The Klodzko Land, the central part of which is the Klodzko Basin surrounded by the ranges of the Bystrzyckie, Stolowe, Bardzkie Mountains and the Śnieżnik Massif, is one of Poland’s most beautiful regions. It is attracted by its wild nature and fantastic tourist conditions, with ski slopes, health resorts and abundant accommodation.

It is a region rich in tourist attractions, covered with a dense network of well-marked hiking trails – a dream destination for hikers, skiers, caving, horseback riding and mountain biking enthusiasts.

Places of natural value that must be seen are: the peak of Czarna Góra, 1205 meters above sea level, visible from almost all of Klodzko Land; Niedźwiedzia Cave in Kletno – one of Poland’s most beautiful caves in terms of dripstone; Błędne Skały (Błędne Rocks) nature reserve covering a complex of peculiar rock formations six to eleven meters high, formed by the weathering of sandstone. Błędne Skały is a labyrinth of crevices and alleys forming a several-hundred-meter tourist route of unique charm; Szczeliniec Wielki – the highest peak of the Table Mountains, measuring 919 meters, with a magnificent vantage point. The flat top is a huge labyrinth formed naturally from originally formed rock formations.

Klodzko Land also has a fantastic material heritage. Among the most original buildings are the spectacular fortresses of Klodzko and Srebrna Gora. It’s also impossible not to mention mines and underground sites, such as the uranium mine in Kletno, the Gold Mine in Zloty Stok or the Underground Tourist Route in Klodzko. And, of course, the spas in the spas, including Duszniki, Długopol, Kudowa and Ladek.

NATURAL ATTRACTIONS

Reserve “Wilczka Waterfall” in Miedzygórze
The highest waterfall in the Kłodzko region and one of the largest in the entire Sudetes. The water falls here from a 21-meter-high rocky threshold and continues to flow through a deep canyon. The original lower alpine forest growing around the waterfall is protected and is a nature reserve.

Shepherd’s Rocks near Idzikow
A group of picturesque rocks made of chalk conglomerates located at the edge of the Idzikow Highlands. Their name derives from the legend of shepherds who despised bread.

Autostrada Sudecka in the Bystrzyckie Mountains
A picturesque highway built in the 1930s, leading along the slopes and top of the Bystrzyckie Mountains from Zieleniec to Międzylesie via the Spalona Pass. It is one of the most beautifully scenic mountain roads in Poland. From it you can admire the vast panoramas of the Klodzko Basin and the Śnieżnik Massif.

Reserve “Peat Bog under Zieleniec”
Reserve created on the area of 156.8 hectares of the mountain top, whose landscape resembles tundra. On the marshy ground among the peat bogs you can find rare specimens of flora such as dwarf birch, ponderosa pine, sundews and dwarf pine. A designated path leads us through the bog, at which there is a wooden observation tower.

Szczeliniec Wielki
Climbing the stone steps from Karlow, one can reach the top of the highest peak of the Table Mountains (919 m above sea level). The tour route leads between sandstone rock formations (which have their own names formed from their characteristic shapes) and deep crevices reaching up to 17 meters. From the vantage points one can admire the vast panoramas of the Sudetenland. There is a tourist hostel operating since 1845.

Błędne Skały
A sandstone shoal located at an altitude of 852 meters above sea level, fractured with a network of wide crevices that are several meters deep. The Błędne Skały take the form of a picturesque rock labyrinth and are quite an attraction for tourists.

Reserve “Wielkie Torfowisko Batorowskie”
Strict protection area included in the Table Mountains National Park. On an impermeable marl substrate, as a result of the high humidity of the substrate, this area has been overgrown with peat bogs forming deep deposits here. Under these conditions, the spruce and pine trees found here not infrequently take dwarf forms.

Rock Mushrooms
A complex of free-standing rocks formed by weathering of sandstone shoals of varying resistance. As a result, amazing rock formations shaped like mushrooms, hammers, mace have formed.

Łężyckie Rocks
A flatland located on the edge of the Table Mountains of quite considerable size, covered with valuable meadow vegetation. On it are scattered sandstone rocks creating a specific, beautiful landscape resembling a savannah.

White Rocks
A grouping of stately sandstone rocks. Their name is associated with their light coloration resulting from the significant quartz content. Some of them have their own names, mostly given by climbers, for whom this is one of the more attractive climbing spots in the Table Mountains.

Radkowskie Skały
Rock wall, surrounding rock towers and pillars nearly a hundred meters high counted among the most magnificent in the Table Mountains. Many climbing routes have been led here, and its upper edge is a good vantage point.

Road “Stu Zakrętów”
A picturesque section of road No. 387 from Radkow through Karlow to Kudowa-Zdroj running surrounded by interesting rock formations.

