Attractions and Places To See around Jastrowie - Top 20

The crooked bridge - very spectacular! Beautiful photo motif!

The railway bridge suspended over the Gwda between Górzna and Jastrowie is a unique historical monument and one of the most interesting tourist attractions in the region. Built in 1914, it was supposed to support the economic development of these areas, but it was partially blown up by retreating German troops in 1945. The ruins of the bridge have survived to this day, hanging picturesquely over the river, attracting photographers, cyclists and history buffs. Despite the lack of utility, its industrial silhouette in the natural surroundings makes a big impression. The bridge is visible from the main road, but you can get closer by taking a path from the west.

The bridge was built in 1914. It was blown up by retreating German troops in 1945.

The bridge was built in 1914. In 1945 it was blown up by retreating German troops.

The two-span bridge over the Gwda was built in 1914 during the construction of the Płytnica - Złotów railway line. In February 1945, retreating German troops blew up the western bridgehead. The bridge was not completely destroyed. The eastern span remained intact, while the western one slid down onto the embankment. It survived in this condition until 2004. Despite the damage, the bridge still allowed people to cross (on foot) to the other side of the river. Unfortunately, scrap metal thieves took up the damaged span, which caused it to collapse and, as a result, to be demolished. To this day, only the eastern span remains, with the sleepers cut up so that no one would think of climbing the bridge.

A bridge built over the Gwda River in 1914. The Jastrowie - Złotów railway line ran through here. The bridge was made of steel, in a truss structure and was about 60 meters long. In February 1945, retreating German troops blew up the bridge, but it was not completely destroyed, it only got jammed between the damaged abutments. After the war, the railway line was dismantled and taken to the USSR, but the bridge remained and in this form it exists to this day.

The establishment of the open-air museum is connected with the decision made in 1980 to create the Central Remembrance Region of the 1st Polish Army in the Zdbice area. The plan had a very broad program and consisted of the intention to create a kind of panorama of the battles of 1945. Some of the works were carried out (e.g. on Lake Smolne and in Zdbice), others were never implemented. The army was involved in the creation of the project, among others. One of the elements of the Remembrance Region was the creation of a large open-air museum of combat and engineering equipment used by the Polish side during the battles for the Pomeranian Wall. It was organized along the eastern slope of the Zdbiczno Lake gutter, slightly to the northwest of the village. The intention was for the exhibition to illustrate the attack of one of the battalions of the 12th Infantry Regiment on the German positions and fortifications located on the other bank of the river. On the Polish side, rifle trenches and earthen combat bunkers were made. A large amount of mobile equipment was also exhibited: mortars, cannons, tanks and Katyushas (some of them did not take part in the fighting for this area at all). A large parking lot and pavilions for tourists were set up by the road. Ultimately, a monumental monument to the conquerors of the Pomeranian Wall was to be built here, which was never built. An approximately three-kilometer educational trail was marked out from the parking lot along the German fortifications to the Morzyca farm. The area around the open-air museum is rich in memorabilia of World War II - combat bunkers and bunkers. In the summer of 2012, the open-air museum was very neglected. The pavilions by the parking lot were in ruins, and only three exhibits of the equipment by the parking lot remained: a T-34 tank, a howitzer and an anti-aircraft gun. However, there was a Room of National Remembrance located in the centre of the village with an exhibition entitled Forest as a Witness to the Battle of the Pomeranian Wall – objects evidencing the destruction of the tree stand in 1945 (e.g. shrapnel stuck in tree trunks), weapons and ammunition, photographs, maps and soldier documents were exhibited here.

The bridge can be seen from the main road