Welcome to Southern Poland, a region where farming was always difficult due to the steep terrain. In the early 1950s, after World War II, Soviet authorities decided to build a state-run farm here to supply a nearby city with food. However, the project was far from easy. As I mentioned, the steep terrain made the entire operation challenging. Eventually, the authorities decided to establish an animal farm, which turned out to be a practical solution, there were plenty of meadows nearby, and the farm could still provide meat to the local population.

After the collapse of the USSR, the area was abandoned. However, due to its remote location, much of the original equipment used on the farm remains intact.

I’ve come to the conclusion that the two brick buildings in photo 1 were built before World War II. In one of the halls, we found a wall where there had been a chicken coop. Interestingly, the coop appeared to have been dug into the existing structure rather than built as part of it, suggesting that the building originally served a different purpose.