“Kłodzko Rose” (European Creeper)
The Kłodzko region is home to the most abundant population of this plant in Poland. For at least 120 years, the flower has carried the local name “Klodzko Rose”. Particularly in the Table Mountains in wet meadows, the European creeper forms whole patches of golden yellow balls, swaying in the wind among the spring green of grasses.

Nysa Klodzka Gorge through the Bardzkie Mountains
A picturesque, antecedent (i.e., older than the mountains) mountain gorge. The Nysa Klodzka River staggers here with six large meanders. Well visible from the windows of trains on the Klodzko – Bardo section. The river is used for canoeing trips.

Arboretum in Ladek-Zdroj
The forest garden with more than 250 species of exotic trees and shrubs is the most valuable natural complex of the Ladek-Zdroj green park. The surrounding area is surrounded by a splendid mixed stands of native lower regla with beech, sycamore and spruce. In spring, rhododendrons and azaleas bloom beautifully here.

Basalt pillars near Lutynia
In a disused quarry one can see beautifully shaped hexagonal basalt pillars, which are remnants of a Tertiary volcanic chimney. Similar columns or basalt organs can be seen on the other side of the valley in the Black Cliff. From here there is a beautiful view of Lądek-Zdrój.

Viewing tower on Blueberry Mountain
Blueberry Mountain is one of the peaks of the Golden Mountains, the highest of those rising above Ladek (900 meters above sea level) and named so because of the numerous black berries found there. The observation tower is 25.5 meters high, with an observation deck at 24 meters.

Rocks on Trojak and Sztolne Skały
Trojak is a dominant mountain over the spa part of Ladek. In the vicinity of the summit there are rocks whose height reaches 20 meters in places. On the slope of Królowka you can see an interesting group of rocks, called Sztolne Skały.

Radochowska Cave near Radochow
One of the largest caves in the Sudetes discovered more than 200 years ago. The total length of the corridors is 265 m. The flowstone cover has been destroyed, but you can admire a charming underground lake here. The cave is visited individually, but it is necessary to have flashlights. During the tourist season, guided tours are available.

Salt Cave near Gniewoszów
A small (about 40 m long) cave formed in a lens of crystalline limestone. Its name derives from calcite infiltrates that resemble salt in appearance. The interior of the cave is inhabited by an endemic species of insect.

Devil’s Boulders
Near Gniewoszów, following the blue trail, you will come across boulders of post-glacial origin, which, according to local legends, were brought here by the devil.

Trójmorski Wierch in the Śnieżnik Massif
The peak of the Śnieżnik Massif with its characteristic rock rubble, which is the division of three drainage basins: Baltic Sea, North Sea and Black Sea. The watershed point is located on the south-west slope at an altitude of 960 m. On the summit there is a 25-meter-high wooden observation tower with a view of the Klodzko Basin surrounded by the Orlickie and Bystrzyckie Mountains and the entire Śnieżnik Massif.

Jaskinia Niedźwiedzia w Kletnie
Poland’s most beautiful cave in terms of infiltration cover. In the sediments at the bottom of the cave, many preserved skeletal remains of Pleistocene animals have been found, among which the bones of cave bears predominate. Together with a guide, one walks through a maze of corridors, admiring unique stalactites and stalagmites, cascades and calcite draperies.

Reserve “Śnieżnik Kłodzki”
The highest peak of the Kłodzko region 1425 m above sea level. From the vast summit dome you can see a beautiful panorama of the entire Sudetes. A 33-meter stone observation tower used to stand here, of which only ruins now remain. The summit is overgrown with valuable alpine vegetation, rare species of fauna live here, which is why the whole area is protected as a nature reserve. On Hala Pod Śnieżnikiem there is a beautifully located hostel.

Reserve “Nowa Morava”
A forest nature reserve created to protect the natural lower alpine forest. Here you can see beautiful specimens of native Sudeten spruce and common beech.

Nature Reserve “Snowy Bialka Forest”
The source valley of the Biala Lądecka River was overgrown by a charming original Sudeten forest, in which the main tree species were beech, fir, sycamore and spruce. Its preserved fragments are protected by the “Snow White Forest” nature reserve. The surrounding area is one of the wildest areas of the Sudetenland.

Yew and Yew Mountain Reserve
The multi-species forest is home to about 4,000 yew specimens. A number of yew tree specimens in various geobotanical lands of Poland are individually protected as monuments or natural monuments.

MUSEUMS AND OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS

Museum of Klodzko Land in Klodzko
The baroque building of the former Jesuit monastery houses the most important museum in the region related mainly to the themes of the city, the region, its history, nature and art. The most beautiful interiors include a library, a two-story concert hall with a dome, the Golden Salon and a conference room. The largest collections in the museum’s holdings are a collection of tin, numismatics, Silesian clocks from the era of industrialization in Lower Silesia and unique glass.

Filumenistic Museum in Bystrzyca Klodzka
In a former evangelical church on the Small Market Square, the only museum in the country with a collection of match labels, lighters and other fire-burning devices was established in 1964. It also presents the history of the city.

