Jewel in the Crown

Chojnice Municipality offers beautiful landscapes and abundant nature, as within its territory the largest group of inland dunes, rare species of plants and animals, clean air and clear water in the Tucholskie Forest can be found. In 1996, in order to protect its abundance, in the largest forest complex in Poland, the "Bory Tucholskie", a National Park has been established. It constitutes the most precious part of the Zaborski Landscape Park, the jewel of which is the Brda River, also called the queen of lowland rivers, and its tributary, the Zbrzyca River. The authorities of the Landscape Park are responsible for the Stone Circles (Kręgi Kamienne) archeological reserve in Odry, and organize events promoting ecology near the ancient Slavic bread-making stove in Widno. If you want to experience an adventure, you should follow the local tourist routes with a guide from the Zaborski Landscape Park, who will tell you the secrets of the forest's residents.

Chojnice has a lot to offer to fans of active recreation, especially to sailors. The Chojnice Sailors Club has a marina with a pier, hangars, and boat building workshop. Established in 1922, it is the oldest Sailors' Club in Poland. The history of the Lake Charzykowski Blue Ribbon Regatta dates back to the interwar period. Moreover, the Otton Weiland's Memorial regatta, named after the father of Polish sailing and the founder of the club, has gained a wide recognition. Ten years ago, the club was the organizer of the World Snow and Ice Windsurfing Championships. Amateur enthusiasts of water sports know well the attractions of the Chojnice Water Park. Apart from the Olympic size swimming pool, it has a three-spiral slide, Jacuzzi, an artificial river and geysers.
Chojnice has lots to offer to history lovers, as well. Major attractions include the remains of medieval fortifications; the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, built of red bricks on the granite foundations in the Pomeranian Gothic style, which in 1993 became a smaller basilica; the late-Baroque Jesuit Church of the Annunciation of Virgin Mary; a neogothic town hall; and the interesting layout of the Old Town, which has recently been modernized and adorned with a fountain that includes a lighted stream with varying of colors and types of light and water streams. Other landmarks include an old riverside sawmill in Chocimski Młyn, water mills in Czernica and Koszuba, historic manor houses, and wayside shrines scattered across the Chojnice Region.
Chojnice has a lot to offer to entrepreneurs. To support their activities, local authorities have developed a plan called "Preferences for Industry, Trade and Services in Chojnice". That the city promotes ambitious entrepreneurs is best reflected by the fact that a fish processing plant has moved from Gdynia harbor to Chojnice. The state of the art fish processing plant is one of the first facilities in Poland that meet all EU directives. The Chojnice steel construction plant, a manufacturer of machinery and equipment for general and industrial construction also meets European standards. The following enterprises have promoted the city abroad: the Millennium Bridge in London, facade of the VW Dresden Plant and the Berlin Spandau railroad station.
As a result, it comes as no surprise that the readers of Dziennik Bałtycki daily, selected the Chojnice Municipality in a plebiscite for the "Jewel of Pomerania". Last but not least, Chojnice has a lot to offer to investors, such as Tomasz, Grażyna and Rafał Winieccy, who have modernized a devastated manor house in Krojanty and opened an exclusive private rehabilitation clinic, where diseases of the spine, head and aches in joints are treated, as well as lovers of nature and travel, and fans of International Folklore Festival and Poets Night.

Anna Zatorska