and interesting history. Long time ago Bützow has been a seat of bishops and a university. Today the old town shows many beautiful half- timbered houses, and visible sights like the restored town hall, the old castle and a huge church with wonderful organs. For your stroll through Butzow you can find tips and facts in the tourist information. 
A famous event for Bützow's citizens and tourists is the annual festival of our historical animals: geese. An old legend says there has once been a rebellion of geese in Bützow. Every last weekend in August there is a big celebration of this part of our history.

Away from the touristic centres along the Baltic Sea there is Bützow. Our town is little and only 50 kms for from the coast. 
As Bützow cannot profit from the Baltic Sea Tourism boom we have to emphasize our own charm. The surrounding is characterized by numerous lakes, forests, fields and the river "Warnow" which builds the connection to the Baltic Sea. Here tourists can enjoy silence, relax or discover nature. 
To develop an attractive conception, Bützow works together with different associations. We are a member of the Association of Tourism and have contacts to several clubs. Presently, we are working out a special tourism conception to put forward our possibilities. 
A central position have water tours at the "Warnow". The canoeing club offers guide tours along this river,

but also a campsite at lake Bützow with new sanitary facilities. 
For the tourists who have other interests, for example walking or cycling excursions in and around Bützow three hotels invite to a

comfortable stay. There are many interesting places and beautiful villages. So tourists may visit legendary or an open air museum which shows the real lifestyle of the Slavic tribes who once lived in this area.
But also the town itself has a long 

The capital of Pomerania, Koszalin, is located halfway between Szczecin and Gdansk in picturesque terrain, with Dzierzecinka River flowing through the city and primeval Chelmska Hill, towering 137 m above the sea level, covered with a dense forest.
Koszalin has 112,000 inhabitants, but it seems to have more inhabitants each season because of the closeness to the health and

Saint Mary's Cathedral in Koszalin

holiday resorts. Not only does the Koszalin land offer to newcomers the beauty of the nearby seaside dunes and beaches, but also it offers many 
attractions in the city itself. From nature to culture Koszalin has all attributes to become a popular tourist attraction. The city authorities proved this awareness in Koszalin Master Plan worked out in the city hall. 
Forests cover almost 40 percent of the total city area. The Pomeranian Dukes Municipal Park is of distinguishing beauty. 
The city panorama unfolds itself from the tower built on the top of Chelmska Hill in 1888. The hill is also the destination of pilgrimages coming from other parts of Poland to the chapel Sanctuary of Covenant, which was consecrated by Pope John Paul II on his visit to Koszalin in 1991. 
Koszalin is rich with history relicts. Most impressive and monumental Gothic cathedral  from the early 

14th century towers the city. Here among many treasures one can find Baroque tone enriched organs. They are well known to music lovers, who are frequent visitors to the International Organ Music Festival held here since 1967. Another historical stop in Můynska Street are the remnants of the city walls from the turn of the 13 th century, parts of which surround almost the entire Old Town. It is worth strolling beyond the Old Town walls to visit the gothic chapel of St. Gertruda, the patron of travellers, erected in 1384 and with touches of the Scandinavian architectural style.