Museum of Folk Culture of the Sudeten Foothills
An open-air museum is located on the mountain slope of the former village of Pstrążna. The object of presentation in it are objects of architecture and folk culture of the Sudetenland (residential buildings, bell tower, inn, smithy with equipment and tools). In summer picnics are organized here, combined with tasting, among other things, bread with lard baked on site, potatoes from the bonfire and bigos.

Trail of Disappearing Occupations and Mini Zoo
The site houses a pottery workshop, where we can try making pottery ourselves. Nearby we can admire exotic bird species and a reconstructed windmill.

Museum of Frogs
A facility located at the Directorate of the Table Mountain National Park, whose purpose is to exhibit everyday objects related directly or indirectly to the image of amphibians, especially frogs. The collection consists of 3,000 exhibits from 20 countries of the world and 6 continents.

Museum of Toys in Kudowa-Zdroj
A collection of dolls, miniature furniture, model railroads, ships, appliances, building blocks and piggy banks made of wood, clay, porcelain, cast iron, sheet metal and tin. An excellent musical backdrop is created by a collection of music boxes that is activated for the duration of the tour. A play corner has been prepared for the youngest museum visitors.

Ethnographic Missionary Museum in Polanica-Zdroj
Located in the monastery buildings of the Fr. Sercans in Sokolówka – missionaries having their headquarters here, an exhibition of exotic handicrafts brought by monks from Peru, Polynesia, Congo and Zaire.

Open-air Ethnographic Museum, Mini Zoo – Wambierzyce
Collection of antique everyday objects, documents, sculptures, fossils collected by Mr. Marian Garncarski. Part of the facility is a mini-zoo, where next to the Vietnamese pigs we will see native wild boar and their crossbreed, fallow deer with majestic antlers and proud ostriches.

Museum of the Earth in Kletno
The museum displays a rich collection of rocks, minerals and fossils, including dinosaur footprints from the Holy Cross Mountains, Permian reptiles from the New Ore Mountains region and fossilized life forms of flora and fauna from 250 million years ago. There are also four fossilized nests with dinosaur eggs. Next to the museum is a “Jurassic Park” for children with models of dinosaurs and a fossilized Permian forest.

Mineral Museum in Stronie Slaskie
Magnificent specimens from around the world are sure to leave an indelible impression. The private collection of minerals of the Kluz family is also worth recommending.

Museum Gallery named after Michal Klahr the Elder in Ladek Zdroj
The gallery is located on the market square, in a late Baroque building where Baroque era sculptor Michal Klahr the Elder lived and had his studio. Above its entrance portal is a bas-relief of the Virgin and Child by Klahr. The gallery collects exhibits related to the history of Ladek-Zdroj and dedicated to the town’s patron saint, St. George.

Chamber of Agriculture Memorial of the Municipalities of the Śnieżnik Massif in Bystrzyca Kłodzka
The collected exhibits are primarily related to agriculture tools and equipment and a rich collection of horse harnesses are private collections. In the old barn you can see, among other things, wooden carts, as well as a very interesting collection of household equipment.

Prof. Joseph Wittig Museum in Nowa Ruda
The house was built in 1926 by Professor Wittig, who lived there until 1946, when he was forcibly deported to Germany. It houses a museum dedicated to the owner’s life and work, as well as the House of Creative Work and the International Meeting Center.

Museum of the Sowie Mountains in Ludwikowice
The museum combines the multicultural traditions of the Sowie Mountains. It was established in the former Evangelical Church, which was adopted for this purpose and built in 1930. Performances and musical performances are also organized here.

CASTLES, PALACES, REMAINS OF CASTLES

Palace in Piszkowice
Baroque palace from the second sweat of the 17th century, built on the site of a Renaissance manor house. Two-story building covered with a 4-sided mansard roof with dormers. The palace is surrounded by a neglected terraced park.

Park and palace complex in Gorzanów
The largest and most prominent palace residence in the region, built in the 16th century in Renaissance style for Baron H.F. von Herberstein. It is currently undeveloped.

Palace and park complex in Zelazno
Palace complex built at the end of the 18th century by A. Hoffmann with Baroque and Neo-Baroque features. Inside there is a magnificent hall lined with marble. The palace is surrounded by a large old park.

Ruins of Karpień Castle
The medieval stone castle was built to protect the Salt Road. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was the center of a small state. It was destroyed by the Hussites in the 15th century. Later it became a habitat of robbers, and was finally captured and destroyed in the 16th century. Today it is a romantic ruin slowly overgrown with forest.

Palace in Trzebieszowice
A palace and park establishment, whose origins date back to the second half of the 15th century. One of the great estates of Kłodzko County. The park next to the palace was established in 1738. In the local tree stand you will come across Serbian spruce, Douglas fir and black pine. Currently Hotel**** Castle on the Rock.

