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Görlitz Old Town
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe
Zgorzelec is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Markersdorf, 56km from Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
Zgorzelec is a town located in Lower Silesia, Poland. With a population of 33,247, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zgorzelec 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 Zgorzelec to your route.
Zgorzelec ([zɡɔˈʐɛlɛt͡s] , German: Görlitz, Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc [ˈzhɔʁʲɛlts] , Czech: Zhořelec, Lower Sorbian: Zgórjelc) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, with 30,374 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec (although it is not part of theRead more
territory of the latter, as the town is an urban gmina in its own right).
Zgorzelec is located on the Lusatian Neisse river, on the Polish-German border adjoining the German town of Görlitz, of which it constituted the eastern part up to 1945. Through its history it has been at various times under German, Polish, and Czech rule. In recent history, it became known as the location of a major German-operated prisoner-of-war camp for Allied soldiers of various nationalities during World War II, the place of signing of the Treaty of Zgorzelec, and the home of the successful Turów Zgorzelec basketball team, which played in the Euroleague and EuroCup.
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Zgorzelec is located in Lower Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1494 latitude, 15.0084 longitude.
Zgorzelec has a population of approximately 33,247 people, making it a town in Poland.
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landmark
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
1 km · about 5 min drive
castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
24 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
46 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
A fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
47 km · about 55 min drive
national park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
56 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
56 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
59 km · about 70 min drive
natural wonder
Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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