scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
Janowice Wielkie works well as a base: 15 minutes from Marciszów, 21km from Krkonoše (Giant Mountains).
Janowice Wielkie is a town located in Lower Silesia, Poland. With a population of 2,100, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Janowice Wielkie sits in Poland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Warsaw time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Janowice Wielkie to your route.
Janowice Wielkie [janɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Jannowitz) is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Janowice Wielkie.
It is a summer resort in the foothills of the Silesian or Great Mountains. From hereRead more
is a direct route south to Bolczów Castle, elevation 561 m or 1,841 ft, the imposing ruins of an old castle destroyed by the Swedes in 1643.
The village is served by Janowice Wielkie railway station.
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Janowice Wielkie is located in Lower Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8757 latitude, 15.9232 longitude.
Janowice Wielkie has a population of approximately 2,100 people, making it a town in Poland.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
20 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
20 km · about 25 min drive
national park
The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
museum
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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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