Piła

The mining theme, embodied in the name, came both literally and figuratively out of the blue when the ground collapsed on one of the building plots in 2008 in a village called Piła, located in a picturesque part of the Tuchola Forest. Step by step, the residents managed to establish what caused the collapse. It turned out that around 100 years earlier there had been six underground mines extracting lignite in this very area. Initially, there was shock and disbelief because how could there be mines in this part of the country? And not opencast mines, as brown coal is usually mined, but underground ones with countless corridors stretching underfoot. The residents and landowners decided at that time to band together in an association to solve this problem. This is how the first non-governmental organization in the history of this village was founded - Stowarzyszenie Mieszkańców i Miłośników Piły nad Brdą "BUKO." This way, the concept of a village with a central theme - the Mining Village - came about.

Country

Poland

Type

inner peripheries, sparsely populated areas

Degree of urbanization

rural

population of 109

Check out the village strategy:

Local Renewal Plan

Village Solutions

Creation of the Social Enterprise “Mining Village” Ltd

The first non-for-profit company in the province. Due to the increasing number of tourists visiting the village, the residents decided to set up a social enterprise to run and organise tourism in the village. The BUKO Association set up a limited liability company with 100% ownership by the Association. The social enterprise Mining Village employed 5 inactive and unemployed people from the village, who had gone through a series of workshops carried out by the Association in previous years. Thanks to this action, the first jobs in the village were created.

Economy | People

Keep C(k)ALM for Heritage – Establishment of a Youth Local Activity Club in Miners’ Village for activities and training of local people

As part of the project, the Youth Club, which has been operating in the Miners' Village for several years, was equipped. The equipment purchased includes a 3D scanner for scanning movable monuments so that young people will be able to digitise monuments and create virtual archaeological exhibitions, computer equipment for 3D processing of historical objects and a mobile bread oven for conducting workshops and activities based on local heritage.

Economy | People | Services

Creation of a Local Centre for Social Integration and Activation in the Old Sawmill building in the Mining Village for the purposes of classes and training for residents

Extension of the Old Sawmill building to create a Local Centre for Integration and Social Activation of Residents; preparation of the infrastructure around the Centre (paving of the road, car park, renovation and extension of the old games area, construction of a shed with a bread oven); conversion to 100% ecology - activation of the heating system powered by the heat of the earth and electricity from the sun.

Economy | Environment

Contact Information

Stowarzyszenie Mieszkańców i Miłośników Piły nad Brdą „BUKO”, buko@las.pl

https://gorniczawioska.pl/
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