Park and palace complex in Jeleniow
Built in the 16th century as a Renaissance manor house, rebuilt in 1788 into a Baroque palace by Count von Mitius. It underwent a major renovation in 1961-1971.

Ruins of Homole Castle
Homole stone castle was built in the 13th century on the Gomola hill (733 meters above sea level) on the site of a border castle to protect a branch of the amber route. It also served as the center of a small Gomole state. Only modest ruins of the castle in the form of remnants of a tower and fragments of walls have survived to this day.

Castle and palace complex in Miedzylesie
Only the Black Tower has survived from the first Gothic castle. The residence is composed of two parts, Renaissance and Baroque, forming one of the largest palace complexes in Lower Silesia.

Ruins of Szczerba Castle in Gniewoszów
Remains of the tower, walls and residential buildings of a Gothic castle built in the 14th century. Destroyed during the Hussite Wars in 1428, it was never rebuilt.

Palace and Park Complex in Bozkov
In the center of the village in 1708 a Baroque palace was erected, which was rebuilt in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Adjacent to the palace is a park with magnificent trees and a garden pavilion. Next to it is the Baroque church of St. Peter and Paul with an original pulpit in the shape of a boat.

Palace in Jugow
The first mention of the palace dates back to medieval times. It was the residence of Count Ludwig von Pfeil und Ellguth until the end of World War II. The palace is located in a beautiful park. The main hallway with a stained glass window and some of the furnishings have been preserved in very good condition. In the park you can relax by the charming pond. Currently the seat of the forestry department.

Castle in Ratno Dolne
The first mention of the village dates back to the 14th century. A Renaissance castle with an attic on top rises picturesquely from the hillside above the river. The lump of the castle has been rebuilt many times. At the foot of the castle, the remains of an old terraced park layout.

Castle “Lesna” on Szczytnik
Neo-Gothic castle located on a rocky edge above Szczytna. Built in 1832 on the site of an 18th century fort. Viewpoints are located next to the castle, offering views of the town and nearby mountains.

Palace in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
On Grodno Hill are the extensive ruins of the monumental neo-Gothic castle of Princess Marianne of Orange. The palace, built in the Scottish style with some “Moorish” elements, was designed by the famous architect K. Schinkel. After a fire in mid-1945, all that remained were the increasingly deteriorating burnt-out walls and vaults and rich, partially destroyed architectural details.

Stillfried Palace in Nowa Ruda
The first historical mention of the castle dates back to 1352. It has been rebuilt many times, and in the 18th century it acquired a late Baroque form. The beautifully situated palace rises on the edge of the upper town’s escarpment.

MONUMENTS OF TECHNOLOGY

Underground Tourist Route named after the 1000th anniversary of the Polish State
The tour, which is open to the public, shows preserved relics of several-story pits – corridor and chamber cellars dug in the Middle Ages under the city for defense and storage purposes.

St. John’s Gothic Bridge on the Mlynowka River in Klodzko
It has been compared to the magnificent Charles Bridge in Prague. Built in 1390, it connected Sand Island with the Old Town. It survived intact the numerous floods affecting Klodzko, according to legend, thanks to a mortar made with eggs. The stone balustrade is crowned by six groups with statues of saints.

St. John’s Bridge in Ladek-Zdroj
The stone, two-span bridge crossed the Biała Lądecka River in 1565. In the middle of the bridge stands a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk, the patron saint who guards bridges and protects from floods.

Stone railroad viaduct in Lewin Klodzko
It was erected in 1903 by Italian builders. It is 120 meters long and 27 meters high, and is based on a multi-span classical structure.

Weavers’ Houses in Miedzylesie
Two wooden arcaded houses have survived from the complex of the so-called Seven Brothers built in the late 18th century. They once housed living quarters and workshops of weavers producing linen and cloth based on flax grown in the area.

Underground Tourist Coal Mine Museum of Mining in Nowa Ruda
In the former “Piast” mining field of the Nowa Ruda mine, 700 meters of underground mine workings and a 19th-century complex of industrial facilities have been made available for tours. Here you can learn about the rich, more than 500-year history of coal mining in the region, as well as take a trip through the mine workings on the region’s first underground tourist train.

Crystal Glassworks “Violetta” in Stronie Slaskie
Founded in 1864 during the reign of Princess Marianne of Orange, it owes its location to the proximity of the Biała Lądecka River and nearby forests used as fuel in the glass furnaces. The glassworks also took its original name “Oranienhuette” from the name of the duchess. After the last war it began production as early as 1946. In modern times it was named “Violetta” in honor of the well-known Polish singer Violetta Villas, who hailed from Lewin Klodzko.

Fluorite Adit in Kletno
An underground tourist route of about 200 meters in length was created inside a former uranium mine. During the tour we learn about the history of raw material mining in the Śnieżnik Massif, an episode of which, surrounded by mystery, is the uranium mine operating in the post-war period, which was used in the program to build Soviet nuclear weapons.

