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Görlitz Old Town
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Zgorzelec
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Zgorzelec
Zgorzelec is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Markersdorf, 56km from Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
Zgorzelec is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 33,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Markersdorf, about 9 km away.
Zgorzelec ([zɡɔˈʐɛlɛt͡s] , German: Görlitz, Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc [ˈzhɔʁʲɛlts] , Czech: Zhořelec, Lower Sorbian: Zgórjelc) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, with 30,374 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec (although it is not part of theRead more
territory of the latter, as the town is an urban gmina in its own right).
Zgorzelec is located on the Lusatian Neisse river, on the Polish-German border adjoining the German town of Görlitz, of which it constituted the eastern part up to 1945. Through its history it has been at various times under German, Polish, and Czech rule. In recent history, it became known as the location of a major German-operated prisoner-of-war camp for Allied soldiers of various nationalities during World War II, the place of signing of the Treaty of Zgorzelec, and the home of the successful Turów Zgorzelec basketball team, which played in the Euroleague and EuroCup.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Zgorzelec?
Within an hour or so of Zgorzelec: Görlitz Old Town (1 km), Czocha Castle (24 km), Jested Tower (46 km), Rakotzbrücke (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Zgorzelec?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Zgorzelec?
Zgorzelec is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 9 km from Markersdorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 33,247
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 51.1494, 15.0084
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Worth the detour from Zgorzelec
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
24 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
Rakotzbrücke
A fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
50 km · about 60 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Panská skála
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
56 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
Driving roads near Zgorzelec
- 46 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.
- 50 kmRakotzbrückeA fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
- 69 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 69 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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