castle
Ksiaz Castle
Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Strzegom
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Strzegom
Strzegom is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Stanowice, 42km from Adršpach-Teplice Rocks.
Strzegom is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Stanowice, about 4 km away.
Strzegom [ˈstʂɛɡɔm] (German: Striegau) is a town in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina Strzegom administrative district (gmina).
Strzegom is one of the oldest towns in Lower Silesia, with a settlement dating back to Antiquity. In the Middle Ages StrzegomRead more
became the seat of a castellan and a centre for clothmaking, linen-making and brewing, and since the early modern period it became known for granite mining, to which it owes the title of the "capital of Polish granite". The town has a number of precious heritage sites, most notably the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, one of the most outstanding examples of Gothic architecture in Poland, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.
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What is there to see near Strzegom?
Within an hour or so of Strzegom: Ksiaz Castle (14 km), Church of Peace, Świdnica (16 km), Osówka Underground City (33 km), Adršpach-Teplice Rocks (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Strzegom?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Strzegom?
Strzegom is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Stanowice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,106
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lower Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.9626, 16.3501
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Worth the detour from Strzegom
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
16 km · about 20 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.
33 km · about 40 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Wrocław Bronze Dwarfs
Over 300 whimsical bronze dwarf figurines scattered throughout the city streets, each with a unique character and story.
50 km · about 60 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.
50 km · about 60 min 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Strzegom
- 50 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 50 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 53 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.
- 54 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.
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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