Łebień: Church, Manor House and Pilgrimage Route

Łebień can be explored through its architectural history, landscape and routes. Key features include the parish church, a manor house, the old cemetery trees and routes with different profiles. If you are looking for a place with religious architecture, historic building styles and connections to walking routes as you plan your trip, you will find several specific points of interest here.

Brick Church and Manor House

The parish church in Łebień is dedicated to St. Mary, Queen of Poland. It is built of red brick and has an east-facing floor plan and a polygonal apse. A pointed roof topped with a sphere and cross crowns the west tower. The church underwent extensive renovation in 1989. The building’s distinctive architectural details thus sit alongside an important date in its more recent history.

The manor house in Łebień offers a different perspective on the area’s architectural history. It dates from the second half of the 19th century. The three-winged building has Neoclassical façades and a mansard roof. The house is privately owned and used as a residence. The church and manor house therefore differ both in their architecture and in their use; those interested in historic building styles can explore these two subjects separately when learning about the village.

Kłaczek and the Old Cemetery Trees

Kłaczek, a 81-metre-high hill, is located in Łebień. Two stone cist graves, probably belonging to the Pomeranian culture and dating from the 7th to the 2nd century BC, were discovered on its slope in 1933. The cautious wording reflects the nature of the find: it concerns two graves, and their attribution remains probable. The discovery links the name of the hill to a historical subject reaching far back in time.

The old cemetery trees also give the village a distinctive landscape feature. They include small-leaved lime trees, horse chestnuts and western red cedars. An elm is also part of the collection: it historically measured 5.75 metres in circumference and 30 metres in height, and its age is estimated at around 300 years. The old cemetery trees are intended for recreational use.

Two Routes with Different Profiles

A 14.3-kilometre black Nordic walking route reaches Łebień. In addition, Stage 21 of the Pomeranian Way of St. James runs from Łebień to Łeba and is 28.3 kilometres long. This route is also a pilgrimage route between the Shrine of St. James in Lębork and the Church of St. James in Łeba. Both the type of route and its length are therefore clear: a Nordic walking route that reaches Łebień, and a stage of the Way of St. James that ends in Łeba. These different details help you consider the routes according to their respective focus, without conflating them into a single route type.

Bulwar and the Legend of the Enchanted Chapel

The wooded hill of Bulwar lies west of Łebień. According to the legend of the Enchanted Chapel, a chapel once stood there and was later enchanted. The same story tells of a nearby pond: according to tradition, three enchanted maidens appear in it on New Year’s Eve. The legend gives the hill west of the village a distinct place in local storytelling traditions. Together with the church, manor house and named routes, this story shows that Łebień can be explored not only through its architecture, but also through its landscape and traditional tales.

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