Gallery “Lime Kiln – Graceful Stone” in Stara Morava
In Stara Morava stands one of the few lime kilns where lime used to be fired. A private art gallery and a meeting center for Polish and German artists has been set up in this beautifully restored building.

Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój
The wooden and stone building was erected in 1605 with a distinctly Baroque touch. Expanded in subsequent years, today it is one of the country’s most valuable technical monuments. Inside, the Museum of Papermaking and workshops producing handmade paper were located. It is possible to take part in lessons on handmade paper production techniques combined with practical classes.

Gold Mine in Zloty Stok
The beginnings of mining here date back to the 10th century. At the beginning of the 16th century, a maximum of 137 kg of gold per year was mined, which accounted for 8% of European production. At present, two adits are open to the public, along with an exhibition displaying items used to extract and smelt gold.

Movable Nativity Scene in Czermna
In the house, which is an example of traditional Sudetenland architecture from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, one can admire about 250 hand-planked, unusually colorful linden moving figures made by Franciszek Stepan between 1896 and 1924. They are arranged in scenes from the lives of shepherds, townspeople and their households. You can also play the historic organ here.

Mobile nativity scene in Wambierzyce
The largest nativity scene in the Kłodzko region, whose creator was local locksmith L. Wittig. Over a period of 28 years he carved about 800 figures from linden wood. A large part of them is moved by a clock mechanism to the rhythm of music.

MILITARY MONUMENTS

Klodzko Fortress and Labyrinths
The most valuable work of modern defensive architecture in Poland invites you to visit with its mystery and immensity. Construction of the fortress began in the middle of the 17th century and was completed in the early 18th century.Here you can see huge bastions and chambers and, together with a guide, walk along a section of underground mine walkways stretching for miles. The observation deck offers a magnificent view of Klodzko and the entire Klodzko region.

Fort Wilhelm near Zalesie
Destroyed Prussian fort from the 18th century. Nearby the statue of the Guardian of Eternity by a stretch of straight road named Eternity (5 km long).

Complex “Wlodarz”
Complex “Wlodarz” is located on the slopes of the mountain of the same name. It is the largest of the so far known complexes built as part of the “Riese” project. Some of the excavations are flooded, the water depth reaches 2 meters in some places, which is quite an opportunity for underground pontoon expeditions. The above-ground part of “Wlodarz” is, like the underground one, heavily developed. An exhibition of military equipment is also an undoubted attraction.

Ruins of the Nazi V-7 armaments factory in Ludwikowice Kl.
After the bombing of Lubiaz, the Third Reich’s most secret weapons project was split into two parts: “Vrill” moved to the Harz Mountains and “Die Glocke” moved to Mölke bei Ludwigsdorf i.e. today’s Ludwikowice Klodzkie. “Die Glocke” was intended to be an anti-gravity engine for powering flying machines. To this day many mysterious structures remain such as. “flytrap”.

Fortifications in Srebrna Gora
The mighty fortress rises above the village and the pass. It is one of the most interesting objects of military architecture in Poland.

Underground City Osowka
A complex of World War II-era above- and underground structures erected between 1943 and 45 as part of the Riese (Giant) program. Like the Wlodarz complex, which was built at the time, it was intended for military and strategic purposes. Currently, a 750-meter section of the underground adit is open to the public.

SACRED MONUMENTS

St. Michael the Archangel Church in Bystrzyca Klodzka
The parish church, originally a Late Romanesque building, is one of the most interesting sacred foundations in Silesia. In its present form, it is a two-nave hall with a row of pillars in the center and two presbyteries. It has preserved a lot of stonework detail, including Romanesque servants, Gothic portals and valuable furnishings, such as a baptismal font with coats of arms.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows on Mount Igliczna
The pilgrimage church with the miracle-famous statue of Our Lady of the Snows was built in 1781-82 in Baroque-Classical style. It is located on the slope of Mount Igliczna (782 meters above sea level), to the top of which leads the Calvary.

Wooden Church in Nová Bystrica
The wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1726. It is a fragmented building with a massive signature tower. Inside there are modest Baroque furnishings. The village buildings form an interesting architectural ensemble typical of the borderland. Noteworthy are, for example, cottages with porches-galleries.

Wooden Church in Zalesie
The original wooden church of St. Anne was erected in 1718. The most valuable part of the church’s furnishings is a very large, interesting set of polychromies depicting Old Testament scenes called “Bible for the Poor.”

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Duszniki-Zdrój
The Baroque church, in its present form from the early 19th century, is distinguished by its original pulpit in the form of a whale with its mouth open. Valuable Baroque furnishings include the main altar with a painting by P. Brandl, the side altar “14 Helpers” in the Chapel of the Dead.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Klodzko
The most outstanding monument of Klodzko Land, a treasure trove of works of art. Construction of the Gothic structure was begun by the Joannites in the mid-14th century, and completed by the Jesuits in the 18th century, giving the temple’s interior a Baroque design. Attention is especially drawn to the beautiful main altar, as well as the side altars, statues, paintings and vaults.

