The surrounding area of Zgorzelec is home to Hagenwerder Power Station, Landeskrone and Galgenberg. Hagenwerder Power Station is therefore a specific cultural site for travellers interested in such places.
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Surroundings
The wider regional area around Zgorzelec includes Gypsy Cave, Czocha Castle, dating from the 14th century, and Bernstadt an der Eigen, St. Mary's Town Church. The former Lauban Railway Substation is also located in this wider regional area.
Schafberg is located in the immediate vicinity of Zgorzelec.
Zgorzelec is connected to the bank of the Lusatian Neisse and Görlitz Heath; Görlitz Heath is a large woodland area northeast of the city.
Geographical Location
Zgorzelec is a border town in western Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and the Polish part of Upper Lusatia. The town lies in Zgorzelecki County and is the seat of the county authorities.
Zgorzelec is described as being well connected: the A4/E40 runs north of the town, and the DK30 connects Zgorzelec with Lubań and Jelenia Góra.
Culture and History
The Lusatian Museum is located in the centre of Zgorzelec, in the Neisse Suburb next to the Lusatian Neisse.
The Jacob Böhme House is located in the centre of Zgorzelec, in a historic tenement house in the Neisse Suburb.
Zgorzelec has a documented medieval history of clothmaking: Flemish clothmakers settled there in the 13th century, and cloth production contributed to the town becoming known along the Neisse.
In 1346, Zgorzelec was one of the co-founders of the Union of the Six Lusatian Cities.
Cityscape
Andrzej Błachańca Park in Zgorzelec contains a modern fountain created during the revitalisation of the park. For visitors interested in urban parks, this fountain is a specific local experience.
Orientation
Zgorzelec and Görlitz cooperate as part of the cross-border European City; this also includes an inner-city cross-border bus route.
Further destinations for orientation: Sławnikowice, Bogatynia, Pieńsk, Bierna, Dłużyna Dolna, Jędrzychowice, Ruszów, Trójca.
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