The best gravel rides around Dębica

Wonderful, almost 6-kilometer, straight as an arrow gravel road through the local forest. Quiet, calm, great surface - it's wonderful to "flow" here by bike among the trees.

The neo-Gothic church was built in 1922-25

This is a granite erratic boulder dating from the recession of the Scandinavian ice sheet approximately 500,000 years ago. Only part of the boulder is visible on the surface; the rest is embedded in the ground. The boulder's dimensions: circumference 1120 cm, width 400 cm, height 200 cm. In the past, the boulder was slightly larger, but residents chipped away at part of it, and traces of several drill holes are still visible on the surface.

The history of the church and the Chotów parish, which was actually established in 1942, is connected with the so-called Ptasia Górka, on which Stanisław Rey erected a commemorative cross in 1846. This cross was to commemorate the cruel death that befell the administrator of the Przyborów farm - Żętowski - during the robbery of this place. Soon, a wooden chapel was built in place of the cross, painted blue inside. It was too small, as it could only accommodate about 50 people. Since the chapel did not accommodate all the participants of the services, the people of Chotów asked Count M. Rey for help in building a larger one. Rey did not hesitate to agree to burn bricks in his brickyard. For this purpose, he donated wood and delegated a man prepared for this task. Despite the obstacles and hardships, the chapel was built quickly. It was already much larger - it could accommodate about 100 people. It survived until 1983. The pride of the Chotów Parish is the new church, the design of which was prepared by Stanisław Kabalec. Excavations for the foundations began on April 21, 1983. According to the initial plans, the new church was to be added to the existing chapel. A closer and more detailed inspection showed a complete lack of foundations under the church standing on Ptasia Górka. This was the reason for dismantling the walls, and due to the respect for this sanctuary, it was decided to reconstruct the dismantled building in the same place and from the same bricks, which currently constitutes the vestibule of the existing church. The cornerstone of the new church was a small boulder, a shell, taken from the basilica of the Jasna Góra Sanctuary. It was laid on May 27, 1984 by Bishop Piotr Bednarczyk. A year later, on September 15, 1985, the construction of the church was completed with a consecration by the Ordinary of the Tarnów Diocese - Bishop Jerzy Ablewicz.

The first path on the left after the chapel of the victims of the Swedish Deluge

ul. Krakowska 3, Debica

January 4, 2024 At the end of December last year The city of Dębica signed a notarial agreement to purchase the real estate of the former New Town synagogue at Krakowska Street. Based on the contract, the city government purchased the historic property for PLN 380,000. The synagogue at 3 Krakowska Street in Dębica was built in the 18th century, on the site of an old synagogue that was destroyed. The building was decorated in late Baroque style. The interior is divided into nine fields by polygonal pillars. After numerous reconstructions and renovations, the original stylistic features were blurred. The building is one of the most valuable monuments of Dębica (...) Due to the urgent need to protect the popular synagogue, the city plans to thoroughly renovate the facility, which will ultimately serve Dębica's cultural institutions. The renovation of the monument will also improve the aesthetics of the city center, and its availability will expand the cultural and tourist offer of Dębica. Source and more (photos): https://debica.pl/miasto-oficjalnie-przejelo-synagoge/

Market square in Przecław. View from the main road.