Discover Bonin: church, manor house and cycle route

Bonin offers travellers a clear focus on architectural history and cycling. The local themes can be distinguished as church architecture and artwork, manor house architecture with a park, and a named cycling route. This lets you understand the character of the place through its specific buildings and routes.

Church and earlier heritage

The church “Kościół pw. św. Józefa” was built in 1845 and is Neo-Gothic. Inside, it preserves a Mannerist altar from the 17th century, which comes from an older church. This brings together two different historical periods in one building: the church dates from the 19th century, while the altar has an earlier origin.

An old building called the “dom rzemiosła” also stands not far from the church. Together with the church, it provides another named point of reference for exploring Bonin’s older buildings.

Dwór, Folwark and park

The “Dwór” in Bonin was built in the 19th century and has eclectic features. A park with a woodland character lies beside the building. It contains old trees, mainly oaks. The architectural description of the Dwór and the park’s preserved tree landscape therefore represent different aspects side by side.

The “Folwark w Boninie” consists of farm buildings and forms part of a manor house and country estate complex laid out in the first half of the 19th century. A barn and a cowshed belonging to the Folwark are listed in the register of monuments as dating from 1880. The dating of the complex and the entry for these two buildings therefore refer to different historical points in time. An equestrian centre is currently operating on the grounds of the “Folwark w Boninie”.

Cycling through Bonin

The “Rowerem po Ziemi Choszczeńskiej” cycle route is 38 kilometres long and passes through Bonin. This makes both the place’s connection to a named cycling tour and the tour’s total length clear for your travel planning. You can consider this focus on activities alongside the local buildings when choosing Bonin as a destination.

More themes in the wider Choszczeński destination

The wider Choszczeński destination offers its own attractions for culture enthusiasts in Choszczno. The Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 14th century. It contains a ceramic relief of the Tree of Jesse depicting the genealogy of Christ, as well as a 15th-century epitaph for the mayor Mikołaj Rebentisch. Choszczno’s defensive walls date from the 14th and 15th centuries. At the corner of Piastowska and Wolności Streets, a Gothic tower of the barbican outwork belonging to the Stone Gate complex has been preserved.

A visit to a museum in Choszczno can also be part of your plans: the Muzeum Ziemi Choszczeńskiej preserves several hundred movable artefacts dating from the Stone Age to the present day. Visits are possible only after an appointment has been confirmed in advance, so be sure to arrange this beforehand. Planning a museum visit therefore differs from viewing the buildings described outdoors.

Choszczno offers other options for walks and exercise, too. Park Moniuszki retains the original layout of its walking paths. Miejska Góra is a walking area with running trails. Lake Klukom lies in the centre of Choszczno and is surrounded by a promenade; the lakeside recreation area also includes fishing spots.

The cycle routes in Choszczeński also differ in their routes and scale. The marked Green Route is 16.7 kilometres long and runs from Choszczno to Recz. A 20-kilometre section of the Trasa Pojezierzy Zachodnich runs from the southern to the northern boundary through the municipality of Choszczno and forms part of a 420-kilometre route from the border with the Federal Republic of Germany to Biały Bór. These details describe different routes and sections.

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