Brenna
The municipality of Brenna is located in the river valley of Brennica at the altitude of 366 metres. We are easy to get to and our resorts constitute an excellent tourist staging area for those who want to hike the mountain trails. Here is where six well sign-posted trails begin, with the following mountains as destinations: Równica, Błatnia, Kotarz, Grabowa, Trzy Kopce and Klimczok.
The municipality of Brenna is located in the river valley of Brennica at the altitude of 366 metres. We are easy to get to and our resorts constitute an excellent tourist staging area for those who want to hike the mountain trails. Here is where six well sign-posted trails begin, with the following mountains as destinations: Równica, Błatnia, Kotarz, Grabowa, Trzy Kopce and Klimczok.
In the summer a lot of visitors decide to take a rest by the river Brennica and its numerous tributaries. Some prefer developed recreational grounds along the banks of the river, others choose secluded spots which offer quietness, rustle of trees and twitter of birds. The following places are the most popular with tourists: river ports in Brenna Hołcyna and Brenna Leśnica, numerous recreational centres, mountain hostel on Błatnia mountain, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” on Karkoszczonka pass, the cottage “Na Grabowej,” Recreational Park in the centre of Brenna, tennis courts and two rehabilitation centres which offer a full range of healing and spa treatments.
As the winter sets in, several ski resorts open. Apart from excellent prepared ski runs, these offer places to eat, skiing equipment rent, skiing and snowboarding schools, as well as skiing kindergartens for the youngest visitors.
The municipality of Brenna comprises three villages: Górki Wielkie, Górki Małe, Brenna. The oldest village is Górki Wielkie, listed in the gazetteer of the Duchy of Cieszyn as early as in 1305. Throughout ages the village belonged to the noble families of Górecki and Marklowski, to the Duchy of Cieszyn, and, from 1922, to the Kossak family. The first reference to Brenna in historical records dates back to 1490; however, the content of the reference shows that the village must have been established and populated much earlier.
The abundant history of the municipality of Brenna can be seen through numerous monuments scattered around its territory. It is worth coming here as in our municipality we protect our cultural heritage and carefully preserve what our ancestors created and left. Here you can find a number of wooden architecture monuments, churches and wayside shrines, the buildings of a former alcohol distillery, the manor house of Zofia Kossak-Szatkowska, or the museum of bread „Chlebowa Chata” (The Cottage of Bread) where you can find old devices that were once used to cultivate and process grain, and learn about the traditional bread baking process, as well as the process of curd cheese and butter making.
Come, listen to and sing highlander tunes together with our regional folk bands. Come and see our handicraft, pottery and laces, and above all – our unique wood sculptures carved by folk artists. You definitely must try the traditional highlander cuisine – based on what we ourselves cultivate and grow, crude and simple, yet tasty and healthy. Last of all, come and experience our vivid past, our fairy tales, legends, as well as real-life stories told by our guides. Listen to our folktales about vampires, dragons, giants, demons, werewolves, water spirits and the devil who plays the violin…so that you can read the rich tradition of our land as an open book.
> more information available at the official Brenna municipality website
