Stalowa Wola

One of its districts is Rozwadów, formerly a town, which was founded by Gabriel Rozwadowski in 1690. It was owned by his family, and then from the early 1700s by the Lubomirski family. In Rozwadów you should visit the Regional Museum located in an old mansion built by the latter owners of the town in 1786 in neo-classicist style, trendy in those times. The museum holdings are divided into four sections: archaeology, ethnography, history and art. In the courtyard you can see an exposition called Tactile Gallery, comprising 24 stone sculptures created by Polish and Ukrainian artists. Visitors can explore works of art using the sense of touch. The exhibits include realistic sculptures and works appealing to the audience’s imagination.

A perfect place for a stroll, the park in Charzewice was established in the 18th century. Here you can admire interesting species, and a number of ancient trees, including six recognized as monuments of nature.

Worth seeing:

mansion of the Lubomirski family from 1786, today Regional Museum,

wooden church of St. Florian from 1802 (relocated here in 1943 from the village of Stany),

Museum of the Central Industrial District

• Capuchin church and monastery founded by the Lubomirski family in the 1700s,
• Church of Our Lady of the Scapular,
• shrine of St. John of Nepomuk,
• shrine of St. Felicity,
• synagogue from the 1800s,
• old market square,
• statue of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski,
• two historical roadside inns, from the 18th and the 19th century,
• free standing bell tower from the 1800s,
• modern parish church of Our Lady Queen of Poland, built during 1958–1973,
• Municipal Culture Centre,
• Patriota monument,
• headquarters of Huta Stalowa Wola, building representing Art Deco style,
• mausoleum of victims of terror,
• wooden smithy from the 1800s,
• Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line,
• market square in Rozwadów,
• former building of Sokół Gymnastic Society  in Rozwadów,
• Ty2-16 locomotive next to Stalowa Wola-Rozwadów train station,
• manor park in Charzewice,
• shrine of St. John of Nepomuk,
• shrine of St. Florian,
• ruins of a 19th century distillery in the district of Charzewice,
• Ciemny Kąt educational nature path.

Photo: R. Bienkowski