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Kudowa-Zdrój

Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe

About Kudowa-Zdrój

Kudowa-Zdrój works well as a base: 10 minutes from Velké Poříčí, 8km from Road of a Hundred Bends.

Kudowa-Zdrój is a town located in Lower Silesia, Poland. With a population of 10,176, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Kudowa-Zdrój 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 Kudowa-Zdrój to your route.

About Kudowa-Zdrój

Kudowa-Zdrój [kuˈdɔva ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Kudowa, Czech: Chudoba), or simply Kudowa, is a town located below the Table Mountains in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the southwestern part of Poland. It has a population of around 10,000 and is located at the Polish-Czech border, just across from the

Read more Czech town of Náchod, some 40 km (25 mi) west of Polish Kłodzko and 140 km (87 mi) from Prague. Kudowa-Zdrój is one of the oldest European spa towns where heart and circulatory system diseases were cured. The downtown area features a park styled on 17th century revival, with exotic plants and a mineral water pump room. Due to its location, the town is famous for tourism, hiking and as the departure point for trips. The town has several historical and heritage sites such as the Chapel of Skulls within the Czermna district of Kudowa, an ossuary containing the bones or skeletal remains of thousands. It is one of a few of its kind in Europe. Another site is the Basilica of Wambierzyce, nicknamed "Silesian Jerusalem", and one of the most popular Catholic pilgrimage destinations in Poland.

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Kudowa-Zdrój is located in Lower Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4430 latitude, 16.2440 longitude.

What is the population of Kudowa-Zdrój?

Kudowa-Zdrój has a population of approximately 10,176 people, making it a town in Poland.

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Quick Information

Population
10,176
Continent
Europe
Country
Poland
Region
Lower Silesia
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
50.4430, 16.2440

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Poland

Police
997
Ambulance
999
Fire
998
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Kudowa-Zdrój

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Skull Chapel, Czermna

A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.

1 km · about 5 min drive

photogenic

Błędne Skały

A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.

5 km · about 10 min drive

famous road

Road of a Hundred Bends

Route 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.

8 km · about 15 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Szczeliniec Wielki

The 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.

8 km · about 15 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.

21 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Osówka Underground City

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.

28 km · about 35 min drive

castle

Ksiaz Castle

Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.

44 km · about 50 min 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.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Kudowa-Zdrój

  • Right hereRoad 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.
  • Right hereSzczeliniec 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.
  • 48 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
  • 48 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
  • 74 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
  • 77 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.

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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