landmark
Görlitz Old Town
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Niesky
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Niesky
Niesky is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Quitzdorf, 57km from Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
Niesky is in Saxony, Germany, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Quitzdorf, about 4 km away.
Niesky (German pronunciation: [ˈniːski] ; Upper Sorbian: Niska [ˈnʲiska]; Czech: Nízké; Polish: Niska) is a small town in Upper Lusatia in eastern Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 9,200 (2020) and is part of the district of Görlitz.
Historically considered part of Upper Lusatia, it was also part of LowerRead more
Silesia from 1815 to 1945.
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What is there to see near Niesky?
Within an hour or so of Niesky: Görlitz Old Town (19 km), Rakotzbrücke (30 km), Czocha Castle (44 km), Bohemian Switzerland National Park (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Niesky?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Niesky?
Niesky is in Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Quitzdorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,111
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.2924, 14.8211
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Niesky
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
Rakotzbrücke
A fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Bohemian Switzerland National Park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
57 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Pravčická Gate
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
59 km · about 70 min drive
natural wonder
Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána)
Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
59 km · about 70 min drive
natural wonder
Pravcicka brana
Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Niesky
- 30 kmRakotzbrückeA fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
- 63 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.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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