scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
Kowary works well as a base: 10 minutes from Karpacz, 10km from Krkonoše (Giant Mountains).
Kowary is a town located in Lower Silesia, Poland. With a population of 10,869, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kowary 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 Kowary to your route.
Kowary [kɔˈvarɨ] (German: Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge) is a town in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, with a population of around 11,000. The town is famed for its sanatoriums and a miniature park displaying architectural monuments of the Lower Silesian region.
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Kowary is located in Lower Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.7931 latitude, 15.8356 longitude.
Kowary has a population of approximately 10,869 people, making it a town in Poland.
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scenic viewpoint
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
9 km · about 15 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.
9 km · about 15 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.
28 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.
32 km · about 35 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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