Duchy of Jawor, Jawor

Name: Duchy of Jawor
Address: Jawor, Poland

#3 among attractions in Jawor

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Duchy of Jawor was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts, with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia. ()

Local name: Księstwo jaworskie Coordinates: 51°2'60"N, 16°12'0"E

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Jawor Poland

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Duchy of Jawor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of Peace, Jawor Castle, Słup Lake, Muzeum Gross-Rosen.

0.5 miNW
, Church, Historical place
Church of Peace, Jawor
14 min walk • Nestled in the quaint town of Jawor, Poland, the Church of Peace stands as a remarkable historical edifice. Constructed in the mid-17th century, specifically in 1654-1655, it is one of the largest wooden churches in Europe, showcasing the unique Silesian wooden church...
0.4 miW
Forts and castles
Jawor Castle, Jawor
11 min walk • Jawor Castle is a castle in Jawor, Poland. The first castle was a wooden stronghold; later, Duke Bolesław the Tall built a stone tower house. The castle has been a seat of both the Piast dynasty and the Duchy of Jawor-Świdnica. Several politically significant events took place in the castle during the Middle Ages.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Słup Lake
117 min walk • Słup Lake is a retention reservoir located on the channel of the Raging Neisse river, located in the Sudeten Upland in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship; 1 km to the north-west of the city of Jawor. It was finished in 1978.
4.9 miSE
Museum
Muzeum Gross-Rosen
126 min walk • Gross-Rosen was a network of Nazi concentration camps built and operated by Nazi Germany during World War II. The main camp was located in the German village of Gross-Rosen, now the modern-day Rogoźnica in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland; directly on the rail-line between the towns of Jawor and Strzegom.
5 miSW
Park
Rezerwat Wąwóz Myśliborski
129 min walk • Wąwóz Myśliborski Nature Reserve near Jawor - a nature reserve in southwestern Poland, in Lower Silesia Province, Jawor County, Paszowice Municipality.