We want to invite you to Witkowo commune - a wonderful part of Wielkopolska with its unique values of nature and landscape. Beautiful forests, picturesque landscapes and clear lakes are our pride. However, its dynamic development the commune owes to all citizens, who are hard- working, kind and open to changes. Ladies and Gentlemen!

The Commune and Witkowo Town

Address Information The Commune and Witkowo Town Gnieźnieńska 1 Street Witkowo tel. (061) Fax (061)

Location The Witkowo commune is situated in Wielkopolsko-Kujawskie Lake District, in Gniezno’s administrative unit, in Wielkopolska Province. It is easy to get to superhighway, A2 Berlin- Poznań-Warszawa, from here.

Administrative division The commune consists of Witkowo town and 26 villages.

Statistical data: Amount of inhabitants thousands (including 8 thousand of citizens)

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Commune Resources In the commune there are a lots of monuments, mainly architectural, which are certificate of the past and rich tradition. Among them there are many churches, palaces and manors that are surrounded by old parks.

In the central point of the town there is St. Nicolas Church, which was built in Wiktowo – what is worth seeing?

Walking down the streets of Witkowo we can admire elevations of old tenements, which were built at the turn of XIX and XX century. Wiktowo – what is worth seeing?

Since 1883 it has been functioning narrow-gage railroad, which is a tourist attraction today. Wiktowo – what is worth seeing?

Palace in Kołaczkowo from XIX century.

Manor in Folwark village from the end of XIX century. Wiktowo – what is worth seeing? Former narrow- gage railway station from XIX century in Gorzykowo

Noble manor in Mielżyn from XIX century which is a Dominican Convent at present. Wiktowo – what is worth seeing? Manor in Królewiec from XIX age.

Clear lakes and beautiful landscape Part of the Witkowo commune – ha, is covered by the Powidz Landscape Park. The Park was formed in 1998, it covers ha of land, that belongs to communes: Powidz, Orchowo, Witkowo, Wilczyn, Kleczew, Słupca. On the Park terrain there are reservoirs, rushes, swamps, peat bogs, meadows, pastures and fields. There are also good preserved fragments of vegetation which is an environment to many rare and endangered species of fauna and flora. Wiktowo – what is worth seeing?

Economy Witkowo is the commune which has an agricultural-tourist-service character. Occupations of the inhabitants are: services, agriculture, small- scale production, activities that are connected with tourism and recreation.

Economy Within Witkowo commune there are 750 economic units which provide services like: trade, construction industry, transport, gastronomy, carpentry, medical services and 850 of farms, where cultivation of crops and other industrial plants is ran. There is also animal production, where the main direction is raising of pigs and cattle.

Economy ”Alco Pegro” limited liability company in Kołaczkowo Cooperative Bank in Witkowo

Economy Witowa joint- stock company. Furniture production.

Economy Witkowo Agriculture Association P.P.H.U. Kubiak Company produces distributors of short voltage

Economy ”Genowefa” Company production of lighting equipment There are many small trade points within the commune terrain

Economy Tomczak Farm Gardening Farm – Marciniak in Małachowo

Economy Agricultural Farm – Stachowiak in Wiekowo

The commune and town development Witkowo is the commune with perspectives and possibilities. In the last few years we can observe its dynamic development in many different areas of life. It is managed with the thought of improvement of life conditions. The town authorities take care of the roads and the pavements condition, good lighting of the streets and esthetics.

The Wtikowo town – bird’s eye view – bird’s eye view The commune and town development

The Wtikowo town – bird’s eye view – bird’s eye view The commune and town development

Witkowo – the town of flowers and greenery

The commune and town development The roads, pavements after modernization

To increase the safety of the commune inhabitants, the traffic lights are installed on the busy crossroads. The commune and town development

The fluency of vehicle movement was improved by building a traffic circle on the junction of five streets The commune and town development

It has been made the rationalization of educational institutions. Nowadays the chain of educational institutions is represented by: Education - High School in Witkowo School Complex – Kindergarten and High School in Mielżyn Elementary School nr 2 in Witkowo Elementary School nr 3 in Witkowo Kindergarten in Witkowo After High School Complex in Witkowo

Achievement of the commune in the last few years The commune is taking any action, to win means that do not come from the budget, to realize investments. Thanks to help from SAPARD Program within terrain of the Witkowo commune some investments were realized: The commune is taking any action, to win means that do not come from the budget, to realize investments. Thanks to help from SAPARD Program within terrain of the Witkowo commune some investments were realized: Building a landfill in Chłądowo place, Building a landfill in Chłądowo place, Building a waterworks with links in Ostrowite Prymasowskie place, Modernization of the commune road from Dębina to Ruchocinek, Building sewage system in Mielżyn- Jaworowo place.

