Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the regions of Silesia and Lower Silesia.
Jelenia Góra is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the regions of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range, with ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba situated 10 to 15 kilometres from the city. Jelenia Góra constitutes a separate urban gmina as well as being the seat of surrounding Karkonosze County. In 2021, the population was 77,366. The area, including the oldest spa district of Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, is one of the most valued recreational and leisure locations in Poland.
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Worth seeing in and around Jelenia Góra
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Siedlęcin Tower
Siedlęcin Tower is a 14th-century tower castle situated in the southwestern Polish village of Siedlęcin in the Karkonosze County, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The keep in Siedlęcin is one of the best-preserved examples of such buildings in Central Europe; its construction was probably started in 1313 by Henry I of Jawor.
4.9 km · tower house in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · Wikipedia - 02Cyprian Kamil Norwid Theatre
The Cyprian Norwid Theatre in Jelenia Góra is a Polish repertory theatre founded in 1945.
500 m · theatre in Jelenia Góra, Poland · Wikipedia - 03Zapora Pilchowice
The Pilchowice Dam is the highest stone and arch dam and the second highest, as well as the second oldest, hydroelectric dam in Poland, located near the village of Pilchowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It was built in 1902–1912.
9.2 km · dam in Poland · Wikipedia - 04Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Jelenia Góra
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church is an originally Lutheran, now Roman Catholic church in Jelenia Góra, Poland. It is one of the Grace Churches, built in Silesia after the intervention of Swedish king Charles XII, who forced Austrian Emperor Joseph I to provide right for Protestants.
700 m · church building in Jelenia Góra, Poland · Wikipedia - 05Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra
The Karkonosze University of Applied Sciences is a public university in Jelenia Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was established on 1 July 1998 as Karkonosze College, and has borne its current name since 2 May 2022.
1.2 km · state vocational university in Jelenia Góra, Poland · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Town centre with the Town Hall Square and the main promenade, the Saint Erazm and Pankracy Church and the Sanctuary of the Holy Cross.
- 01Karkonosze Museum
With large collections of glass work and artifacts from the region's past.
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Things to do
Go for a swim in Termy Cieplickie. Karkonosze's Light Festival - Cieplice's festival of lights where science and technology meet art and education; each year in January. International Film Festival ZOOM - ZBLIŻENIA - in February, independent film art festival, features screenings, workshop, prizes.
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Where to eat
Various restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets etc. are located in the vicinity of the Town Hall Square and 1 May Street in the city centre. You will also find restaurants and pubs in Cieplice around the Piastowski Square. To get a bit of the old communistic feeling, head to restaurant Relaks on Ulica
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Getting to Jelenia Góra
- Airports
- Copernicus Wrocław (WRO), 83 km · Pardubice (PED), 99 km · Václav Havel Prague (PRG), 137 km
- Stations
- Wojanów train station, 6.4 km · Rybnica train station, 6.4 km · Trzcińsko, 9.8 km · Jelenia Góra Zabobrze railway halt, 1 km
- Wrocław → Jelenia Góra94 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · zł24–32
- Poznań → Jelenia Góra187 km · quickest by road, 4h 29m · zł55–75
- Katowice → Jelenia Góra243 km · quickest by road, 4h 17m · zł60–85
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- Myslakowicevillage of Poland8.3 km
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