Franciscan Church and Monastery in Klodzko
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, together with the monastery, was built in the first half of the 17th century as a Baroque building. In the refectory of the monastery there is a huge fresco, by F. A. Scheffler.

St. Catherine’s Church in Stary Wielislaw
A defensive church with a 15th-century chancel and a 17th-century tower, rebuilt as a Baroque church, surrounded by a wall with loopholes and a 16th-century wooden arcaded enclosure, giving the church a defensive character. It used to be a well-known center of worship, associated with the Gothic statue of Our Lady of Wielislaw. Adjacent to it is the chapel-mausoleum of Prince Jan Ziębicki.

Skull Chapel in Czermna
One of the few chapels in Europe, the decor of which consists of layered skulls and tibias of about 3,000 people victims of wars and epidemics. About 20 thousand other skeletal fragments have also been collected in the basement. A peculiar place evoking reflections on the turns of human life.

Chapel of Our Lady Help of the Faithful
The chapel is located on the northeastern slope of Cierniak (595 meters above sea level), at an altitude of about 530 meters above sea level.

New Village Church
The huge Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built as a Baroque church in 1702 -1704 by the famous Italian architect J. Carove, thanks to the foundation of Count von Althann. It is the second largest church in the Kłodzko region, founded on a Latin cross plan. Inside, rich furnishings include an altarpiece and figures chiseled by M. Klahr.

Wooden Church in Kamenchik
In 1710 a branch church dedicated to St. Michael was erected. It is one of the few surviving historic wooden churches. There are also several cottages in the village, which are examples of rural architecture from the k. 18th century.

Parish Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ladek-Zdroj
Baroque building, consecrated in 1697. Nave vaulted with lunettes, hall interior, frescoes by E. Reimann on the vault. Valuable figural sculptures from the workshop of Michal Klahr (Crucifixion Group) and his son Ignacy (pulpit, rococo confessional).

Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wambierzyce
Wambierzyce – known as the “Silesian Jerusalem” – is a well-known Sudeten pilgrimage center, associated with the cult of the miraculous statue of Our Lady and Child from the 2nd half of the 14th century. The village is dominated by a huge minor basilica, the entrance to which is led by a monumental staircase. Inside, very rich and valuable 18th century Baroque decor, including the main and side altars, pulpit, paintings and statues.

Calvary and chapel complex in Wambierzyce
The village has an original spatial layout with 9 gates, a church and about 135 chapels and other objects located in the center of the village and on the surrounding hills. Together it constitutes the largest architectural and landscape complex of its kind in Poland.

Corpus Christi Church in Miedzylesie
The church has retained its Gothic-Baroque exterior despite repeated destruction and modernization. It is connected by a covered cloister with the castle. Inside, attention is drawn to the very original boat-shaped pulpit from around 1750 and the late Gothic stone portal to the sacristy.

Basilica in Bardo
A three-nave building with galleries closed in a semicircle. The frontage is flanked by two three-story towers, rare at the time, commemorating previous churches. On the main altar the central place is occupied by a Romanesque sculpture of a Madonna, dating from the early 13th century and considered one of the oldest in Poland. It is distinguished by folk features, indicating its local Silesian origin. The neighboring monastery building houses the Museum of Sacred Art, which is open to the public.

ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS

Tyrolean buildings including the wooden church in Miedzygórze
The pensions built in the 19th century were given features of Alpine and Scandinavian style, which, combined with wooden cottages preserved from earlier periods and beautiful surroundings, gives the village a typical mountain character. In the center of the village, St. Joseph’s Church, built in the 18th century, is a valuable monument of wooden architecture.

Terraced urban development with remnants of city fortifications, market square and pillory on the Small Market in Bystrzyca Klodzka
City located on the slope of a hill descending to the bed of the Nysa Klodzka River. The most picturesque terraced buildings are presented from the bridge on the entrance road from Międzylesie. Relics of medieval defensive buildings of the city: defensive walls, Knights Tower, Water Gate, Klodzko Tower. The medieval urban layout has been preserved here: a quadrilateral market square with perpendicular streets, a town hall erected in the middle of the market square in the 14th century. A pillory from 1556 .is one of the few examples of authentic monuments of the old judiciary. It was moved to the charming Little Market Square in the early 17th century.

Market Square in Duszniki-Zdrój
The market is surrounded by many interesting Renaissance and Baroque townhouses, including the 16th century town hall, the former Inn “Under the Black Bear”, which hosted in 1669 the Polish King John Casimir on his way to France after his abdication . In the central point of the market square, there is a Baroque votive statue, depicting the Madonna and Child surrounded by St. Florian and Sebastian, a sculpture by the chisel of L. Weber.

