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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Szklarska Poręba
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Szklarska Poręba
Szklarska Poręba works well as a base: 10 minutes from Piechowice, 13km from Krkonose National Park.
Szklarska Poręba is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 7,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Piechowice, about 6 km away.
Szklarska Poręba (Polish: [ˈʂklarska pɔˈrɛmba] , German: Schreiberhau) is a border town in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 6,500. It is a popular ski resort.
Szklarska Poręba is an important regional and national centre for mountain hiking,Read more
cycling and skiing. The ski resorts in this area are growing in popularity as a budget alternative to the Alps, thanks to wide range of both Alpine and Nordic skiing facilities.
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What is there to see near Szklarska Poręba?
Within an hour or so of Szklarska Poręba: Krkonose National Park (13 km), Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) (18 km), Snezka (18 km), Sniezka (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Szklarska Poręba?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Szklarska Poręba?
Szklarska Poręba is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 6 km from Piechowice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,970
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.8257, 15.5227
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Worth the detour from Szklarska Poręba
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
18 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
27 km · about 30 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.
39 km · about 45 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.
40 km · about 45 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Szklarska Poręba
- 18 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 18 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 39 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.
- 69 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.
- 69 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.
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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