Wolanów

THE COMMUNE OF WOLANÓW

Krzysztof Murawski - Council Member - Mayor Commune Wolanów

Do you know that:

• Wolanów, at that time called Wola św Doroty, used to be referred to as a town - owing to the privilege issued by king Stanisław August Poniatowski
• the village of Garno was owned by the Benedictine monks of Sieciechów, however in the successive ages became a property of the Hubal - Dobrzański familly
• the oldest willage in commune of Wolanów is Sławno

The oldest historical records of Wolanów date from 1411, and then the name of the village was Wola Kowalska ( the other names were: Orlikowska Wola, Wola św. Doroty, Gottardowa Wola).

The village owes mentioning in old documents to the St Dorothy's church and its founders. Nowdays, this historical facility is located in the Museum of Radom Countryside where it is being maintained and renovated. The bell of 1581 was transferred to the new church in Wolanów.

Wolanów is situated not far from Radom, by the Radomka river. Traces of the past and monuments of nature as well as examples of modernity and development can be found in the contemporary landscape of the commune.

The past of the region is commemorated by the 19thcentury mansion in Strzałków, once owned by the Deskur familly, and the church in Mniszek erected in 1665 (with the nearby cemetery). The local 17thcentury statue is also worth attention. Mils are exceptional and rare structures in the contemporary landscape. Such a unique structure can be seen in the village of Soszyn. It is a 19thcentury water mill with partially preserved original equipment. A witness to local history is certainly the old, branchy oak tree in the village of Wacławów, not the only local monument of nature. The others are nineteenth century parks in Strzałków and Młodocin Większy. Nowdays, the commune prides itself on the well developed water supply and telecomunications infrastructure. Environmental care is also manifested in a concerte from of a sewage treatment plant located in the village of Wawrzyszów and a waste dump site fully complying with EU requirements situated in Bieniędzice.