Achievement of the commune in the last few years Thanks to help from European Regional Development Fund, within the confines of Integrate Operating Program of Regional Development the commune could realize: Thanks to help from European Regional Development Fund, within the confines of Integrate Operating Program of Regional Development the commune could realize: Building of sewage system in Skorzęcin place

From 2000 to 2002 sewage treatment plant in Witkowo has been modernized, it has been adapted to increase the capacity and also to fulfill the standard requirements of environment protection. Proecological investments

The landscape of Witkowo terrains bewitches every lover of beautiful sights. Green planes of fields and meadows are diversified by trees, bushes and picturesque, wooden windmills. The terrains that surround Witkowo are ecological clear. There are no harmful industry, smoking chimneys and factories that pollute water and atmosphere. Instead of that the commune has rich nature, clear air, and beautiful lakes with crystal waters. Nature and rest

Inhabitants and tourists are looking for a break among the nature

It is worth to underline that forests are big wealth of the commune 3,9 thousands of ha. is occupied by forests. Nature and rest

The tourist pearl of the commune and pride of inhabitants is ”Skorzęcin”- Resort which is placed between clear lakes Niedzięgiel and Białe. Nature and rest

Skorzęcin is a great place to spend vacation; it is one of the biggest tourist complexes in Poland. White, sandy beaches and gentle shores of lakes encourage to bathing and sunbathing. Nature and rest

On the broad terrain of Skorzęcin there are few dozen of resorts, hotels, bars, restaurants, places where you can lend water equipment, amusement park and many other attractions. Nature and rest Entertainment for the youngest

There are many possibilities of spending time active Nature and rest

There are 6 thousands of places to spend the night on 43 ha area Nature and rest

There are numerous gastronomy and trade points on the terrain of the resort. On summer the Resort in Skorzęcin changes into unusual, teeming with life day and night, paradise for many vacationers. It is a place of meetings, relax, entertainment and recreation. On sunny weekends this place is visited by 20 thousands of people. Nature and rest

Apart from the resort in Skorzęcin there are also summer resort villages within the terrain of the commune. The villages are located in very interesting, in terms of the nature and landscape, surroundings. The villages like Gaj – near Ostrowikie Lake, Wiekowo and Skorzęcin near Nedzięgiel Lake are very popular among inhabitants of the commune and the region. We can find there picturesque and beautiful lakes: Czarne – reservoir, which has shores surrounded by wide strip of reed and swamps which are home for many water birds, Ostrowickie – big reservoir, which has 289 ha and it is characteristic regardless of varied species of fishes. Nature and rest

Witkowo as the commune of tourist character has many bicycle paths. Riding by bicycle makes the time pass more pleasantly for inhabitants and has positive impact on their health and fitness Nature and rest The amount of bicycle paths is increasing year by year.

Nature and rest There are a few Agro-tourist Farms on the terrain of the commune.

Culture and sport activity is ran in OKSiR (Culture Sport and Recreation Center), Garnizonowy Club, Town’s Library, High School Complex and village’ common rooms. Year in, year out the amount of sport and culture structures is given to the community usage: - modern sport hall with rehabilitation, corrective gymnast, table games, fitness rooms and body building gym in Witkowo - sport hall in Mielżyn. Culture and sport

In the town’s tradition and habits there is a calendar of sport and culture events. Within the commune terrain there are organized numerous of culture and sport events. The most important are: National holidays celebrations Harvest home Witkowo Days Maydays Creative activities of children and youth review Amateur artistic activities review Children’ artistic activities festival School street running. Culture and sport

Some of the events happen at Skorzęcin Resort, on summer holidays there are many sport events like beach ball tournament, swimming competition, swimming models demonstration. There are also many attractions connected with dance, photography, and painting. Beach ball tournament Culture and sport

Investment Offer

Skorzęcin Resort Terrain: We are looking for investors to: - build hotel complex in “Orla Góra”, - build summer amphitheatre, - build toboggan chute, - build new and to modernize the old tourist base in terms of the trade, entertainment, and gastronomy Oferta nr. 1

Witkowo town terrains I. Building sport complex (including swimming pool). II. Real estate on the Dworcowa Street: 1. Location: The real estate is placed in Witkowo, on Dworcowa Street, 15 km away from Gniezno. 2. The Owner – legal condition: the real estate is the private person property. 3. The record in conditioning stage and spatial develop directions of the Witkowo commune: the real estate is the invested terrain. 4. Present development condition: The real estate is build-up with hall and offices, is completed in 95%, 2275,18m2 of surface (plastered walls, windows carpentry, bi-level). The height of the ground floor is 4,3m, the height of the floor is 2,8m, carpenter’s workshop 153m2, unfinished hall, porter’s lodge. The whole plot is surrounded with fence, harden with cobblestones, developed (water, sewage system, current 100KW with possibility to 300KW). 5. Surface: 6000 m2 6. Form and method of laws acquire: sale or lease Offer nr 2

