Chartów: Half-timbered Church and Memorial Obelisk

Chartów offers several clear points of interest to help you plan your trip: a 19th-century half-timbered church, a memorial obelisk at the foot of a hill 1 km north of Chartów, and a 34.7 km route passing through several places. For road directions, Chartów lies on the road towards Ośno Lubuskie. The local sights and the route belong to different scales: the church and memorial provide local points of interest, while the route places the village in a sequence of named stops.

Half-timbered Church and Sacred Architecture

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Przemienienia Pańskiego) is central to the history of the village’s architecture. It is a 19th-century half-timbered church dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Lord; it is also listed in the register of historic sacred buildings. Half-timbering is a construction method in which a wooden frame divides the wall into sections, with the spaces between filled in. This places the church in three distinct contexts: its building type, the period in which it was built, and its religious dedication. Its inclusion in the register adds its status as a historic sacred building. A recent report describes the church as currently unused; it has been undergoing renovation for several years. Check its current condition before planning a visit.

Hill and Memorial Obelisk North of Chartów

A hill 1 km north of Chartów is 68.9 m high. At its foot, an obelisk commemorates a group of six paratroopers from the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie. The details complement one another: the distance and height locate the landmark, while the dedication explains the reason for the memorial. A specific landscape detail thus stands alongside a clearly identified subject of remembrance.

Chartów on a Route with Several Stops

For trip planning, a 2025 travel report provides a route with a specified distance: it describes a 34.7 km journey made in 2023 through Słońsk, Ujście Warty, Chartów, Ośno Lubuskie, Sienno, and Radów. The distance applies to the entire route; Chartów is one stop along the way. The report also offers a GPX track of the route for download. If you want to use the route for orientation, the track can help you follow the described course. You can choose which stops to include in your trip according to your plans. Note that 2023 is the year of the journey, while 2025 is the year of the report.

The route presents Chartów as one stop on a trip spanning several places, while the church and memorial obelisk are specific local subjects. This distinction helps you see the route as a broader travel idea and the two architectural and commemorative features as local points of interest.

The Agrafka Cup as a Historic Local Event

The sixth Agrafka Cup, a football tournament, took place in 2009 on the sports field in Chartów. This adds a clearly dated event related to sport to the local history of the church and memorial site. The year marks the Cup as a past event; it is not an announcement of a current tournament.

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