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Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Inside the bizarre village dubbed ‘Little Tuscany' where all 6,000 residents live and work on the SAME street
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BREATHTAKING village housing 6,000 residents has a truly one-of-a-kind feature - the whole community lives on just one single street. The remarkable town of Sułoszowa is distinguished by its signature nine-kilometres long road that encompasses all homes and businesses on the picturesque stretch. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 7 A picturesque town in Poland is located on just one stretch of road Credit: Alamy 7 Suloszowa village in Krakow County Lesser Poland Voivodeship Credit: Alamy 7 Bird's eye view of the incredible village Credit: Getty 7 Clustered buildings in the town sit between scenic patches of green and gold fields in Poland, just 29 kilometres away of the capital, Kraków. Idyllic images show the gorgeous village, dubbed "Little Tuscany", with houses boasting pretty blue and red roofs to contrast against the lush green farm land. The town has seen a surge in tourism, after visitors from all over the world discovered its unique layout. The singular road where all 6,000 residents live, shop and work, is one of the longest in Poland. READ MORE WORLD NEWS 'NEVER LEAVE' Inside Ukraine's most bombed estate in ghost town on Russian border Bird's eye view pictures show the winding road traverse between the sublime patchworks. Sułoszowa local and council member Katarzyna Bieda said that her town's stunning design actually resembles a leaf. She told the Daily Express: "Sułoszowa is immersed in nature with lots of forests and fields. "These fields have made us famous all across the world thanks to drone pictures in which our fields surrounding the main street look a little bit like a leaf." She also explained why the town was built in this unusual manner. The council member said: "The one street thing comes from the past, when it was easier for people to live on one street, mostly because of road communication." Inside Britain's most notorious naked village: with nude vicars, bush wars and strict sex rule Mesmerised social media users have since flocked to the picture-postcard town to see its vibrant aesthetics first hand. In 2022 the population of Sułoszowa was just under 6,000 with 5,672 calling the village home. The sleepy village was founded in the 16th century by an aristocratic army officer. It is isolated from other villages by long stretches of empty road. Although tourists are usually drawn to the village for its strange yet eye-catching structure, there is lots more to explore in Sułoszowa, according to Bieda. She said tourists mostly come in spring and summer. The local explained they come "because of tourist attractions such as the Pieskowa Skała castle or our famous rock called Maczuga Herkulesa [Bludgeon of Hercules]". The Bludgeon of Hercules is an incredible 98ft limestone column, and gets its name from its distinctive shape. It is located within Sułoszowa, and is nearby to Pieskowa Skała castle. Also popular with visitors according to Bieda, the structure is one of the only 14th-century fortifications still standing in the village. Tourists can also visit a range of local cliffs, ravines and some 400 caves in the area. 7 About 6,000 residents live in the town Credit: Getty 7 Pieskowa Skała castle is one of the only 14th-century fortifications still standing in the village Credit: Rooziato
CBC
21-02-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Stellantis pauses Jeep Compass builds at Ontario plant, putting EV priorities in jeopardy, experts say
As car manufacturer Stellantis pauses work on its next-generation Jeep Compass, including retooling a plant in Canada designated to build the vehicle, industry observers say the company is rethinking its priorities on electric vehicles as tariffs create an uncertain environment for automakers. The nearly four-decade-old assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., was closed for retooling in 2024, and production was due to resume this year with the new Compass, according to a company fact sheet from June 2024. Production is now slated to start in the first quarter of 2026, a spokesperson confirmed. A Stellantis statement shared with CBC News said the company continues "to reassess its product strategy in North America to ensure it is offering customers a range of vehicles with flexible powertrain options to best meet their needs." The Jeep Compass, a small SUV, was to be built on an architecture meant for electric vehicles, with flexibility for other powertrains, including hybrids. "The heel-dragging on behalf of most of the legacy automakers to adopt electric vehicles, it's starting to add up into a more crucial and painful experience for both industry and consumers," said Stephen Bieda, director of the Electric Vehicle Society in Stoney Creek, Ont., an organization that advocates on behalf of EV drivers. Bieda said the slow transition to electric models by manufacturers has consequences for the federal government's commitment to a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate that aims to achieve 100 per cent electric vehicle sales by 2035. "So we start seeing automakers delaying on those production numbers, and the likelihood of them having to pay pretty heavy fines in Quebec, B.C. and federally under the ZEV mandate becomes increasingly likely," he said. "That's not really a good thing for consumers, because we want more choice." The Trump administration in the United States has created uncertainty for automakers with the threat of 25 per cent tariffs on parts and vehicles imported to the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as soon as March 4. It also plans to reverse the Biden administration's campaign to transition away from fossil fuel-powered transportation. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a social media post that Stellantis made a commitment to "modernizing and optimizing" its Brampton plant in 2023. "We expect Stellantis to deliver for our workers, our industry, and our communities," he wrote. Union says tariffs having real-time impact on workers Unifor national president Lana Payne, whose union represents Stellantis workers in Canada, said the news was "a matter of grave concern." "The chaos and uncertainty plaguing the North American auto industry, which is under the constant threat of tariffs and a dismantling of [electric vehicle] regulations from the United States, are having real-time impacts on workers and corporate decisions," Payne said in a statement. However, Sam Fiorani, vice-president at research firm AutoForecast Solutions, said the pause is more likely related to the automaker rethinking its priorities among gas and electrified vehicles. Stellantis has been making strategic changes to recover from a difficult 2024 in which Carlos Tavares unexpectedly left his CEO post after his aggressive pricing strategy contributed to plummeting vehicle sales in the U.S. The automaker's new leadership is quickly reshaping its product plan. In December, Stellantis moved up the launch of a new hybrid version of the best-selling Ram pickup truck ahead of an all-electric version.
