition ended in Jakubowice in 2022.

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