• Vicinity of large cities: Toruń, Bydgoszcz (airport)
• Proximity to A1 motorway (a motorway junction only 15 km away) and the national road no. 91
• Owing to its location on the crucial national routes, the average time needed to access the international airport in Gdańsk is 1 hour and the airport in Bydgoszcz 40 min.
• Location within the Voivodship of Kujawsko-Pomorskie, an area which is well-developed economically, environmentally clean and at the same time attractive for tourists
• No sources of air pollutants harmful to the environment
• Complete network of water pipes across the whole area of the municipality
• Good access to schools, hospitals, leisure activity sites
• Tourist and recreational attractiveness of the area
• Well-developed bicycle touring options – expanded network of cycling routes
• Nearly 400 small companies providing excellent subcontracting options
• Undeveloped areas available for single- and multi-family residential buildings
• Investment areas available
• Social activeness of the residents

Intersection of two roads: the provincial road no. 551 and the national road no. 91 in the village of Kończewice.

The national road no. 91 is shown in the picture

A1 motorway crossing the area of the Municipality of Chełmża

A small business activity zone located in Głuchowo on the national road no. 91

• A recreation and leisure resort in Zalesie on Chełmżyńskie lake
• Centrum Tradycji i Kultury w Zelgnie z zabytkową pastorówką i pracownią rękodzieła ludowego MALWA
• Culture and Tradition Centre in Zelgno with a historical pastor’s house and MALWA folk handicraft workshop
• The “The Soil of Polish People” Mound – a memorial site in Kończewice
• Cycling grounds – Kończewice, Głuchowo
• Recreation and sports centres – a football stadium Kończewice, the ORLIK football pitches in Grzywna and Pluskowęsy
• The STARA SZOPA gallery in Grzywna
• Outdoor gyms in locations such as Kończewice, Dziemiony, Grzywna, Browina
• Artistic smithery workshop in Kończewice
• The Grodno natural and historic trail in Mirakowo
• The GRODNO resort in Mirakowo
• “Zagroda Babaluda” – an educational homestead in Parowa Falęcka “Stajnia Witkowia” in Witkowo – an agrotourism site
• A peninsula on Grodzieńskie Lake – a settlement dating back to the time of the Lusatian culture similar to the renowned Biskupin site

 Chełmżyńskie lake landscape

The recreation and leisure resort in Zalesie on Chełmżyńskie lake

The Culture and Tradition Centre in Zelgno with a historical pastor’s house and MALWA folk handicraft workshop

Handicraft from the MALWA workshop in Zelgno

The “The Soil of Polish People” Mound – a memorial site in Kończewice

Outdoor gyms in locations such as Kończewice, Dziemiony, Grzywna, Browina . A recreational gym in Grzywna.

A beach at the recreation and leisure resort in Zalesie on Chełmżyńskie lake

A peninsula on Grodzieńskie Lake – a settlement dating back to the time of the Lusatian culture similar to the renowned Biskupin site

• The development and dissemination of culture among the residents of the municipality is the responsibility of the Centre of Cultural
• A similar culture-forming function is played in the municipality by public libraries in the villages of Głuchowo, Grzywna, Skąpe and Zelgno
• The flagship events: municipal harvest festival, occasional concerts, Competitions for Country Housewives Clubs, indulgence feast of St, Jutta and pilgrimages to the shrine in Bielczyny, Bocianisko – a review of school artistic groups, provincial reviews of the volunteer fire service brass bands, scholarship gala, municipal celebrations of the Independence Day, culinary festivities
• Annual competitions for the most beautiful harvest festival wreath and decoration, Easter palms
• KURENDA, a newspaper of the municipality of Chełmża, published for over 20 years
• Numerous publications on the municipality and its residents, including the following "The Municipality of Chełmża. Sketches from the History, Save from Oblivion, The Municipality of Chełmża for Black- and Red-letter Days Alike (a photo album), Nawra of the Old Days, The Rural Chapel of Skąpe, Postcards from History. The Country Housewives Club of Kiełbasin, Postcards from History. The Country Housewives Club of Głuchowo, From Solidarity to Freedom".
• The POLSKIE KWIATY band – a musical showcase of the Municipality of Chełmża
• Active community organizations: Country Housewives Clubs and Volunteer Fire Service
• Legends and stories: the legend of Saint Jutta, the legend of three limes in Dziemiony
• The local specialities make a showcase of the municipality in the region: Klekotek cake from Zelgno, cheesecake and steamed potatoes of Głuchowo, Grzegorzanka fruit liquor from Grzegorz, herring roulade of Nawra

The municipal vocal and music band POLSKIE KWIATY

One of the local culinary specialities associated with the Municipality of Chełmża is the cheesecake of Głuchowo

The wreath contest is an integral part of every annual harvest festival held in the Municipality of Chełmża

• Gothic churches of Dźwierzno, Grzywna, Nawra, Kiełbasin
• The Shrine of St. Jutta in Bielczyny
• palace and park complexes of Brąchnówko, Nawra, Pluskowęsy
• pastor’s house of Zelgno
• natural monuments: Brąchnówko, Dziemiony, Głuchowo, Pluskowęsy, Zalesie

The Gothic church in Grzywna

The palace and park complex in Brąchnówko

Prepared by:
Katarzyna Orłowska
Promotion Specialist
Municipal Office of Chełmża
tel. +48 56 675 60 76 wew.53
mobile +48 739 000 114

Photographs sources: the collection of the Municipal Office of Chełmża