In the region of Końskie, apart from the Czarna river that flows across the area, there are some attractive reservoirs, the biggest of which is the one at Sielpia and Radoszyce.

***Sielpia (holiday resort)

Amidst beautiful pine forests, by the picteresquely situated reservoir there is Sielpia  - one of the holiday resort localities most frequently and most willingly visited by tourits in the Świętokrzyskie region. This tourist jewel of the Konskie region can boast a perfect micro climate and sightseeing sites. The reservoir and its surroundings create desirable conditions for fans of angling, bathing and water sports. The woods are liked by mushroom pickers, cyclists and horse-riding amateurs. Nature lovers can encounter here rare species of flora and fauna (the Nature 2000 area by the Czarna river).

You can see a bird's eye view at the Sielpia reservoir and its infrastructure in the footage provided by the Town and Commune Office in Końskie.

Sielpia offers a well developed tourist, gatronomy and sports base, ensuring good conditions to have  a good rest, not only in summer. Besides resort centres and training and recreation facilities there is  also a complex of caravan parks, campsites, a well developed commerce network and rental shops with water, tourist and sports equipment. Holiday-makers have got at their disposal a beach volleyball court and rental stores with bicycles. Fans of water sports have the best conditions for practising them within guarded swimming areas where, besides bathing, one can go canoeing, ride a water bike, boat, sail or go surfing.

The tourist offer ensures perfect service during holidays, winter camps, conferences, training sessions, symposiums, reunions, social get-togethers and sports events. An additional attraction is interesting cultural, sports, tourist and recreation occasions which allow people to spend their time in a fun way.

For active tourists Sielpia is a great place for organising hiking, bicycle or bus trips. It’s very close from Sielpia to attractive tourist facilities of the Świętokrzyskie region, such as: Bartek Oak, Paradise Cave, Henryk Sienkiewicz Museum in Oblęgorek, Castle in Chęciny, Jura Park in Bałtów or Archeological Museum and Krzemionki Reserve.

To get to know better the neighbourhood one has a good network of walking and bicycle trails at their service, leading to the prettiest and not so easily accessible nooks.

In the proximity of Sielpia there is a nature monument called „Hell (rocks) by Gatniki” where one can admire fantastic forms of huge sandstone jurassic rocks and beautiful forest paths.Find out more.

Sielpia is a great tourist attraction also because of the Museum of the Old Polish Industrial Region. It is one of the most valuable, in historical terms, industrial monuments in the country and Europe. Find out more.

*** Radoszyce, "Antoniów" reservoir

The Antoniów reservoir was created in the valley of the Plebanka river in 2019. Its name originates from a smelter plant that used to operate here in the 19th century. It is situated between Radoszyce and Grodzisko. The size of this particular body of water is 23 ha and around it there is a 3,5-km path for cyclists and pedestrians and two sand beaches. The maximum depth is 3,6 m and on average it amounts to 1,8 m. The reservoir performs not only a tourist function but also a water-retaining one, which in the era of the climate change is essential.

In the summer season life-guards, in a designated bathing space, keep an eye on those enjoying themselves in water. By the reservoir there are: a car park, toilets, changing rooms, benches, a few gastronomic and water sports equipment facilities.

It is worth mentioning that the surroundings of the reservoir are very picteresque and pretty. Around it one can admire the beautiful landscape of the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) countryside: meadows, fields and forests. Within a distance of 2 km, just as the crow flies, there is a monumental Jewish cemetery.

A short video material presenting the reservoir. To see more images of the place click on the reservoir offical website (available in Polish only).

The applied image taken from swietokrzyskie.travel (the official website of the Świętokrzyskie Tourist Information Centre).

All in all, besides the above-mentioned reservoirs there are also some smaller bodies of water around Końskie (e.g. in Czarna, Janów, Stara Kuźnica, Barycz) where we can spend a nice time, not only by bathing or relaxing nearby but also by angling, doing water sports or for example hiking in the neighbourhood.