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Wrocław Bronze Dwarfs
Over 300 whimsical bronze dwarf figurines scattered throughout the city streets, each with a unique character and story.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Środa Śląska
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Środa Śląska
Środa Śląska sits on the route: 5 minutes from Szczepanów, 42km from Ksiaz Castle.
Środa Śląska is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 8,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Szczepanów, about 4 km away.
Środa Śląska (, Polish: [ˈɕrɔda ˈɕlɔ̃ska]; German: Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Środa Śląska. The town lies approximately 32 km (20 mi) west of the regionalRead more
capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek. As of 2019, the town has a population of 9,516. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
The town emerged from a medieval Polish trade settlement in the 13th century, and its town rights, granted by Henry the Bearded, became a model for municipal rights of more than 100 towns in Poland. The town has been an important craft and trade center since and has a number of heritage structures, including in Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles, and is the site of the discovery of the medieval Środa Treasure.
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What is there to see near Środa Śląska?
Within an hour or so of Środa Śląska: Wrocław Bronze Dwarfs (31 km), Wrocław Market Square (31 km), Wroclaw Market Square (31 km), Wrocław Centennial Hall (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Środa Śląska?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Środa Śląska?
Środa Śląska is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Szczepanów.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,912
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 51.1641, 16.5951
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Worth the detour from Środa Śląska
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Wrocław Market Square
One of the largest and most beautiful medieval market squares in Europe, with colourful townhouses and the famous bronze dwarf statues.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Wroclaw Market Square
A colourful Silesian square framed by a Gothic town hall, with hundreds of bronze dwarfs hidden around the city.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Wrocław Centennial Hall
A UNESCO-listed pioneering reinforced-concrete structure from 1913 surrounded by a stunning multimedia fountain complex.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Church of Peace, Świdnica
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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Ksiaz Castle
Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.
42 km · about 50 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Środa Śląska
- 77 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 77 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 78 kmRoad 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.
- 78 kmSzczeliniec 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.
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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