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Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Gryfów Śląski
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Gryfów Śląski
Gryfów Śląski is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Olszyna, 37km from Krkonose National Park.
Gryfów Śląski is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Olszyna, about 5 km away.
Gryfów Śląski ([ˈɡrɨfuf ˈɕlɔ̃skʲi]), simplified to Gryfów (German: Greiffenberg), is a historic town in Lwówek County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Gryfów Śląski. As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,636. The town isRead more
located between Zgorzelec and Jelenia Góra, on the Kwisa river.
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What is there to see near Gryfów Śląski?
Within an hour or so of Gryfów Śląski: Czocha Castle (8 km), Görlitz Old Town (33 km), Krkonose National Park (37 km), Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Gryfów Śląski?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Gryfów Śląski?
Gryfów Śląski is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 5 km from Olszyna.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,890
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 51.0308, 15.4202
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Worth the detour from Gryfów Śląski
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Görlitz Old Town
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Krkonose National Park
Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.
37 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)
The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sniezka
Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Jested Tower
A rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
45 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Bohemian Paradise
Protected landscape of sandstone rock towns, gorges and ruined castles northeast of Prague, threaded by narrow scenic country roads.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Gryfów Śląski
- 40 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 40 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 45 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
- 78 kmRakotzbrückeA fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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