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Attractions and Monuments
The Karkonosze Mountains
It is the highest and undoubtedly the best known range of The Sudety Mountains. Owing to its very well developed tourist infrastructure (network of tourist trails, mountain hostels, ski lifts) for centuries it was the key destination for mountain hikers and skiers.
The Izery Mountains
The Izery Mountains cover almost 1000 km2, of which about 400 km2 is on the Polish side - almost half of their area. They form an extensive and wide system of crests, missives and separate peaks.
Szklarka Waterfall
Szklarka Waterfall is the picturesquely situated waterfall in The Karkonoski National Park Enclave covering the gorgeous main part of Szklarka creek called Wąwóz Szklarki [Szklarka Gorge].
Szrenica
This is the name of the mountain peak overlooking the city, as part of the Central Crest of The Karkonosze Mountains.
Kamieńczyk Waterfall
The highest waterfall in the Polish part of The Karkonosze Mountains. Its threshold is situated at the altitude of 843 m above sea level.
Wysoki Kamień [The High Stone]
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Wysoki Kamiń is the peak 1058 m above sea level overlooking Szklarska Poręba from the west and situated in the High Crest of The Izery Mountains.
Złoty Widok [The Golden View]
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It is a huge and very steep rocky threshold extending over Kamienna River valley at the altitude of 20 m
Śnieżne Kotły [Snowy Kettles]
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These are two best formed postglacial kettles in The Karkonosze Mountains with well preserved glacial forms.
Krucze Skały [Raven Rocks]
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A large group of rocks along the right bank of Kamienna River at the altitude of 718 m above sea level.
JUNA The Walloons’ Hut
The seat of Walloons, Medieval masters in excavating and processing natural minerals.
Leśna Huta [Glass Factory in the Woods]
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Owing to abundant resources of quartz and wood in the forests surrounding The Karkonosze Mountains Szklarska Poręba has been known for many centuries for crystal glass manufacturing.
The House of Carl and Gerhard Hauptmann
“One day, while hiking in the mountains and looking down I noticed this valley and a thought crossed my mind how nice it would be nice to settle in this place.”
The Karkonoskie Centre of Ecological Education KPN [KPN - The Karkonoski National Park]
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All tourists interested in the diversity and natural abundance of The Karkonosze Mountains are welcome in the Karkonoskie Centre of Ecological Education KPN.
Krąg 2000 Azyl Żelaznych Ludzi
U stóp Szrenicy w Kamiennym Kręgu stoją Żelaźni Ludzie Zbigniewa Frączkiewicza.
Młyn Świętego Łukasza
W centrum Szklarskiej Poręby znajduje się jeden z najciekawszych obiektów w tym mieście – Młyn Świętego Łukasza.
Church of the Virgin Heart of Mary
The church's interior is adorned with a baroque pulpit, antique chandeliers and paintings by Wlastimil Hofman.
The Corpus Christi Church
The Corpus Christi Church, run by the Franciscan Fathers, was erected in the period of 1884-86 in Neo-Roman style and sponsored by the Schaffgotschs family.
Zakręt Śmierci [Death Curve]
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The Death Curve takes its name from a very sharp and dangerous curve at Droga Sudecka [The Sudeten Road] between Szklarska Poręba and Świeradów Zdrój at the altitude of 775 m above sea level.
Cemetery Church
A neo-Gothic chapel built around 1650 and rebuilt in 1819 into baroque style with a late-Renaissance altar.
Crooked Towers
Located on the left bank of the Kamienna River a group of strongly inclined granite rocks 18 meters high.
The Red Den (Czerwona Jama)
A cave, created artificially by the exploitation of pegmatites by the Kamienna shore - about 6m deep and about 4m in height.
Astro-trail in the Jizera
An incredible attraction for tourists and lovers of the starry night-sky is being created in Szklarska Poreba-Jakuszyce at ORLE Station Tourist.
Alpine Coaster
The gravity slide with the highest "carousel" in Poland is a crazy downhill slide over the rooftops of Szklarska Poreba.
Dinopark
Are you ready to meet the reptiles from hundreds of millions of years ago? If so, we invite you to Dinopark.
ORLE Tourist Shelter
High in the Jizera Mountains, there is the ORLE Tourist Shelter, a remnant of the old glass smelting settlement.
Kolej Izerska
Kolej Izerska - malowniczy szlak łączący Polskę i Czechy na trasie Jelenia Góra - Szklarska Poręba - Korenov
Mineralogical Museum
Since 1993 the museum in run by the Sokołowski family: Renata, Grzegorz and their son Kzimierz.
