landmark
Wrocław Centennial Hall
A UNESCO-listed pioneering reinforced-concrete structure from 1913 surrounded by a stunning multimedia fountain complex.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Strzelin
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Strzelin
Strzelin sits on the route: 20 minutes from Wiązów, 55km from Ksiaz Castle.
Strzelin is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wiązów, about 10 km away.
Strzelin (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstʂɛlʲin]; German: Strehlen, Czech: Střelín) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about 39 kilometres (24 miles) south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitanRead more
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The town is the seat of Strzelin County and also of the smaller municipality (gmina) of Strzelin. It is known for its extensive granite quarries, and contains Europe's deepest granite quarry. It is 123 meters deep and covers 19.5 hectares.
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What is there to see near Strzelin?
Within an hour or so of Strzelin: Wrocław Centennial Hall (36 km), Wrocław Bronze Dwarfs (36 km), Wrocław Market Square (37 km), Wroclaw Market Square (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Strzelin?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Strzelin?
Strzelin is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 10 km from Wiązów.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,394
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.7816, 17.0648
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Worth the detour from Strzelin
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Wrocław Bronze Dwarfs
Over 300 whimsical bronze dwarf figurines scattered throughout the city streets, each with a unique character and story.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Wrocław Market Square
One of the largest and most beautiful medieval market squares in Europe, with colourful townhouses and the famous bronze dwarf statues.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Wroclaw Market Square
A colourful Silesian square framed by a Gothic town hall, with hundreds of bronze dwarfs hidden around the city.
37 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Church of Peace, Świdnica
Europe's largest timber-framed church, raised in 1656–57 by Silesian Lutherans who were forbidden stone, nails or a tower: the wattle-and-daub interior holds 7,500 people under painted galleries. UNESCO-listed.
41 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Osówka Underground City
The largest visitable complex of Nazi Germany's Project Riese: 3.1 km of tunnels bored into the Owl Mountains in 1943–45 for a purpose still debated. Partly flooded sections are toured by boat.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Ksiaz Castle
Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Strzelin
- 61 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
- 61 kmSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
- 74 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
- 77 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
- 79 kmPradedThe highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
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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