Nowa Wieś Wielka, located on the plateau in the eastern part of the Kaczawskie Foothills, is an old village, likely founded in the 14th century. However, it never achieved large dimensions, and since the mid-19th century, a decline in the population has been recorded. A historic landmark in the village is the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in its current form in the second half of the 15th century. It is a small building with a picturesque spire on the ridge, covered with slate tiles. Renaissance epitaphs are set into the walls of the church. The church is surrounded by a stone wall, enclosing the cemetery grounds. In the northern part of the village, there are remains of the manor and farm complex. Above the pond stands a stone monument in memory of the villagers who lost their lives in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and in World War I.
The largest natural attraction in the vicinity is the Lipa Gorge reserve, while to the northeast of the village, there is the lesser-known the Nowowiejski Gorge. This term refers to the upper section of the Młynówka stream, incised into the greenstone substrate to a depth of up to 20 meters over a length of about 800 meters. The valley floor is flat, and the stream meanders, while the rocky cliffs reach up to 15 meters in height. Below them, there are deposits formed by weathering and the falling of rock fragments. The bottom of the gorge is traversed by a green hiking trail, although there is no clearly marked path and bridges across the stream.
Description: Piotr Migoń
