film location
Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen)
The ruined Polish hilltop castle used as Kaer Morhen and battle sites in Netflix's The Witcher.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Wojkowice
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Wojkowice
Wojkowice sits on the route: 5 minutes from Bobrowniki, 50km from Jasna Gora Monastery.
Wojkowice is in Silesia, Poland, with about 8,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bobrowniki, about 4 km away.
Wojkowice [vɔi̯kɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a town in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland, located in the Dąbrowa Basin, near Katowice. Wojkowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula), and historically belongs to Lesser Poland. Its name comes from ancient Polish given nameRead more
Wojek, which might have been a diminutive of Wojslaw. Several other locations in Poland have been named in a similar fashion – Wojslawice, Wojkowo, Wojkow, Wojkowa.
The town used to be in Katowice Voivodeship, but has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since the formation of the voivodeship in 1999. Wojkowice is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 8,927 (2019).
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What is there to see near Wojkowice?
Within an hour or so of Wojkowice: Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen) (38 km), Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (39 km), Jasna Gora Monastery (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Wojkowice?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Cervenohorske Sedlo and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Wojkowice?
Wojkowice is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Bobrowniki.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,927
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.3651, 19.0365
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Worth the detour from Wojkowice
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Jasna Gora Monastery
Pauline monastery at Czestochowa housing the Black Madonna icon, Poland's principal pilgrimage site, sited just off the DK1 corridor.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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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