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Palace Park – Obelisk in the Palace Park loop from Bialowieza

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Podlaskie Voivodeship

Hajnówka

gmina gmina Białowieża

Palace Park – Obelisk in the Palace Park loop from Bialowieza

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Palace Park – Obelisk in the Palace Park loop from Bialowieza

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7.68km

30m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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2.84 km

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

Highlight • Religious Site

According to local records, as early as the 17th century, there was a small Orthodox church in Białowieża, which was burned down along with the village during the plague of 1710. Records locate the church on Browska Road. The only surviving relic of it is said to be a bell from 1661, located in the cemetery chapel. Unfortunately, there is no confirmation of this information in known written sources. Initially, the Białowieża residents were assigned to the parish church in Shereshevo, which received funds and privileges from Ivan Abramovich as early as 1517. After the construction of the church in Suchopol in 1680 and the establishment of the Suchopol parish, they transferred to it. In 1704, the Białowieża manor received the right to collate and present the Suchopol priests from King Augustus II. Białowieża's affiliation with the Suchopol parish is confirmed by visitations from 1748, 1757, and 1769. In 1757, it had 733 faithful, including 83 from Białowieża. In 1769, the parish had 251 families – 23 from Białowieża (56 people were recorded as having gone to confession). Around 1782, the church in Suchopol burned down. Because the chapel built in its place could not accommodate all the parishioners, construction of a new church began. Construction work lasted seven years. In 1799, Białowieża, with 30 families, was still part of the Suchopol parish, although it had already had its own church for several years. The Białowieżaites may have been assigned to the Suchopol parish as late as 1800, but the 1801 visit does not mention them. The Orthodox church in Białowieża was built in 1793. The church's foundation deed was issued on May 2, 1797, by the Chief Treasurer, Major Jan Szczepanowski.

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3.09 km

Oaks in the Palace Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the palace hill there is a group of English oak trees, which are now over 250 years old.

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3.34 km

Historic Cossack Stables (Białowieża National Park)

Highlight • Historical Site

Number 5 on the map of attractions in the Park. Historic Cossack stables.

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3.64 km

Palace Park

Highlight • Historical Site

This beautiful park is located just north of the tourist office. It is not part of the national park, which means entry is free. You enter by crossing a small bridge over a canal. It dates from 1890 when the village of Bialowieza was still under the control of the Russian tsars.

The latter also had a palace built which did not survive the vagaries of time. In the large wooded park, a Victorian-style building has a small museum which intelligently introduces you to the animal species that you can discover in the Białowieża Forest.

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The Court of the Grodno Governor

Highlight • Historical Site

The oldest building in Białowieża is located in the Park – a wooden manor house from 1845, built for the needs of the Grodno governor – currently the seat of the BPN Nature Education Centre.

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3.83 km

Obelisk in the Palace Park

Highlight • Monument

Obelisk commemorating the hunt of King August III Saxon in 1752. This is the oldest monument in Białowieża, where hunting trophies are described.
Many modern authors refer to this hunt as "heinous carnage."
And here is a brief description of it quoted from the "Encyclopaedia of Białowieża Forest":
" .... the forest service drove the animals to the corridor and when individual animals, seeing the open space in front of them, sped up their runs, they fell from the shots of the king and his wife Maria Józefa, sitting comfortably in the gazebo. Rifle guns were fired, which was a novelty at that time. an accurate shot was accompanied by the sounds of fanfare. The guests invited to this hunt were not allowed to shoot, they were only allowed to watch and loudly express their admiration for the reflexes of the royal couple. she pulled out only when an animal appeared at the mouth of the corridor. Thus, without any effort - as reported by an eyewitness - she killed 20 bison alone. The result of this strange "hunt" was as follows: 42 bison, 13 elk and 2 roe deer. 14 cents and 50 pounds, the heaviest moose - 9 cents and 75 pounds...."
Impressive, isn't it?
" .... After the end of the hunt ceremony, all the slaughtered game was distributed among the local peasants.
The amount of game shot, the weight of the heaviest pieces and the names of the noble, "conscious" participants of the bloody spectacle, it was decided to immortalize for all time on an obelisk made of white sandstone."
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