Klodzko Market Square
In the middle of the sloping Chrobry Square, a town hall was built as early as the 14th century, which was repeatedly rebuilt in the following centuries. Next to it, a votive Marian statue on a column surrounded by saints was erected in 1620. At the entrance to the Town Hall is a Baroque well with a lion with two tails. The surroundings are historic town houses.

Residential Tower in Zelazno
Gothic tower from the end of the 15th century, rebuilt in the 18th century. Nearby St. Martin’s Church from the 14th century with Gothic and Baroque furnishings, surrounded by a wall with arcaded surrounds and gates.

Market Square in Ladek-Zdroj
One of the few flat markets in Klodzko Land. Its center is occupied by a neo-romantic town hall. It is surrounded by beautiful Baroque tenement houses with arcades. At the eastern side of the town hall stands a pillory over 3 meters high, and on the other side a statue of the Holy Trinity.

Lewin Klodzko Marketplace
The sloping marketplace is surrounded by old townhouses that date back to the 18th century. In the lower part of the market stands a stone statue from 1717 depicting St. John of Nepomuk, while in the upper part there is a stone Marian column.

Viewing towers on Mount St. Anne and All Saints’ Day
The stone buildings made of local red sandstone were erected in the early 20th century, taking advantage of the panoramic views they offer. The tower on All Saints’ Mountain, which is open to the public, is known for one of the prettiest Sudeten panoramas, covering the Karkonosze with Śnieżka, the Dry Mountains, the Wałbrzyskie Mountains, the Owl Mountains, the Bardzkie Mountains up to the Śnieżnik Massif, as well as the Orlickie, Bystrzyckie and Stolowe Mountains. On All Saints’ Mountain there is also the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows, and on St. Anne’s Mountain the hostel erected in 1882 still impresses with its unique charm.

Steel observation tower on Kalenica
The structure was built in the early 20th century as Hindenburgturm. From the terrace at the top you can see, among others, Sněžka, Sneznik and Sleza. It is one of the best vantage points in the entire Sudetenland.

Viewing tower on Wielka Sowa
The structure, built in the late 19th century, now bears the name of Mieczyslaw Orlowicz. From the terrace at the top we can admire the panorama of the entire Central Sudetes, partly the Western Sudetes with Śnieżka, partly the Eastern Sudetes with Śnieżnik and the Sudeten Foreland with Ślęża. It is one of the best vantage points in the entire Sudetenland.

Radkow Market Square and Walls
Town with preserved original spatial layout. The most interesting is the late Gothic St. Dorothy Church with Baroque furnishings. In the Market Square stands a Renaissance town hall and a statue of Our Lady of the Scapular. Around the city one can see preserved fragments of the defensive walls from the 1st half of the 15th century.

Nowa Ruda City Hall
Nowa Ruda City Hall was built between 1884 and 1885 in the so-called upper part of the town. Originally it was a three-story compact building with modest facade decoration. Because of its shape, it was called a “coffee grinder” by the city’s residents. In the 1890s it was rebuilt and expanded after a fire. The tower of the Novorossiysk town hall has a four-sided overlook and, together with a vibrating helmet, an iron spike and a weathervane, rises above the market square at a height of 35 meters. On the walls near the stairs are display cases containing the imprint of an Upper Carboniferous reptile excavated in a New Ruda quarry. Also noteworthy in the historic part of Nowa Ruda are the so-called “weavers’ houses” and Konrad’s Villa.

Paczków
In the middle of the market rises the town hall with an octagonal picturesque tower 45 m high, whose helmet is surrounded by the original so-called Polish attic. Next to the market square is the three-aisled, defensive parish church of St. John the Evangelist. The old town is surrounded by well-preserved stone defense walls. Thanks to its preserved medieval spatial layout combined with Gothic architecture, it is known as the “Polish Carcassone.”

Fairy Tale Garden in Miedzygórze
A unique land of fairy tale characters carved in wood and forest houses by L. Kriesten, who for 20 years created his work in tribute to fairy tales and the Mountain Spirit Liczyrzepa. After the restoration, the Garden is very popular with the youngest visitors.

HEALINGS

Dlugopole-Zdroj
A small, charming health resort located at the foot of the Bystrzyckie Mountains, situated on the banks of the Nysa Klodzka River, surrounded by forests and parks. The mineral waters found on its grounds have high therapeutic properties. About 40 types of treatments are performed in the Natural Treatment Facility “Karol” The center of Dlugopol is a Spa Park with rich trees, a pump room of mineral waters and walking alleys.

Spa Park with Chopin Manor House in Duszniki-Zdrój
In the picturesque park are located several significant buildings: the manor house from the early 19th century housing the F. Chopin Theater (which gave concerts here in 1826), two monuments to Chopin, a pump house of mineral waters with a Walking Hall. A colorfully illuminated fountain is an attraction in the evenings during the summer season. Next to the Chopin Manor House is the Phenological Garden, which has been divided into four parts corresponding to the season.

