Michałowo
Historical Towns and Villages
Voivodeship
Podlaskie
Kingdom
Białowieża Forest and Knyszyn Forest
Distances from the Green Velo
1.3 km
Contact
Adress
Białostocka 11, 16-050 Michałowo
Phone number:
85 713 17 74
e-mail:
Website:
The city, which is the seat of the municipality, is located about 40 kilometres south-east of Białystok. It was founded in 1832 by Seweryn Michałowski as a colony for German cloth manufacturers and their families.
Among its most interesting monuments, the 19th century urban planning, a wooden Orthodox church erected in 1908, as well as the Divine Providence Church stand out the most. “Niezbudka” - a Film, Photography and Sound Workshop in Michałowo, is also worth visiting. It is worth noting that Gorbacz natural preserve, which was established in order to protect a lake which is a remnant of the Ice Age, one of the last in this part of Poland, as well as the unique Siemianówka Lake are both part of the Michałowo municipality.
