Discover Buk: Old Town Trail and Architectural History

The Old Town as the theme of a walking trail

The “Tajemnice starówki w Buku” walking trail gives the Old Town its own place in your travel plans. Its title alone points to the secrets of the Old Town. If you like to explore Buk through a particular theme, this named trail offers a concrete starting point. Unlike a single building, the focus here is on the walking trail as a way to explore. This lets you shape your exploration of the town not only around construction dates, but also around a particular interest.

Keepsakes and exhibits

The Izba Muzealna Ziemi Bukowskiej collects keepsakes documenting the history of Buk and its surroundings. Exhibited materials include archaeological artifacts, historic banners, building miniatures, old photographs and archival materials. The collection thus ranges from objects and miniatures to images and archival documents. These different forms of remembrance give the museum a focus distinct from that of the walking trail: here, collected and exhibited materials take center stage. If you are interested in the history of a place, you can view different kinds of keepsakes in this way.

Churches and architectural history

The first stone church on the present site of the Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Bukowskiej Literackiej was consecrated in 1418 by Bishop Andrzej Łaskarz z Gosławic. The year refers specifically to the consecration of the first stone church on its present site.

The synagogue complex that stands today was built in the first decade of the 20th century and designed by Alfred Grotte. An exhibition in the Dawna Synagoga (Sala Miejska) offers another way to explore the site: a historical exhibition with multimedia facilities is located in the gallery. The building’s history and the exhibition thus emphasize different aspects, from the complex’s origins to a historical presentation featuring multimedia.

The wooden Holy Cross Church (Kościół Świętego Krzyża) is also one of Buk’s notable architectural landmarks. It was built in 1760 on a cruciform plan. Its wooden construction, floor plan and date of construction give you specific features that distinguish it from the stone churches and the synagogue.

These dates can be read as different historical reference points: 1418 marks the consecration of the first stone church on the present site, 1760 is the construction year of the wooden Holy Cross Church, and the first decade of the 20th century marks the construction of the present synagogue complex. Together with the walking trail and the museum’s collections, they offer a range of topics for exploring Buk. You can choose whether to focus on the Old Town, the exhibition or architecture according to your interests.

More destinations

Skórzewo, Warthelager Military Training Area, Walerianowo, Szczytniki, Chludowo, Stęszew, Stęszewko, Kicin

For the parent travel guide: Poznań.