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Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński and the forester's lodge Pranie

The forester's lodge Pranie (before war Seehorst), was built about 1880, and it was the forestry of Krzyże village. It is situated in Pisz Virgin Forest by Nidzkie Lake. It passed to history thanks to the great Polish poet Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski, which came there for the first time in July 1950. He was arriving to the lodge in following three years, as a guest of forester Stanislaw Popowski. In 1952 along with his wife Natalia he was planning to live there. His sudden death in December 1953 ruined their plans. There is the Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski Museum in Pranie, it has been founded in 1980.

A lot of beautiful poems were written there. Galczynski was fascinated with the lake Nidzkie and this fascination resulted in the following fragment of "The Olsztyn Chronicle":

You are my splendid lake,
I am your dearest star,
which shines for your brightness' sake,
as you make me the happiest by far.
I plate with gold your reed.
I go away, but need
to come back again.

There are poetic mornings every summer in Pranie. You can meet here famous Polish artists and hear Galczynski's poetry. It has become a favourite place for cultural events.

Muzeum K. I. Gałczyńskiego w Praniu
12-215 Karwica
phone: +4887 425 62 48  

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