Partners
The Municipality
Office of Turośń Kościelna
18-106 Turośń
Kościelna
ul. Białostocka 5
tel. (085) 715 80 00
fax. (085) 715 80 01
mail:
turosn_koscielna@zgwrp.org.pl
or
wojt.turosn_koscielna.bia@gminypolskie.pl
Area of
municipality: 140 km²
Population: 5 132
Number of transactors: 199
About 1/3 of the
area of the municipality is located on the territory of the
Narwiański National Park while the rest is situated in its lagging.
Thanks to extensive stretches of forests, the north-east part of the
municipality forms a protective belt of Białystok. The main source
of livelihood and incomes of the inhabitants is farming; however,
due to its location in the protective zone tourism has a chance to
become the second important direction of development. The area of
the municipality of Turośń Kościelna possesses favourable natural
advantages for the growth of tourism. The relief has an undulating
and hilly character and comes down towards the valley of the Narew
River with a distinctive slope. The constantly waterlogged peat bogs
are the place of existence of over 150 bird species. The forests,
which occupy over 25% of the territory and are abound in
undergrowth, as well as the total lack of industry objects cause
that the degree of air pollution with gases is minimal. In order to
preserve all those wonderful natural values the authorities of the
municipality take keen interests in the issue of ecology and
connected with it infrastructure. Today the villages of Turośń
Kościelna, Turośń Dolna, Iwanówka, Juraszki i Pomigacze possesses
the sewage system of total length of 22.2km, with 412 properties
connected to the mains. Till the year 2015 the local authorities are
going to have also the remaining 28 villages connected. In 2004 the
process of thermal modernisation of the municipality buildings which
serve all its inhabitants has been initiated for example in the
primary schools in Niewodnica Kościelna, Tołcze, Czaczki Małe,
Turośń Kościelna, in the building of the municipality as well as in
the health centre in Turośń Kościelna. The renovation of the primary
school building in Turośń Dolna is also planned. The municipality of
Turośń Kościelna is also interested in solving of the waste problem:
since 1999 there has been a selective waste collection organised in
34 specially prepared spots with 67 containers, where glass, plastic
and paper are gathered. The involvement of the municipality in the
ecological issues was notices by the National Fund for Environmental
Protection and Water Management: in the year 2001 the municipality
received a prize and a distinction in the 2nd edition of NFOŚiGW
competition for ‘The best solution for the water and sewage
management system on rural areas’. The existence of the numerous
tourist routes creates perfect opportunities for hiking, cycling and
canoeing which give tourists a chance to get to know nature better
and rest surrounded by it. Among the old park trees of the former
nobleman’s manor in Turośń one can find late baroque hunting manor
dating back to the turn of the 60s and 70s of the 18th century. Its
unusual style allows to assume that it is rather a garden pavilion
that a forest residence for hunters. However, the estates of Turośń
used to be rich in extensive forest areas and many hunting parties
would set off from this place in order to search for big game. The
building, which was thoroughly renovated after the war, is a
precious historic monument possessing elements characteristic for
the style of late baroque. Today, it houses a registry office and a
local cultural centre. One of Podlasie historic monuments of
Orthodox art is a wooden Orthodox church of St. Mikołaj in Topilcu
from 17th century. The building is surrounded by a wall made from
field stones, as well as a nearby cemetery. Until the II World War a
miraculous icon of St. Mikołaj was kept and worshiped here by the
local people. Unfortunately, the painting disappeared during the
war.
Near the village
of Topilec the river of Czaplinianka, which supplies big
fish-breeding ponds in water, flows into the Narew. The fish-farm
situated nearby runs a fish-frying restaurant and offers good
fishing point.
Other historic
buildings:
-
Trinity Church in Turośń Kościelna
-
St. Antony of Padua Church in
Niewodnica Kościelna
-
Graeco-Catholic chapel of St.
Barbara from the end of the 18th century in the village of Baciuty
-
a medieval burial ground, a
windmill and monument boulders in Bojary
-
the remains of a park and farm
from 19th century in Markowszczyzna
One of the
investment achievements of the municipality connected with education
is the completion of a secondary school building, which was put into
service in 1999. The numerous territorial investments aimed at
providing all the necessary media to the properties have been
employed to raise the standard of life of the local population. The
positive outcome of those activities has been confirmed by the fact
that many fans of residential housing more and more often buy plots
of land here and build detached houses.
