Address
Dolnośląskie
Leśna
Dolnośląskie
Powiat lubański
Poland
The first sources about the village of Leśna date back to 1144. The first mention of the town was from 1329. The town was owned by Prince Henryk I Jaworski. After his death in 1346, the city gets under the rule of the Czech crown. From that period until 1785 Leśna was ruled by the Sorbian-German gentry von Dobschütz. The development of the city was stopped by the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). After its completion, the city was rebuilt mainly thanks to the weaving craft. The 19th century was the period of expansion of the weaving industry, in 1887 a stone bridge was built on Kwisa, and in 1896 a railway line to Lubań was opened. In 1945, Leśna was incorporated into Poland, but at the same time lost municipal rights for 17 years, regaining them in 1962.
Attractions:
The area around Leśna is a valuable recreational area. The Czoch Castle is the biggest attraction of Leśna and its surroundings. Also attractive are the reservoirs: Lake Leśniańskie and Lake Złotnickie. In the vicinity of the city there is also Rajsko Castle and the World Castle. However, in Leśna itself there are monuments and attractions worth noting. The town has preserved a medieval urban layout with a town hall and tenement houses, where the most interesting is a complex of burgher houses with arcades. The area around Leśna is a valuable recreational area. The Czoch Castle is the biggest attraction of Leśna and its surroundings. Also attractive are the reservoirs: Lake Leśniańskie and Lake Złotnickie. In the vicinity of the city there is also Rajsko Castle and the World Castle. However, in Leśna itself there are monuments and attractions worth noting.
Historic Town Hall from 1699. It stands in the middle of the market in the city of Lesser Poland. Currently, it houses the Town and Commune Office in Leśna. The town hall underwent a renovation in 1969. A small turret with the Leśna coat of arms crowns the green shape of the town hall.
Tenement houses from the 19th century surrounding the Market Square and adjacent streets. Mainly baroque and classicistic. The southern frontage of the market square are historic tenement houses with arcaded arcades.
Church Christ the King – coming probably from before 1346, which confirms the preserved document. Unfortunately, in 1702 the church was completely burned. Already in 1703, the construction of a new church building took place, which lasted for many years.
Church St. John the Baptist – younger of the church in Leszcze, built in 1852-1853 by local faithful of the Catholic rite. Restored in 1961-1962, it has neo-Gothic interior furnishings from the 19th century.
Sztolnie – these are artificial caves built by prisoners of the Gross Rosen concentration camps in Leśna and the vicinity during World War II.
The biblical tower – it is a unique monument, not many gallows towers have been preserved in the world. Its creation dates back to the twelfth century.
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