Jelenia Góra valley is surrounded by parts of the Sudetes mountains. It lies at the foot of the Karkonosze, which are … See more

Already in the 12th century the Polish kingdom built several strongholds against Bohemia near Jelenia Gora valley, such as Nowo Grodziec or Swiny. After Boleslaw I initiated the Ostsiedlung in Silesia, the valley was cleare… See more

Enthusiastic contemporaries described the Hirschberg valley of the 19th century as one "big English garden". Already at the end of the 18th century Hirschbergs director of town planning, Schönau, created several gardens o… See more

Jelenia Góra valley is the natural foreland of the Karkonosze Mountains. Many places in the valley offer unparalleled views of the mountains. An outstanding feature of the valley is the large number of country seats and locks, f… See more

For a complete list see List of castles and palaces in Jelenia Góra valley
Wojanów palace (German: Schloss Schildau), was one of three former royal Prussian summer residences in the valley. It was first … See more

• Szarek, Bohdan (1997). Kotlina Jeleniogórska. Wydawnictwo PTTK "Kraj". ISBN 83-7005-366-1.
• Franke, Arne (2005). Das schlesische Elysium – Burgen, Schlösser, Herrenhäus… See more

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