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Krasnobród Invites You!

The origins of Krasnobród are not well known. In the XVI’th century it used to belong to the wealthy family of Lipski, and became the property of Leszczyński family thereafter. The Leszczyński  as its owners managed to obtained town rights for Krasnobród from King Zygmunt III Waza, which allowed them to organize 6 fairs in a alvinist Chapel where, in 1647, a synod for the Małopolska region was held.

After the wars that raged through Poland in the second half of the XVII’th century, local townsmen came across a small picture of the Holy Mother at the springs of the Krupiec Ricer, famous for its healing properties. The Holy Picture is now found in the Krasnobród Church, funded by Marysieńka Sobieska, the furure wife of the King of Poland – Jan III Sobieski.
For over 300 years now, the Krasnobród Church has been a well-known centre for religious worship and a destination of numerous pilgrimages, visited by crowds of pilgrims every year. Summer organ concerts organized every year in the Sanctuary have already become a traditional cultural event attracting both tourists and numerous fans of classical music.
At the Church premises there is a small Museum of the Krasnobród Country exhibiting old tools, furniture, and farming. On 24 March 1863, during the famous Polish “January Uprising” when the Polisch Nation rebelled against the Russian rulers, Krasnobród witnessed a major battle which took place very near by, between the sqad of insurgents lead by Marcin Lelewel-Borelowski and the army of the Russian Tzar. Local people commemorated the episode with a monument located at the local cemetary. After the uprising, the Tzar deprived Krasnobród of its rights as a town in order to punish the citizensfor their participation in the Uprising (which was crushed by the prevailing Russian forces), and help they gave to the insurgents. At the very beginning of the World War II, during the so called “September Campaign”, shortly after German forces attacked Poland, Krasnobród was a centre of bloody battles and was severely destroyed. During the War Nazis would often raid Krasnobród, murdering its residents and burning houses.

Even before the war Krasnobród was well know for its natural values and unic microclimate. Situated in The valley of the Wieprz River and surrounded by hills covered thickly with woods, Krasnobród would attract visitors and those seeking peace of mind and improvement of health in the XIXth century a sanatorium in Krasnobród specialising treatment of lung diseases was established. The period after the war has been a time of rapid development for the village. In 1974 local authorities finished the construction of an artificial lake at the Wieprz River valley, which made Krasnobród even more popular in the region and gave birth to numerous recreation centres. At present the acomodation potential at both private hostels and public recreation centres  amounst to about 1 800. In summertime Krasnobród is usually visited by crowds of tourists, their number growing  increasingly during weekends when people from neighbouring villages and towns arrive to spend time at the lake or the river, swimming, sunbathing or sailing in kayaks and boats. Krasnobród also provides very good natural conditions for skiing, sledging and other winter sports. The town is surrounded by hills, know as Góra Chełmowa, and called by local people “Księża Góra” (Priests’ Hill) there is a ski-lift and snow-making machine which attracts skiing fans. One of the unrivalled advantages of wintertime in Krasnobród are horse sledging cavalcades in the woods, ending with bon-fire, a cup of hot tea and sausages roasted by participants themselves. Nowdays, there is a sanatorium located at the former palace of the last owners of Krasnobród. Named after Janusz Korczak, the sanatorium specializes in treatment of children with diseases of the upper respiratory tract and chronic diseases of the osteoarticular system (motor system and organs).

On 1 January 1995 Krasnobród finally regained its privilages as a town, this time from the Government of the Republic of Poland. This coincided with significant efforts undertaken by the local community and authorities aimed at improving the local municipal infrastructure.

At present gas installation supply procedure has been completed. Local authorities focus their main efforts on the development of the tourist and health resort resources of Krasnobród. Krasnobród gives many prospects for ecologically compliant investments in the development of tourism, recreation centers and health resort therapeutics. Such activities are guaranteed the strong support of the local authorities and comunity.