Borek Wielkopolski: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Borek Wielkopolski is a town with named religious sites and a documented historical heritage. The religious sites include the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation and the parish church of Saint Stanislaus the Bishop. The documented heritage also includes a protected historic urban layout, the parish church complex of Our Lady of Consolation, an 18th-century cemetery, and family tomb chapels from the 19th century. Those who value religious culture as a travel theme will find a specific point of interest in Borek Wielkopolski.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Borek Wielkopolski.

Geographical location

Borek Wielkopolski is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship and Gostyń County, and is the seat of the urban-rural municipality of Borek Wielkopolski.

The town lies approximately half a kilometre west of the Pogonya River, on the western edge of the Wysoczyzna Kaliska upland.

Culture and history

Karolew - Borek Wlkp. - Pałac is located near Borek Wielkopolski.

Grabonóg - Pałac is located in the surrounding area.

Kotowo - Pałac and Jarocin - Pałac are located in the wider regional area.

In the early Middle Ages, Borek Wielkopolski was initially known as Zdzież and was granted town rights in 1392. After a fire destroyed the former settlement, the town was refounded under the name Borek in the first half of the 15th century under Magdeburg Law.

Borek Wielkopolski lies on the Pogona River, approximately 18 km east of Gostyń.

The church described for Borek Wielkopolski has Baroque and Rococo interior furnishings as well as architectural Baroque decoration. Its Marian furnishings include an image from the third quarter of the 16th century, which was officially recognised as miraculous in 1619. For travellers interested in sacred art and Marian devotion, this is a clearly defined cultural theme in Borek Wielkopolski.

Other local pages: Krobia, Piaski, Gostyń, Stezyca, Magdalenki, Leonów, Ostrowo.

To the higher-level travel overview: Gostyn.