Złoty Stok (woj. dolnośląskie, powiat ząbkowicki), widok na rynek

Gold Mine Museum in Złoty Stok, main building

Wrocław, the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia, is the largest city in the region. The city has a rich history and is known for its Brick Gothic and Baroque architecture. The Main Market Square, which is the oldest medieval public square in Poland, is a must-visit.

Wrocław

Książ is the largest castle in the Silesia region. It lies within Książ Landscape Park, a protected area located in the Wałbrzyski Foothills. The castle overlooks the gorge of the Pełcznica river and is one of the Wałbrzych's main tourist attractions.

Książ Castle

Jelenia Góra is a historic city in southwestern Poland. The central suburb of Jelenia Góra possesses many historical and architectural structures of great significance, including the 17th-century Town Hall, baroque churches and a restored central marketplace as well as parks and gardens.

Jelenia Góra

Kolorowe Jeziorka, located in Rudawy Janowickie, is a unique and unusual tourist attraction in Poland, consisting of three artificial ponds formed in place of former mines at the slope of Wielka Kopa mountain.

Kolorowe Jeziorka

Świdnica is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. In addition to several famous churches and museums, the Old Town is a sight that all visitors should see. There are many parks located in the town center and its surrounding areas.

Świdnica

The Moszna Castle is a 200-year-old castle building that now operates as a hotel. It is located in the small village of Moszna. It has a chapel which is used as a concert hall and a gallery with regular exhibitions. The entire complex includes a park with nearby fields, meadows, and a forest.

Moszna Castle

Lądek-Zdrój, known in English as Landek, is a spa town situated in southwestern Poland. It is a picturesque spa town with rich historical architecture, numerous sanatoriums, parks and gardens, including an arboretum, considered one of the oldest spa towns in Poland.

Lądek-Zdrój

Góra Świętej Anny is a village in southern Poland. It is located on the hill from which its name derives. A remarkable sanctuary, with the miraculous statue of Saint Anne and the impressive calvary, is located on its top.

Góra Świętej Anny

Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill within the Karkonosze National Park. Today the semi-ruined stronghold is a major tourist attraction and houses a hotel and a restaurant.

Chojnik Castle

Miniature Park in Kowary is a tourist attraction containing miniature buildings from Lower Silesia. The presented buildings include churches, castles, palaces, old towns, town halls, mountain hostels, etc. The miniatures are copies of real objects with all the details.

Park Miniatur Zabytków Dolnego Śląska w Kowarach

Złoty Stok is a town in south-western Poland. The name Złoty Stok means "golden hillside" in Polish and is a reference to the fact that a gold deposit was mined here in the Middle Ages. There are a number of historical monuments in the town, including a museum of gold mining and metallurgy.

Złoty Stok

Zalesione wzgórze porośnięte bukami, sosnami i świerkami, położony w okolicach Jeleniej Góry-Sobieszowa). Góra Chojnik jest objęta rezerwatem przyrody i stanowi enklawę Karkonoskiego Parku Narodowego. Na szczycie góry znajdują się ruiny zamku Chojnik.

Zamek Chojnik - litografia z poczatku XIX wieku

Czocha Castle is a defensive castle located in the village of Czocha in southwestern Poland. The keep is the oldest part of the structure, which was later supplemented by housing structures. Currently, the castle serves as a hotel and an entertainment and conference center.

Czocha Castle

Fort Srebrna Góra or Srebrnogórska Fortress is a former military fort, now a monument and a museum, located in the town of Srebrna Góra. The fort has been called a "Gibraltar of Prussia", or "Gibraltar of Silesia", a reference to its foundation in solid bedrock. The fort is open to tourists.

Fort Srebrna Góra

Fort Donjon, en:Srebrna Góra, en:Poland, 2004 yr.

Góra św. Anny, kaplica Koronacji Matki Boskiej, Gmina Leśnica, powiat strzelecki

Na zdjęciu widoczna cześć Rajskiego Placu z krzyżem oraz wejściem głównym do bazyliki św. Anny

Góra Świętej Anny, Bazylika św. Anny na Górze św. Anny

Widok na Górę Św. Anny od strony północnej (od strony autostrady A4).

Góra św. Anny, kaplica św. Rafała. Gmina Leśnica, powiat strzelecki

Wybudowany w 1955 r. Pomnik Czynu Powstańczego na Górze Św. Anny w jesiennej scenerii.

Katowice is a large business, conference and trade fair center. Unlike most other large Polish cities, Katowice did not originate as a medieval town. Katowice's urban layout is a result of expansion and annexation of various towns, industrial worker estates, and villages.

