North of the road, on the Wyzawa hill, there used to be an observation tower. Unfortunately, only the foundations and a stone commemorating Ernst Gotthelf Hüttig, the forester who started the measurements of the Zgorzelec Forest from there, remained. From the hill, especially in autumn, there is a beautiful view of Lower Silesian Forests.

This is the part of the mine where coal was mined underground.

Rygle (Riegel) I is a water reservoir and a remnant of the opencast part of the lignite mine. Only relics of human activity remained there and the devastated area was taken over by nature. You can find there interesting aquatic and peat vegetation and meet waterfowl such as goldeneyes, teals, cranes, grebes and kingfishers, as well as forest birds such as: honey buzzards, hobbies, pygmy owls and green woodpeckers. From there you follow the forest roads towards Zielonka.

This reservoir was created on peat bogs with the stands of rare plant species. It is also a place of occurrence of beaver with numerous traces of its construction activity. Right next to the pond, there is an entrance to a closed medieval sandstone quarry. The Piensk Castle, St. Peter's Church in Goerlitz and the Joachimstein Palace in Radomierzyce were all built from the local raw material.

The combine began operating in 1903, the mining started only two years later and energy production in 1912. The three turbogenerators produced a total of 16 Megawatts. The deep shaft was located 4 kilometres northwest of the power plant and over time an open pit was established. The complex also had a briquetting plant. After its construction was completed, the power plant kept increasing its efficiency practically year by year. Two main railway lines led out of it - one towards Zgorzelec, the other towards Niska. It is not only office and social buildings that were located next to the power plant. A housing estate for employees was built in the immediate vicinity of the plant. In 1929, the plant was administratively attached to Wegliniec where the management was transferred. Another mining estate was also opened on the road from the town to the power plant. For the needs of mine workers houses were built in the village of Czerwona Woda, from which it was possible to get to work by train. After the end of World War II and the setting of new borders, the power plant found itself in Poland. Several weeks of fighting in the Piensk - Dluzyna Gorna line and along the Czerna Mala river took its toll on the mine which was devastated. Power plants and mines were re-launched as early as 1946 and the briquetting plants only a few years later. The start-up was supported by Polish repatriates from French and Belgian mines. After some reshuffling of names, the name Kalawsk remained at the plant and it was no longer associated with Polish Zgorzelec. In the 1950s, the former municipal power plants and mines were consolidated into one company with the mines in Siekierczyn and Trojca. With time, the last two were closed and all forces were concentrated in Kalawsk. The mine, briquetting plant and power plant employed a total of 800 people in the early 1960s! The output amounted to 600 tons, the briquetting plant was able to process 350 tons per day. Unfortunately, the good streak ended in 1970. On January 22 nd , in the afternoon, water entered Rygle II where 43 miners were working. 37 of them made it on their own, despite the darkness and the tremendous pressure of the pouring water and the masses it carried. Rescue teams from Kalawska, Walbrzych, Turoszow and even Konin rushed to help. Unfortunately, the disaster cost the lives of five miners. In 1972, by order of the Minister of Mining and Energy, Kalawsk was attached to Turow Coal Mine and soon closed. Later, Construction joinery (Zaklady Stolarki Budowlanej) functioned on the premises of the plant and now there is a company producing granules for sports fields. However, as you can easily guess both projects are far from the grandeur of a proud municipal power plant.

The only place to shop in Stary Wegliniec.

An active railway stop opened in 1846. There are direct connections to Zielona Gora, Zgorzelec and Zagan.