Chojnik Castle

Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of , today part of in southwestern . Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill within the Karkonosze National Park, overlooking the Jelenia Góra valley.
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  • Opening hours:
    April—June and September: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    July—August: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    October—March: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Lower Silesia (Poland)
  • Address: Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów, 58-570

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chojnik and Buildings of former Schaffgotsch estate administration in Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów.

Peak
Photo: Mateuszm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Museum
Photo: InnaIna, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
is a museum, which is situated 1½ km north of Chojnik Castle.

Church
Photo: Fotoworker, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
is situated 1¼ km north of Chojnik Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sobieszów and Zachełmie.

Suburb
Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a part of in , located in the south-western part of the city. It is located near Karkonosze National Park. The ruined castle Chojnik is located in .

Village
Photo: Przemek Jahr, Public domain.
is a village in the administrative district of , within , , in south-western Poland.

Suburb
Photo: Bonio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Chojnik Castle

Latitude
50.83383° or 50° 50′ 2″ north
Longitude
15.64425° or 15° 38′ 39″ east
Elevation
607 metres (1,991 feet)
Inception
1292
Operator
PTTK, oddział Sudety Zachodnie
Open location code
9F2QRJMV+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 371942849
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6285005
Wiki­data ID
Q511254
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Satellite Map

Discover Chojnik Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Chojnik Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Замак Хойнік”
  • Bulgarian: “Хойник”
  • Chinese: “喬伊尼克城堡”
  • Czech: “Chojnik”
  • Czech: “Hrad Chojnik”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Chojnik”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Chojnik”
  • French: “château de Chojnik”
  • French: “Château de Chojnik”
  • French: “château de Kynast”
  • German: “Burg Chojnik”
  • German: “Kynast”
  • German: “Kynastburg”
  • Polish: “Zamek Chojnik”
  • Russian: “Хойник (замок)”
  • Russian: “Хойник”
  • Turkish: “Chojnik Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Хойник (замок)”
  • Ukrainian: “Хойник”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Chojnik”

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