Kamienna Góra County lies in the Central Sudetes, in southwestern Poland’s Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It extends to the Karkonosze, the Rudawy Janowickie, the Kaczawskie Mountains and the Wałbrzyskie Mountains. Kamienna Góra County covers around 396 km². Rivers and streams flow through basins, alongside mountain ranges, rocks, meadows and forests. The regional landscape combines diverse natural features with traces of earlier land use and cultural sites. As you explore the area, you can look beyond the mountain ranges and notice how the history of mining, protected areas and architecture each tell their own stories.
Hiking Trails, Climbing Routes and Lakes
Zadzierna rises 724 m above the village of Bukówka. The mountain has numerous hiking trails and climbing routes, offering hiking and climbing as distinct ways to explore. The Kolorowe Jeziorka in Rudawski Landscape Park offer a different focus. The three lakes lie in former pyrite mining pits, making the area’s earlier use part of the landscape.
Hiking trails lead from Wieściszowice and Raszów to the Kolorowe Jeziorka. There is also the “Zielonym szlakiem przez Kolorowe Jeziorka” educational trail, with four stops. The routes to the lakes and the educational trail offer different ways to explore the area: some lead to the lakes from the two villages mentioned, while the other has a series of stops. The Bukówka Reservoir adds another waterside feature and is used for fishing and recreation.
Rock Habitats and Former Mining Sites
Rudawski Landscape Park encompasses the Rudawy Janowickie, including the Góry Sokole and the Wzgórza Karpnickie. It also includes the Góry Ołowiane in the Kaczawskie Mountains and the Góry Lisie in the Kamienna Góra Basin. The park protects mountain and river geocomplexes as well as natural ecosystems. The Kruczy Kamień nature reserve focuses on a more specific rocky area: it lies on the southwestern slopes of Krucza Skała (681 m) and protects rare Sudeten pioneer communities of neutralophilic rock habitats on natural rock outcrops and landslides.
The Sztolnia Wapienna in Ciechanowice also brings together a geological feature and a natural heritage theme. It is a former mine in a calcite vein and now provides refuge for hibernating bats and rare fungi. Together, these places reveal different aspects of the landscape: rocky habitats, protected ecosystems and a former mining site that is now important for animals and fungi.
Architecture and Cultural Sites Around Krzeszów
In Betlejem near Krzeszów, the wooden “Na wodzie” pavilion, also called “Opacki,” stands on stilts in the middle of a small pond. It was built there between 1674 and 1680. Its wooden construction, stilts and position in the middle of the pond give the building its distinctive character. The dates place the pavilion in its historical context, while its construction shows how closely architecture and setting are connected here.
The visitor office is located at Plac Jana Pawła II 3, at the minor basilica dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The office handles reservations, takes Mass intentions and sells admission tickets. Several specific visitor services are available here, from reservations to ticket sales.
The “Stara Wozownia” restaurant is located in the square of Krzeszów Abbey. Individual guests and organized groups can enjoy hot meals there, including home-style dishes and cakes prepared using recipes passed down through generations. This adds a culinary dimension to the area’s cultural sites: alongside architectural history and visitor services at religious sites, sharing a meal is another consideration to keep in mind when planning your trip.
Discover more destinations: Czarnów, Chełmsko Śląskie, Lubawka, Kamienna Góra, Marciszów, Szarocin, Leszczyniec, Ciechanowice.
For the overview of the wider region: Lower Silesia.
