Chojnik Castle
Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill within the Karkonosze National Park, overlooking the Jelenia Góra valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
- Address: Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów, 58-570
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chojnik and Buildings of former Schaffgotsch estate administration in Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów.
Buildings of former Schaffgotsch estate administration in Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów
Museum
Photo: InnaIna, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Buildings of former Schaffgotsch estate administration in Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów is a museum, which is situated 1½ km north of Chojnik Castle.
Saint Martin church in Jelenia Góra
Church
Photo: Fotoworker, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Saint Martin church in Jelenia Góra is situated 1¼ km north of Chojnik Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sobieszów and Zachełmie.
Sobieszów
Suburb
Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sobieszów is a part of Jelenia Góra in Poland, located in the south-western part of the city. It is located near Karkonosze National Park. The ruined castle Chojnik is located in Sobieszów.
Zachełmie
Village
Photo: Przemek Jahr, Public domain.
Zachełmie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Chojnik Castle
- Categories: castle, architectural heritage monument, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Jelenia Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.83383° or 50° 50′ 2″ northLongitude
15.64425° or 15° 38′ 39″ eastElevation
607 metres (1,991 feet)Inception
1292Operator
PTTK, oddział Sudety ZachodnieOpen location code
9F2QRJMV+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 371942849OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6285005Wikidata ID
Q511254
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Satellite Map
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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”
- German: “Burg Chojnik”
- German: “Kynast”
- German: “Kynastburg”
- Polish: “Zamek Chojnik”
- Russian: “Хойник (замок)”
- Russian: “Хойник”
- Ukrainian: “Хойник (замок)”
- Ukrainian: “Хойник”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Chojnik”
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