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Kwilcz
Large village, the second in the community as to the number of inhabitants - 820 persons. The present parish church of the Visitation, was built in a modest classical forms in the years 1818-1823. It is a building of a low-grade form with the east tower and the sacristy situated on the west. In the vicinity of the church there’s a large manor-farm. Along the western shore of Lake Luboszek stretches out a landscape park with a modernist villa mansion from 1915. Lubosz area is quite interesting, varied by forests, hills and lakes. There’s a green hiking trail (16,6 km) leading to Lake Białokoskie and further to Chrzypsko Wielkie.
(population: 819)
Orzeszkowo
A village placed on the eastern edge of the Potok Kwilecki valley. From the XVII to XIX century Orzeszkowo was a significant Calvinists’ center. There used to be a Calvinist church which was built in 1646 but the wooden construction burned in 1721. Calvinists decided to rebuild their temple – this time it was a brick construction based on the octagonal plan. Jan Wilhelm Kassyusz was a reverend of the Orzeszkowo’s Reformed Church in the years 1810 – 1848. He was a prominent political activist, a teacher of St. Mary Magdalene Gymnasium in Poznań and also - precursor of modern agriculture. There’s a Calvinist cemetery on the side of the main road. Thanks to the efforts of a regional monument conservator the cemetery was tidied up and transformed into lapidary – a collection of protestant tombstones. The most magnificent one is the obelisk of J.W. Kassyusz (1787-1848) which was funded by contributions. The cemetery is surrounded by a company of mysterious trees which adds a pinch of charm to this place.
(population: 185)
Rozbitek
It is a village located 1,5 km west of Kwilcz. There’s a landscape park with an area of 22.1 ha from the mid-nineteenth century, it is the largest park within the Kwilcz Commune. There’s a plane tree alley leading to a palace. The palace was built between 1856-1858 in neo-Gothic style, with numerous castle features: towers, bay windows, decorative gables. Currently it’s owned by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek – a music composer and Oscar winner. The palace after an extensive renovation process has become a place called “Instytut Rozbitek” - it’s meant to gather varied artists around music and other branches of art. Westerly from the park, behind a small pond revolves a complex of extensive grange buildings. They were built out of bricks and rocks in the mid–nineteenth century. Only some of them have remained.
(population: 224)
Prusim
A village located in a hilly area in the valley of two lakes - Jezioro Kuchenne, Jezioro Młyńskie. Prusim is the lowest village in the municipality. There’s a manor with a farm complex in the southern part of the village. After an extensive renovation process it has become a training/conference center called “Olandia”. There’s a guarded beach and rest area at the Lake Młyńskie. Prusim offers many options of accommodation such as: camping sites and summer houses for rent.
(population: 131)
Miłostowo
It is the oldest village in the Międzychodzki district. The name “Miłostowo” was mentioned in documents from 1218. Most of the buildings comes from XIX/XX century. In the eastern part of Miłostowo there’s an evangelical church erected in 1902 in a neo-gothic style.
(population: 178)
A village near the northern end of Lake Luboszek, 9.5 km east from Kwilcz (3.5 km northwest from Pniewy). The village is built in a shape of a rundling. Even today, despite the changes in building carried out in recent years, the old layout of the village stays clear and visible. Formerly there used to be only one entry leading to the settlement, which was closed at night in the Middle Ages. Buildings located adjacent to the fields were often fenced off, so that the village had a defensive character. Chorzewo is the last village in the Wielkopolska region which kept this particular type of layout.
(population: 73)
Mechnacz
Kubowo
A large village located in a hilly area, 4 km from Kwilcz. In the southeastern part of Kurnatowice stretches out a very rich sculpture area, among others – a deep valley running further to the north of Lake Śrem (Sieraków Municipality). The slopes of the valley are partially grown with beautiful beech forests.
The village is situated 8.5 km northeast of Kwilcz near the south end of lake Lubosz Wielki. There’s a Regional Socio-Educational Centre which belongs to the Integrational Association of „Barka” Commune. In the eastern part of the village there’s a manor farm and a landscape park with an area of 6,0 ha. On the verge of the park, there’s an eclectic mansion built at the beginning of the twentieth century, designed by a prominent architect Roger Sławski.
This village is situated 5.5 km northeast from Kwilcz, in a hilly area, on the southern edge of Lutomka Valley. There’s a forest with a variety of deciduous trees. On the hill rises an eclectic mansion built in XX century - two-storey building, the front adorned with a portico and two low towers. This privet property has been renovated in recent years. The parish church was built between 1925-1930. There are large ponds with carp farming in Lutomka Valley.
A village located by the lake in a hilly area. Daleszynek was settled around XVIII-th century as a so called “olender village”. To the north of the village there are magnificent forests and “Bukowy Ostrów” - a nature reserve.
Located 6 km east from Kwilcz. There’s a manor from 1930 situated in the area of a former park. At the farm, among other buildings rises a stone granary from the nineteenth century and an old manor house, probably from the late eighteenth century.
A village of scattered building located 3.5 km north from Kwilcz. There’s an oak growing near the slopes of Lutomka Valley with a circumference of 470 cm and a height of about 20 m. There’s a granite boulder with a circumference of 330 cm placed by the oak.
Population data - as of December 27, 2011
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