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Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Lubań
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Lubań
Lubań is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pisarzowice, 50km from Krkonose National Park.
Lubań is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pisarzowice, about 5 km away.
Lubań [ˈlubaɲ] (German: Lauban; Czech: Lubáň; Upper Sorbian: Lubań Šlešćina, pronounced [ˈlubanʲ ˈʃlɛʃtʃina]), sometimes called Lubań Śląski (lit. 'Silesian Lubań'); is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwest Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubań County and also of the smaller Gmina LubańRead more
(although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town is a separate urban gmina in its own right).
Founded in the Middle Ages, Lubań is a historic town with a preserved medieval urban layout and heritage sites in a variety of styles, including Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. For centuries, it prospered from trade, clothmaking and brewing. In recent history, it became known as the location of a major German-operated camp for Allied prisoners of war and civilians during the First World War. Lubań hosts the annual Sudetes Festival of Minerals, one of the largest geology and mineralogy festivals in Europe, and is the location of the Specialised Training Centre of the Border Guard of Poland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lubań?
Within an hour or so of Lubań: Czocha Castle (10 km), Görlitz Old Town (21 km), Jested Tower (48 km), Krkonose National Park (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Lubań?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Lubań?
Lubań is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 5 km from Pisarzowice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,245
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 51.1201, 15.2877
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Worth the detour from Lubań
7 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'.
21 km · about 25 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.
48 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 60 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
53 km · about 60 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Lubań
- 48 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.
- 53 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 53 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 65 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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