Pearl of the Lakeland: 30 lakes, forests covering over 40% of the area and Brodnicki Landscape Park. For the active and for those seeking peace and quiet.
About the municipality
Zbiczno is located in the heart of the Brodnica Lakeland, amid waters and greenery. Forests cover over 40% of the municipality's area. Of the 30 lakes, the largest are Bachotek, Ciche and Sosno, and the deepest (42 m) is Lake Zbiczno. 16 lakes are officially open for recreational fishing, and temporary fishing permits can also be purchased for municipal ponds.
Over 90% of the municipality's area is covered by various forms of nature protection. Most of it lies within the Brodnica Landscape Park, part is in a Natura 2000 site and in the Protected Landscape Area of the Drwęca River Basin. There are 7 nature reserves and numerous natural monuments — including the intertwined oaks “Adam and Eve” and a historic tree avenue in Rytychbłota. Wild orchids and water lilies grow here; beavers, otters and birds of prey live here.
Called the Pearl of the Lakeland, the municipality is one of the region's most important tourist and recreational centres: holiday resorts, hotels, campsites and agritourism farms.
Worth seeing
30 lakes
Lakes Bachotek, Ciche, Sosno and Zbiczno
The largest lakes of the municipality and the deepest, Zbiczno (42 m). 16 lakes available for recreational fishing.
Kayaking
Skarlanka River trip
The Skarlanka River connects the lakes and flows into the Drwęca — a classic kayaking route.
Approx. 59 km of loops
Cycling around the municipality
Cycling loops through forests and by the lakes, including the emerging “Brodnica Eight”.
Żmijewo
Church of St. James the Apostle
A medieval church — one of the municipality's historic sites, alongside World War II bunkers and the former Wilhelmsberg Forest District.
Zbiczno
Library with a reading room on a green roof
The municipal library with an exceptional reading room arranged on a green roof.
Grzmięca
Headquarters of the Brodnica Landscape Park
The “Miętowy Gaj” Ecological Education Centre and the Fisheries and Angling Management Team with a hatchery, participating in the sterlet restoration program.
Hiking trails
Trail “Bobrowiska” and the Retno Reserve
Walking routes of varying difficulty, including the “Bobrowiska” trail and a loop around the Retno Reserve.
Pokrzydowo
In the footsteps of Lipowo
This is where the saga about Lipowo by Katarzyna Puzyńska takes place. A 20-panel trail “Lipowo. In the Footsteps of the Novel”, a mural featuring the author and a geocaching field game.
Tour OperatorAccommodationGastronomyOtherPTTK Brodnica – Stanica Wodna PTTK w BachotkuBachotek
AccommodationPtasie SiedliskoZbiczno
AccommodationGastronomyZacisze ZbicznoWysokie Brodno
AttractionBrodnicki Park KrajobrazowyPokrzydowo
AccommodationGrześny DomekTomki
OtherFLOW Iwona SmolińskaBachotek
AccommodationSmugi Dom GościnnyLipowiec
AccommodationWidokówka PokrzydowoPokrzydowo
AttractionZlot w LipowiePokrzydowo
AccommodationRanczo turystyczne Modrzewiowy GajGaj-Grzmięca
AccommodationAttractionGastronomyAgroturystyka Ciche – Ekologiczne Gospodarstwo i Mini ZOOCiche
AccommodationGastronomyHotel Pory RokuCzystebłota
AccommodationHarcerski Ośrodek Wypoczynkowy CicheCiche
AccommodationPrzystanek ŁadnówkoŁadnówko
