Opole Voivodeship, Poland · Europe
Paczków sits on the route: 10 minutes from Kamienica, 47km from Road of a Hundred Bends.
Paczków is a town located in Opole Voivodeship, Poland. With a population of 8,081, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Paczków 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 Paczków to your route.
Paczków [ˈpat͡ʂkuf] (German: Patschkau; Silesian: Paczkōw) is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 7,460 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the few towns in Europe in which medieval fortifications have been almost completely preserved. Located in the southeastern outskirts of the historicalRead more
province of Lower Silesia, along the medieval road from Lesser Poland to Klodzko Valley and Prague, Paczków is called "Polish Carcassonne", thanks to its well-preserved medieval fortifications. However, while the famous French Carcassonne is a 19th-century reconstruction, all historic buildings of Paczków are authentic.
The old town and its medieval fortifications are listed as one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated November 13, 2012. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
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Paczków is located in Opole Voivodeship, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4639 latitude, 17.0066 longitude.
Paczków has a population of approximately 8,081 people, making it a town in Poland.
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mountain pass
A 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
An 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
45 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
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.
47 km · about 55 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
photogenic
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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A fairy-tale palace bristling with 99 turrets and 365 rooms, blending Gothic and Renaissance revival styles amid landscaped grounds in the Silesian countryside.
54 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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