Discover Hanki: Monument, Distillery and Canoe Route

Hanki offers two distinct starting points for planning a trip: village history and a route to the water. The village has a monument on the church hill and an old distillery; the route described leads via Setnica to the beach at Lake Kosiakowo. This makes it possible to first decide whether you would like to get to know Hanki primarily through its specific local history, or whether the route to the lake will be the more important factor in planning your trip. When looking for a holiday apartment, these interests can provide a starting point: decide which stops or experiences you would like to make the focus of your trip.

Village history: monument and distillery

The monument stands on the church hill, directly behind the church, and is dedicated to the village residents who fell in the First World War. Its location places the memorial site in Hanki itself; its dedication turns attention to the people from the village who are remembered there. For travellers interested in commemorative culture, this identifies not only a theme but also a specific location. Hanki also has an old distillery. It adds a different local note to the monument: alongside remembrance of the fallen, there is a second place with its own significance. These two sites may shape your impression of the village in different ways. The monument is explicitly connected to the villagers and the First World War; the distillery offers a different point of thematic interest. If you would like to include culture and history in your trip, you can consider which of these starting points matters more to you.

Route to the beach at Lake Kosiakowo

The route towards the water has a clearly defined sequence: it leads from Hanki via Setnica to the beach at Lake Kosiakowo. The lake has a large beach with a jetty; a canoe route on the Korytnica River begins there. The beach, jetty and canoe route are thus linked at the destination, while Hanki and Setnica are the preceding places in the route described. This is a different focus for your planning from the village sites: here, the focus is on a route to a lake destination and a canoe route beginning on the river. If you are considering water-based activities, you can view the route to the beach and the canoe route as named aspects of this travel option.

Match your accommodation search to your travel plans

When looking for a holiday apartment in Hanki, it may help to set a simple priority: which themes should shape your stay—the monument and old distillery in the village, or the route via Setnica to the beach at Lake Kosiakowo? If you are planning with several people, you can answer this question together and weigh preferences for village history against a destination by the water. This way, you can match your choice to your travel plans and prioritise the places mentioned according to what matters to you on your trip.

Discover more destinations: Nowa Studnica, Lowicz Walecki, Tuczno, Wałcz, Kolno, Rusinowo, Karsibór, Miroslawiec.

Go to the main travel overview: Wałcz.