Atrakcje: Bystrzyca

Attractions in Bystrzyca: three forest nature reserves by the Odra and a village library. See what to visit.

What to see in Bystrzyca first?

Nature. Bystrzyca in the Oława municipality, Oława County, has three forest nature reserves from 1958.

Zwierzyniec Nature Reserve protects an ash-elm riparian forest on the Odra floodplain terraces and covers 8.55 hectares in two separate patches. A red tourist trail runs along its borders. Kanigóra lies on the Odra near Bystrzyca and today covers 5.40 hectares of mixed riparian forest of the kind that once covered the whole river valley. Grodzisko Ryczyńskie combines nature and archaeology: it protects a centuries-old oak stand on the site of the prehistoric Ryczyn stronghold, where Weymouth pine and black walnut also grow.

What else is worth seeing in Bystrzyca?

For a short break when it rains there is the Village Community Centre and Library. It combines a village common room with a public library and is the main seat of the library network of the Oława municipality, with branches in Gać, Godzikowice and Marcinkowice, among others.

Should you visit the old shooting range?

The old shooting range in Bystrzyca near Oława is marked in a register as a shooting range, but available sources do not confirm whether it still operates. Check with the municipal office or locals before visiting. A full list of the forest places is on the page parks and nature in Bystrzyca. In the area, also see neighbouring places: Oława, Jelcz-Laskowice and Gać.