Krzyżowa Complex

Central Park in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

5.4 km

Central Park stretches slightly south of the Old Town of Świdnica, within the outline of Śląska, Pionierów, Lipowa streets and Plac Ludowy. After the thorough revitalization carried out in recent years it is the most polished green space o…

Cathedral of St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

5.8 km

**The Cathedral of St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus in Świdnica** is a Gothic church on St John Paul II Square and one of the city’s most important landmarks. Its tower is 101.21 metres high, among the tallest church towers in Silesia. The…

Market Square in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

6.1 km

The market square of Świdnica is the heart of an urban ensemble that specialists rank as the most valuable in all of Lower Silesia, comparing the old town with Kraków and Toruń. The war spared the town, so townhouses with relics of Gothic…

Church of Peace in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

45–75 min

6.3 km

**The Church of Peace of the Holy Trinity in Świdnica** is Europe’s largest wooden Protestant church and part of the UNESCO entry “Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica”. Built in 1656–1657 after the Thirty Years’ War, it uses a timber f…

City Walls of Świdnica

Lower Silesian

6.4 km

Świdnica, the medieval capital of the **duchy of Świdnica-Jawor**, was one of the best-fortified towns in Silesia. The first mention of its fortifications comes from **1285**, when Duke Henry IV Probus obliged the Jews of Świdnica to stand…

Red Baron Aircraft in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

7.0 km

In the central part of Sikorski Park in Świdnica stands a red triplane — a replica of the **Fokker Dr.I**, the type flown by **Manfred von Richthofen**, the most famous fighter ace of the First World War, known as the Red Baron. The monume…

Lake Bystrzyckie

Lower Silesian

9.5 km

Lake Bystrzyckie, also known as the Lubachowski Reservoir, lies between Zagórze Śląskie and Lubachów in the Bystrzyca valley. Created at the beginning of the 20th century beside a historic stone dam, it combines a mountain landscape with l…

Grodno Castle

Lower Silesian

10 km

Grodno Castle crowns the summit of Choina (**450 m**), above the Bystrzyca valley in the Wałbrzych Mountains. The Gothic stronghold was most likely raised by Duke Bolko I of Świdnica and Jawor, though its oldest walls are linked to the rei…

Włodarz Complex

Lower Silesian

13 km

**The Włodarz Complex** is one of the most interesting visitor-accessible parts of Project Riese in the Owl Mountains. The route follows raw, unfinished tunnels cut into the mountain and conveys the scale of the Second World War project. I…