castle
Ksiaz Castle
Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Świebodzice
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Świebodzice
Świebodzice works well as a base: 15 minutes from Szczawno-Zdrój, 30km from Adršpach-Teplice Rocks.
Świebodzice is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Szczawno-Zdrój, about 8 km away.
Świebodzice (Polish: [ɕfjɛbɔˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ]; German: Freiburg) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,793 inhabitants (as of 2019). It is situated in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
The town is situated close to Książ Castle, which during World War II, together with the cave complex, was expanded to createRead more
private quarters for Adolf Hitler.
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What is there to see near Świebodzice?
Within an hour or so of Świebodzice: Ksiaz Castle (3 km), Church of Peace, Świdnica (12 km), Osówka Underground City (22 km), Adršpach-Teplice Rocks (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Świebodzice?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Świebodzice?
Świebodzice is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 8 km from Szczawno-Zdrój.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 23,228
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.8597, 16.3197
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Worth the detour from Świebodzice
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
12 km · about 25 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Adršpach-Teplice Rocks
A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.
30 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Road of a Hundred Bends
Route 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Szczeliniec Wielki
The 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Błędne Skały
A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.
42 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Świebodzice
- 42 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.
- 42 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.
- 43 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 43 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
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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