Sobótka-Górka Castle

Ślęża Mountain

Lower Silesian

2.5 km

The granite dome rising to **718 m above sea level** over the Sudetic Foreland is visible from afar, including from the A4 motorway. Ślęża is the highest peak of its massif and of the entire Sudetic Foreland, known as the Silesian Olympus.…

Stronghold Reconstruction in Będkowice

Lower Silesian

3.4 km

The Archaeological Reserve in Będkowice lies at the foot of Mount Ślęża, between Będkowice and Strzegomiany, a few kilometres from Sobótka. It preserves a Ślężanie settlement complex from the 8th–11th centuries: a stronghold, settlement re…

Krzyżowa Complex

Lower Silesian

16 km

**The Krzyżowa Complex** near Świdnica brings together the history of German resistance to Nazism and Polish-German reconciliation. At its centre stands a palace associated with the von Moltke family, while the former estate now houses the…

Church of Peace in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

45–75 min

16 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…

Cathedral of St Stanislaus and St Wenceslaus in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

16 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

16 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…

Central Park in Świdnica

Lower Silesian

16 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…

City Walls of Świdnica

Lower Silesian

16 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

17 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…