Lakes
Wałcz's town lake with a suspension bridge, bathing areas and a trail to Drawa National Park
Lakes
Museums
museum of militaria from 1934-1945 on the site of former barracks, with a part on prisoner-of-war camps
Lakes
Museums
a museum in a brick manor from the early 19th century, from prehistory to the Pomeranian Wall
Places with character
pedestrian suspension bridge of 1978 over Lake Raduń, leading to the fortifications of the Pomeranian Wall
Historic sites
a brick town hall from 1890 with a corner bay window and a neo-Baroque turret with a gloriette
Churches and monasteries
Neo-Gothic brick church of 1863-1865 with older furnishings, including embroidered chasubles of the 17th and 18th centuries
Parks and nature
landscape reserve on the Rurzyca with tunnel lakes, peat bogs and a canoe trail
Churches and monasteries
Greek Catholic church in a former Lutheran hospital chapel with a bas-relief of the fallen of the First World War
Churches and monasteries
Orthodox church in a former Protestant cemetery chapel with an iconostasis from the Lublin region
Churches and monasteries
Neo-Gothic brick church of the early 20th century, built on a cruciform plan, looked after by the Capuchins
Lakes
a lake by the voivodeship border, on the Rurzyca River and the John Paul II water trail
peat bog reserve in the Drawsko Forest with three small lakes and rare plants
Things to do in Wałcz: Raduń and Zamkowe lakes, the Kłosowski suspension bridge, two Eastern-rite churches and museums for rainy days.
Wałcz lies in the Wałcz Lakeland, and the water reaches right up to the buildings. It makes a good base for a day on foot, a stop on the way across the region or the start of a trip along the Pomeranian Wall.
Start by the water at Lake Raduń and the Kłosowski Bridge, then finish in the market square by the town hall. The loop fits into one day and can be walked without a car.
Raduń has a shoreline of more than 19 km, bathing spots and a red trail towards the Drawa National Park. A pedestrian suspension bridge from 1978, 85 metres long, crosses its narrowest point, and beyond it begin traces of the Pomeranian Wall fortifications. The walk from the lake to the square is described in an article on Wałcz between Lake Raduń and Lake Zamkowe. The town hall at Plac Wolności 1, built in 1890, has a corner oriel and a neo-Baroque turret. It still houses the town authorities, so you see it from outside.
Lakes are the main reason to come. Two lie within the town limits, more in the commune, and all are free to visit for strolling, cycling or resting by the water.
The second urban lake is Lake Zamkowe, long and narrow, cutting into the built-up area in the north, with a sailing marina and a shoreline of nearly 11 km. Outside town lies Zdbiczno, with a peninsula, a campsite and holiday centres near the village of Zdbice. Lake Dębno lies on the John Paul II water trail, close to the border with the next voivodeship. More nature spots, including the Rurzyca Valley and Mokradła reserves in the commune, are gathered on the page nature in Wałcz.
Wałcz has four historic places of worship, two of them cerkwie (Eastern-rite churches) in former Protestant buildings. It is a rare combination for one town and a good reason for a short walk from site to site.
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at ul. Andersa 3 stands in a Lutheran hospital chapel from 1923-1924 and serves a Greek Catholic parish. The Church of the Holy Trinity at Kujawska 15 is Orthodox, occupies a former cemetery chapel and holds an iconostasis from a dismantled church in the Lublin region. Their background is explained in an article on the cerkwie of the Lakeland after 1947. The neo-Gothic brick churches are St Nicholas Church from 1863-1865 and St Anthony Church at Sądowa 4, built around 1900 for the Evangelical congregation and now Capuchin.
Wałcz has two museums for bad weather: one on the history of the Wałcz land and one on Second World War militaria. Both combine well with the remains of the Pomeranian Wall.
The Wałcz Land Museum occupies a classicist manor house from the early 19th century at ul. Pocztowa 8. Its exhibition runs from prehistory to 1945, and beside the building stands an open-air fortification display. The Pomeranian Wall Museum works on the grounds of former barracks by national road 22. It collects uniforms, weapons and equipment from the war years and looks after a barracks bunker.
Walk from Raduń over the Kłosowski Bridge to the market square, look into the town hall and both cerkwie, and spend the afternoon in one of the museums. The route is described in the article on Wałcz between the two lakes.
Yes, six places carry the free tag: four lakes and two reserves. The list is on the page free places in Wałcz.
It is linked to the Pomeranian Wall Museum with its barracks bunker, the fortification display at the Wałcz Land Museum and the direction beyond the Kłosowski Bridge. Bunkers are covered in an article on the Cegielnia fortified group and the Szczecinek bunkers.
The calendar lists more than twenty entries that can be filtered by day and category. See the page events in Wałcz.
