Archaeological traces connect Szubina with several periods. The timeline stretches from the Neolithic to modern times, with a find from the Roman Imperial period, as well as settlement traces from the Early Iron Age, the Early Middle Ages and the Middle Ages in between. For an understanding of the area's cultural history, the different types of evidence are as important as the span of time: individual finds, settlement traces and settlement concentrations point to different archaeological contexts.

Archaeological Traces Through Time in Szubina

Szubina 10 is associated with a Neolithic settlement trace; Szubina 1 is associated with an individual find from the Roman Imperial period. Szubina 5 has settlement traces from the Early Iron Age, the Early Middle Ages and the Middle Ages. Settlement concentrations from the Hallstatt period have also been discovered in Szubina. Szubina 3 is associated with a settlement trace from modern times, while Szubina 13 has settlement traces from the Middle Ages and modern times.

The comparison reveals different time spans: Szubina 5 covers three periods, Szubina 13 links the Middle Ages and modern times, and Szubina 3 represents a settlement trace from modern times. Together with the Neolithic evidence and the Roman individual find, the range extends beyond a single period. The cultural history of Szubina can thus be understood through the dating and type of its traces.

Cultural History in the Municipality of Krośniewice

The municipality of Krośniewice is also worth exploring. The following examples are located in Krośniewice or in the village of Nowe within the municipality, and are geographically distinct from Szubina's archaeological sites. In Krośniewice, the Jerzy Dunin-Borkowski Museum is housed in a Neoclassical complex of former inn buildings dating from around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Rembieliński Palace and Park Complex includes a palace built around 1870 to a design by Leander Marconi. Krośniewice is also home to a Neo-Gothic parish church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, dating from the second half of the 19th century and designed by Franciszek Tournelle.

The construction dates of these examples fall within a narrower span than the widely separated archaeological periods of Szubina: the museum complex dates from around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the palace from around 1870, and the Neo-Gothic parish church from the second half of the 19th century. This comparison therefore focuses on construction date and style, while Szubina is considered through its finds and settlement periods.

The village of Nowe is home to a wooden Church of St Florian, built in the second half of the 18th century. It has three historic 18th-century altars and an image of the Madonna and Child dating from the 17th century. The image is therefore older than the church building and the altars. This comparison of dates links the history of the building with an earlier layer of its furnishings.

Railway history is also represented among the sites in Krośniewice. The town is home to the narrow-gauge railway station, considered the largest in Poland. It belongs to the Krośniewicka Commuter Railway, which was founded in 1910. This provides a clear distinction for understanding the area's cultural history: the archaeological traces relate to Szubina; the churches, museum, palace and railway station belong to the context of Krośniewice and Nowe within the municipality.

Discover more destinations: Nowe, Krzyżanów, Krośniewice, Bielawki, Żychlin, Chochołów, Strzelce, Zgórze.

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