Spa Park and Mineral Water Pump Room in Kudowa-Zdroj
The Spa Park was established in the 18th century with a characteristic “Zameczek” sanatorium built at the same time. The mineral water pump room, built in the early 20th century, has Baroque features and is connected to the new concert hall. Next to the magnificent building of the sanatorium “Polonia” with a theater and auditorium.

Lądek-Zdrój Health Resort
Zakład Przyrodoleczniczy “Wojciech” is a neo-Baroque building on a circular plan, the center of which is a marble pool under a dome, where therapeutic baths take place. The “Jerzy” Natural Treatment Facility, built in 1498, is the oldest spa facility in Poland. There is a radon emanatorium, and in the new part there is a magnificent panorama of the spa part of the early 20th century. Above the plant stands the clock tower and the Baroque chapel of St. George. In the vast park the most beautiful is the larch avenue. Patients can relax in the Spa House, which is connected to a movie theater and a concert shell.

Spa Park with a pump room of mineral waters in Polanica-Zdroj
Park establishment with an area of 13 hectares focusing rhododendron habitats and specimens of trees recognized as monuments of nature, passing into a natural forest. Since 1991 entered in the register of monuments as a cultural asset. In the park a spectacular display of illuminated fountain. Near the entrance to the park a pump house erected in 1911-13 as a sanatorium building in the classicist-secessionist style, connected with the Ćwiklińska Spa Theater. On the main avenue of the park is the characteristic sanatorium “Wielka Pieniawa”.

WINTER SPORTS CENTERS

Winter sports station Zieleniec
The settlement, founded on the slopes of the Orlické Mountains in 1719, is the highest located village in the Sudetenland (860-1,000 meters above sea level). It is currently stocked with extensive accommodation, a network of 20 ski lifts and cable cars. During the winter season it is visited by crowds of skiing enthusiasts.

Winter Sports Station Podgórze
Winter sports station located in an area of great scenic value and excellent microclimatic conditions There are two ski lifts.

Jamrozowa Polana – Polish Biathlon Center
There are 12.5 km of cross-country ski trails, 3.5 km of asphalt trails for skis and inline skates, a place for nornic walking, mountain biking, orienteering.

Winter Sports Center in Sokolec
A popular ski resort in the Owl Mountains with an elevation difference of about 80 meters. Recommended for those beginning to learn to ski.

Ski Sports Center Jugów Park
Attractive ski resort picturesquely located on Jugowska Pass with modern ski lifts and trails for both beginners and athletes. Trails artificially snowed and lighted, open until April.

“Czarna Góra” mountain resort in Sienna
Ski and snowboarding center, offering 8 ski lifts and 4 km of artificially snowed trails. Its main attraction is a chairlift, open all year round, taking tourists up to the top of Czarna Góra (1205 meters above sea level), which, together with the tower located on it, provides an excellent vantage point.

Kamienica Ski Station
The station offers five comfortable ski lifts and artificially snowed and groomed slopes with a total length of 1500 m. One of the 436 m long ski slopes is illuminated.

Lądek-Zdrój Ski Station
The ski resort is located on the northern slopes of Trojak, 300 m from the spa area. There are three ski slopes, both for beginners and more demanding skiers.

ACTIVE RECREATION

Aqua Park in Kudowa-Zdroj
A modern complex consisting of a swimming pool, a recreational pool with an artificial rushing river and a paddling pool for children and a water slide (92 m), saunas, solarium, jaquzzi, geysers, gym, aerobics, fitness club, restaurant, bowling alley.

Summer toboggan run Góralka in Polanica-Zdrój
Over 750 m of sledding in which the skids have been replaced by wheels and the snow by a steel gutter. Great and completely safe fun. Sledders can reach speeds of up to 40 km/h. The less adventurous can adjust the speed with a hand brake.

Lagoon in Stara Morava
The area around the reservoir is located within the buffer zone of the Śnieżnik Landscape Park, in open, non-urbanized areas with high natural and landscape values. An excellent place for active recreation.

Lagoon in Radkow
This is a well-known swimming area in the Kłodzko region, at which there is a recreation center with accommodations and water equipment rental. The attractiveness of the bathing area is emphasized by the beautiful view of the edge of the Table Mountains.

Recreation and Leisure Center Harenda in Ludwikowice Kl.
Exceptionally diverse in its structure, the resort is a leisure, sports and conference center. A hunting-style restaurant, an inn by the lagoon and the Sowina conference center, along with a swimming pool, a lagoon with boats and pedal boats, a paintball range, a quad arena and track, a horse arena, an animal park and nearly 100 high-standard accommodations provide the opportunity for active recreation. In the zoo you can watch, among others, mouflons, fallow deer, buffalo, wild boars, llamas, a wolf, goats and Alka the donkey.

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