Łukcze — a karst lake of the Łęczna-Włodawa Lakeland at the northern edge of the village Rohuzno in the gmina Ludwin, about 11 km northeast of Łęczna. The nearest villages are Rohuzno and Krzywe. This is a typical "recreational" lake: with sandy shore sections, holiday resorts, and summer houses. Do not confuse it with Lake Łukje in Polissia National Park — it is a different body of water.
Lake of Two Parts
Łukcze formed, like the neighboring Rohuzno, in a karst sinkhole. Its area is about 57 hectares, length 1.4 km, width up to 500 meters, and depth up to 9 meters. The water surface lies at an elevation of 163 meters above sea level. The lake is elongated from north to south and consists of two parts — southern and northern — separated by an isthmus. Along the shore mostly stretches a strip of aquatic vegetation several dozen meters wide, but there are sandy sections as well. Unlike Rohuzno, Łukcze is an outflow lake.
Recreation
Łukcze has long been used for recreation. On the eastern shores there are departmental holiday resorts; there was also such a resort on the southern shore, now closed. Around the lake are many private plots with summer cottages. It is mostly crowded here in July and August; at other times the lake is quiet.
Where the Tysmenytsia Began
Łukcze lies in the gmina Ludwin of Łęczna County, about 11 km northeast of Łęczna, between the villages Rohuzno and Krzywe. Once a canal connected it with Lake Krzczeń, and until the 1960s the river Tysmenytsia — a tributary of the Vepir — originated from Łukcze.
Fishing
Łukcze is among the dozen lakes of the lakeland that the Regional Water Management Board in Lublin (Wody Polskie) regularly stocks — including in 2024 and 2025. The species composition of stocking for Łukcze is not specified in the published reports. Before your trip, check the conditions with the water body user of the fishing district. Polish fishing regulations apply: a fishing card and a permit from the water body user are required.
How to Get There
From Lublin — to Łęczna (about 25 km), then northeast through Rohuzno. Nearby are Rohuzno, Piaseczno, Lake Drativ, and the church in Drativ, a bit further — Zahłobocze. More about the lakeland — in the article “Polish Polissia”. For citizens of Ukraine, this is Poland: a foreign passport is required.
