Wiadrów, situated in the southern part of the Jawor Plain on the immediate outskirts of the Kaczawskie Foothills, is an old village dating back to the time of the first late medieval colonization. It was mentioned in 1285. It is a linear open-field village, where agricultural plots were oriented perpendicular to the main settlement along the river. Traces of this original field division are still visible today in the layout of field roads to the south of the village.
The village has several noteworthy historical objects. The church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross dates back to the times of the village’s establishment, from the second half of the 13th century. In 15th century, it was rebuilt in the Gothic style and then again in the 18th century. A tower was added to it in the early 17th century. Several Renaissance tombstones of the Reibnitz family are placed in the exterior and interior walls. The area around the church is enclosed by a stone wall, and partially hidden in the ground by the wall stands a stone reconciliation cross. Nearby, there are ruins of an Evangelical church. It was built at the end of the 18th century. as a simple, but quite large single-nave building.
After World War II, it was unused, abandoned, and fell into disrepair. The palace to the east of the church was created through an 18th-century transformation of a Renaissance manor house. It is surrounded by a moat, across which a bridge adorned with sculptures was placed. Surrounding it is a historic park with old trees, including oaks, linden trees, plane trees, and chestnut trees.
Description: Piotr Migoń
