Borowice

Borowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Photo: Przemek Jahr, Public domain.

Type: Village with 169 residents
Description: village in Lower Silesian, Poland
Also known as: “Borowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church Our Lady of Fatima and Vang Stave Church.

Vang Stave Church

Church

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Vang Stave Church or Mountain Church of Our Savior is a stave church located in Karpacz in the Karkonosze mountains in Poland. It was transferred to its present location from Vang Municipality in the Valdres region of Norway and re-erected in 1842. Vang Stave Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Borowice.

Podgórna Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Jojo, Public domain.

Podgórna Falls is a cascade waterfall located on the Podgórna Stream in the Giant Mountains, Lower Silesia, Poland, dropping a total of 10 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Przesieka and Sosnówka.

Przesieka

Village

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Przesieka is a village in Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. It belongs to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Karkonosze County, Gmina Podgórzyn. It is one of the most important centres of mountain hiking. Przesieka is situated 3 km northwest of Borowice.

Sosnówka

Village

Photo: Piotr Matyga, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sosnówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The Sosnówka reservoir is located in Sosnówka. Sosnówka is situated 3½ km northeast of Borowice.