Katowice

Częstochowa is one of the main tourist destinations in southern Poland. Among it's attractions are old townhouses and the urban core of the city centre. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery, is a particularly popular religious attraction.

Częstochowa

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a museum on the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. It is a World Heritage Site since 1979 and has been preserved by the Polish government in memory of the 1.1 million people who died there during the Holocaust.

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Cieszyn is a border town in southern Poland. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia. The larger part of the town joined Poland as Cieszyn. The smaller western suburbs became part of Czechoslovakia as a new town called Český Těšín. Three bridges connect the twin towns.

Cieszyn

Ogrodzieniec Castle - ruins of a castle built in the system of the so-called Eagles' Nests in the 14th-15th centuries. The castle is located on the highest elevation in the Krakow-Czestochowa Jurassic Highlands - Castle Mountain rising to 515.5 meters above sea level.

Ogrodzieniec Castle

Pszczyna is a town in southern Poland. It is worth visiting because of the Old Town, with the layout dating back to the Middle Ages, Pszczyna Castle and the historical Park of Pszczyna.

Pszczyna

The Bobolice Castle is a 14th-century royal castle in the village of Bobolice. It was a part of the defense system of royal strongholds protecting the western border of Poland on the side of Silesia.

Bobolice Castle

The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin town in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was constructed in the 11th century. It served as a military outpost on the southwestern border of the Kingdom of Poland.

Będzin Castle

Jelenia Góra Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój - Teatr w Parku Zdrojowym (zabytek nr 1399 z 18.09.1965)

T-34 Tank. Photographed in Poland at the Open Air Exhibition of the Armament of the Polish Armed Forces - a branch of Muzeum Karkonoskie (The Karkonosze Mountains Museum) in Jelenia Góra.

Jelenia Góra, Plac Ratuszowy - ratusz, 1744-1749

zespół kościoła ewangelickiego, ob. rzym.-kat. pw. Świętego Krzyża, 1709-1718:- d. ewangelicki kościół Łaski, ob. kościół garnizonowy

Widok na historyczne centrum Jeleniej Góry, z wieżą ratusza po prawej i wieżę kościoła św. św. Erazma i Pankracego po lewej.

Plac Piastowski w Jeleniej Górze. W centrum budynek kamienicy pl. Piastowski 40, po prawej widok na dzwonnicę kościoła św. Jana Chrzciciela oraz Dom Zdrojowy I (pl. Piastowski 38), po lewej widok na ulicę Cieplicką oraz budynki pl. Piastowski 31 i 33

Wałbrzych - interiors of the Książ Castle

Jerzy Sanatorium in Lądek-Zdrój, New Jerzy

Lądek-Zdrój, kaplica NMP "Na Pustkowiu", 2 poł. XVIII

Town Lądek-Zdrój in Lower Silesia (Poland), spring 2005

Lądek-Zdrój, d. park Centralny,ob. Park Zdrojowy im. Jana Pawła II, k. XVIII-XIX

Lądek-Zdrój, kościół par. p.w. Narodzenia NMP, XVII

Nyskie Lake is a reservoir constructed on the Nysa Kłodzka river in Poland in 1971. By the lake, a hydroelectric power plant is located.

Nyskie Lake

Schloß Moschen. Die Residenz der Thiele-Winckler.

The German label on the image translates: Moschen Castle Upper Silesia

Step back in time and experience the hardships of miners in the 18th and 19th centuries at the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry, Poland. The mine is normally open for tourists, and guided tours in several languages take place every day.

Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry

Wrocław, zespół urbanistyczny Ostrowa Tumskiego i wysp: Piaskowej, Bielarskiej, Słodowej

Уроцлаўскія замалёўкі

Wrocław, kolegium jezuickie, ob. Uniwersytet Wrocławski

Building of the main railway station in Wrocław (Breslau)

Christmas market, Market Square, Wrocław, Poland

Katedra świdnicka - ledwo się zmieściła w kadrze.

Świdnica, ulice Kolejowa, Spacerowa, Armii Krajowej i Czarna Droga - park miejski tzw. "Młodzieżowy"

Świdnica - house No. 1 in Długa str. (corner of the Market Square)

Świdnica is a city in Silesia in south-western Poland. It lies in the Lower Silesian Region, being the seventh largest town in that region. The Gothic Church of Saints Stanisław and Wacław from the fourteenth century has the highest tower in Silesia, standing 103 meters tall. The Evangelical Church of Peace, a UNESCO Heritage site, was built from 1656–57. The sixteenth century Town Hall has been renovated numerous times and combines Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architectural elements. The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

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