The trail of the castles on the Piotrówka River

The tourist product “The trail of the castles on the Piotrówka River” refers to the partly marked hiking and biking trail of Polish and Czech cultural heritage. Both our tourist product and the trail are named the same way. Riding a bike along the trail you can visit the most attractive places in Hażlach, Zerzydowice, Petrovice near Karvina and Godów. Most of the towns and villages are situated in the Piotrówka valley. They are worth of visiting because of their beautiful natural environment, picturesque scenery and interesting local folklore. It is a one-day cross-border ride along the trail with an easy difficulty level. 

Program: 

  • Kończyce Wielkie: Roman-Catholic church dedicated to St. Michael Archangel from the latter half of the 18th century (9); palace from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries along with English-style park (10); chapel dedicated to Divine Providence from the latter half of the 18th century; old oak-trees (750 and 450 years old)
  • Kończyce Małe: the Piotrówka River watershed; the castle from the end of the 14th century (11); the Regional Exhibition Room of the Cieszyn Village; the cross – the gravestone of priest Świeży; the Roman-Catholic church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the latter half of the 18th century
  • Zebrzydowice: the sixteenth-century castle (12); Roman-Catholic church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the latter half of the 18th century
  • Marklowice Górne: the seventeenth-century statue of St. John Nepomucen; chapel
  • Dolní Marklovice: the eighteenth-century Roman-Catholic church dedicated to the Ascension 
  • Prstná: hunting lodge from the latter half of the 18th century
  • Petrovice u Karviné: Dakol hotel dating from the latter half of the 19th century; Roman-Catholic church dedicated to St. Martin from the latter half of the 18th century; the Calvary stone cross from the latter half of the 19th century
  • Skrbeňsko: chapel stone cross from the latter half of the 19th century
  • Gołkowice: Evangelical-Augsburg church from the first half of the 20th century; Roman-Catholic church dedicated to St. Anne from the latter half of the 19th century