1. The real estate is on land but not build up. 2. Location: The real estate is placed in Strzyżewo Witkowskie, by the road from Witkowo to Powidz. 3. The Owner – legal condition: private owners’ land 4. Destiny of spatial development: terrain is designed for business activity 5. Surface: 17ha 6. Elements of terrain development: water, electricity, telephone (in close neighborhood) 7. Form and method of laws acquire: sale. Offer nr 3

1. Location: The real estate is placed in Mąkownica, near the provincial rode from Gniezno to Wólka. 2. The owner – legal condition: private owners’ land 3. The record in conditioning stage and spatial develop directions of the Witkowo commune: terrain is designed for business activity. 4. Surface: 150 ha 5. Elements of terrain development: the terrain is developed with (in the close neighborhood) water, electricity, telecommunication. 6. Form and method of laws acquire: sale or lease Offer nr 4

1. Location: the real estate is placed in Mielżyn, near the provincial rode from Gniezno to Wólka. 2. The owner – legal condition: private owners’ land 3. The record in conditioning stage and spatial develop directions of the Witkowo commune: terrain is designed for business activity. 4. Surface: 10 ha 5. Elements of terrain development: the terrain is developed with (in the close neighborhood) water, electricity, telecommunication. 6. Form and methods of law acquire: sale or lease Offer nr 5

1. The real estate is on land and build up. 2. Location: the real estate is placed in Małachowo Złych Miejsc, near the provincial rode from Gniezno to Wólka. 3. The owner – legal condition: the real estate is in perpetual usage of Farming Circle in Witkowo. 4. Present state of development: the plot nr 91/9, with surface1,29 ha is build up with production building that has an office part and social back (982 m2 of useful surface). The real estate has a fence from concrete with two gates; it has also hardened roads, access squares, electricity, water, sewage system. 5. Form and methods of law acquire: sale. Offer nr 6

The real estate is on land and build up. 1. Location: the real estate is placed in Ruchocinek, 2 km away from the road from Witkowo to Powidz and 6 km away from provincial rode from Gniezno to Wólka. 2. The owner – legal condition: property of the Witkowo commune. 3. The real estate’s profile: The real estate is a part of a plot that is marked under the nr 388 in geodesy, the whole surface has 9500 m2, and it is build up with after-military units’ structures. The terrain of the property is developed with electricity, water, local sewage system that pipes away sewage to container without outflow. The terrain is fenced in, developed, it has also internal roads and harden pavements. 4. Combination of the surface: usable floor space of the after-military building: 651,00 m2 usable floor space of garage building and a boiler house: 373,70 m2 5. Forms and methods of law acquire: lease, sale Offer nr 7

The real estate is not build up. 1. Location: the real estate is placed in Ćwiedzin near the road from Ćwierdzin to Gaj, surrounded by agriculture terrains. 2. The owner – legal condition: property of the Witkowo commune. 3. General surface: plot nr 118/4 – surface 3,90 ha plot nr 118/5 – surface 2,61 ha plot nr 118/7 – surface 1,42 ha plot nr 118/9 – surface 2,55 ha 4. The record in conditioning stage and spatial develop directions of the Witkowo commune: the terrain consists of mineral resources. 5. Forms and methods of law acquire: sale Offer nr 8

The commune successes The efforts of inhabitants of the Witkowo commune was perceived and appreciated. The town and Witkowo commune was honored by the President of National Found of Environment Protection and Water Economy.

The commune successes One of the numerous thanks for fruitful cooperation

The commune successes The Wtkowo commune became Council Sport Leader

The commune successes In this way people, who are acting disinterest for others and bringing help or are kind, are honored. Honorable title of ”Wojtek 2003”

The commune successes Ranking was made on the basis of Financial Department’s data base and shows the best managed communes and towns in Poland. This Ranking also shows which councils are carrying about development and raising the quality of the inhabitant’s life the best, with preservation of responsibility and financial security rules. 74th position among 2500 communes in Councils’ Ranking of “Rzeczpospolita” 2005 in the Best Town and Commune category.

The commune successes Nice accent, confirming that the commune and town Witkowo has its “good time” are places that are taken in councils’ ranking : - In “Professional, Investor Friendly Commune” ranking the commune and Witkowo town took 16th place among communes that have no more than 15 thousands of inhabitants. - “council departments’ expenses” ranking the commune and Witkowo town was among communes that have the lowest current expenses for administration keeping. - In “tax commune policy” the commune and Witkowo town took the 22nd place among group of small towns, which applied lowering of maximum rates.

We hope that our presentation will inspire You to cooperation with our commune. Thank You

- Gminnego archiwum - Józefa Grobelnego - Janusza Malinowskiego - Zenona Siwińskiego Photographs used in the presentation: The presentation was made by: The commune and Witkowo town office