Borowy Młyn settlement in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, in you will say Międzychodzki, in Sieraków commune, included in the Marianowo village council.
Geographic coordinates: 52 ° 40′30 ″ N, 16 ° 02′31 ″ E
Attractively, in terms of nature and landscape, situated 6 km south of Bee settlement in the valley of the so-called Borowego Strumienia, connecting Lake Chłop with Lake Wędromierz, creating above the forester's lodge, to the south of it, a gutter lake with an artificially elevated water level, called Borowy Pond (22.47 ha).
Mentioned from 1564, there was a water mill owned by the bishops of Poznań.
Under Borowy Młyn, an early medieval settlement from the 4th or 5th century AD was discovered in 1956, developing until the 12th century and probably destroyed at the same time as Pszczew. Small glassware (imported from further surroundings), ceramics and the so-called smoke logs testifying to the smelting of iron in this place.
In the vicinity of Borowy Młyn, by the lakes Peasant and Three tons, there are tourist centers. To the south of Borowy Młyn there is Lake Wędromierz (area 74 ha, depth 12 m), and to the west Lake Trzy Tonie (area 18 ha).
Lake Chłop. The largest of the lakes in the area of Pszczew, area 228 ha, maximum depth 23 m, length 4.2 km, width up to 1 km. A picturesque body of water; the eastern shore, with the hills of Ozu Pszczewski, is particularly interesting. From the South-East On the shore, a wide, hilly and wooded peninsula (0.7 km long), known as Jelenia Głowa, cuts into the lake. The lake has very good conditions for swimming. It is largely surrounded by forests. There are holiday centers here.
- From 1991, the area around the forester's lodge was incorporated into the area Sierakowski Landscape Parkprotecting the unique postglacial landscape Międzychodzko-Sierakowski Lake District;
- In 2002, the entire commune of Sieraków was also included in the area of special bird protection "Natura 2000” – The Noteć Forest
There are 5 natural monuments in the Borowy Młyn forestry:
- 3 single trees,
- 2 groups of trees (18 trees in total).
However, two species of trees are protected:
- 1 Norway spruce,
- 20 common pines gathered in 4 natural monuments.
Borowy Młyn is an important intersection hiking trails:
- yellow trail PTTK: Nojewo, Lake Wielkie, Lake Krzymień, Tuchola, Sieraków, Marianowo - oak "Józef" - "Mszar nad Jeziorem Mnich" nature reserve, "Cegliniec" nature reserve, Borowy Młyn, Kobusz, Ball;
- red trail PTTK: Sieraków, The Buki nature reserve by the Lutomskie lake, Sośnia - a vantage point Góra Głazów, Kurnatowice, Prusim, Zatom Stary, (ferry to Warcie), Cuckoo, Borowy Młyn - Lake Lichwińskie, Lake Bucharzewskie, Chojno, Mokrz;
and local bike paths.
In the vicinity of the village Szarcz situated on the western shore of Lake Szarcz Mały (area 12 ha), north of Lake Szarcz (area 170 ha), 3 km north-west of Pszczew. Known since 1288. In the past, it was part of the bishop's estate in Pszczew. At the end of the 19th century and until 1939, Szarcz was one of the main centers of Polishness in this part of Greater Poland under German rule. In the interwar period, there was a circle of the Union of Poles in Germany. Meetings and celebrations of national anniversaries were held in private homes, attended by representatives of the Union from Berlin and the Polish consulate from Piła. From 1904, Kazimierz Kowalski (1882-1962), a long-time president of the branch of the Union of Poles in Germany, lived in Szarcz.
Other interesting objects include: a complex of farm buildings, a modest manor house and relics of a park from the beginning of the 20th century. Nineteenth century, among which grows a huge oak with a circumference of 8.20 m.
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