Palm House, Wałbrzych

Name: Palm House
Address: Wrocławska 158, Wałbrzych, Poland

#6 among attractions in Wałbrzych

Garden center, Park, Relax in park

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Palm House in Walbrzych - a palm house with an area of about 1900 m², located in the Lubiechów district of Walbrzych, at 158 Wrocławska Street. It is one of the oldest buildings of its kind in Poland, built between 1911 and 1913 by order of Henry XV von Pless. The Palm House, which houses a cafe and a plant store, is open to the public. More than 250 species of plants from all over the world grow in the Palm House. The walls of the Palm House are covered from the inside by volcanic tuff from Etna.

Elevation: 1293 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°49'47"N, 16°18'31"E

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Wrocławska 158Wałbrzych Poland

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Palm House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Książ Castle, Galeria Victoria, Książ Landscape Park, Porcelain Museum.

1 miNW
Clifftop castle amid a dramatic forest
Książ Castle, Wałbrzych
27 min walk • Książ Castle, a majestic historical edifice, stands proudly within the city of Wałbrzych, Poland. This impressive castle, the third largest in the country, is perched atop a wooded hillside, offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
4.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Galeria Victoria, Wałbrzych
121 min walk • Galeria Victoria - a shopping mall in Walbrzych at 1 Maja Street 64, on the outskirts of the city centre. The first largest shopping, service and entertainment center in the Sudety region.
3 miNW
Park
Książ Landscape Park
77 min walk • Książ Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of 31.55 square kilometres. It takes its name from the historic castle of Książ, which overlooks the Pełcznica River.
4.6 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Porcelain Museum, Wałbrzych
118 min walk • Porcelain Museum in Waldenburg - a museum founded in 1908 on the initiative of the Altertumsverein für das Waldenburger Gebirgsland set up by Julius Joppich and given the name Altertumsmuseum für das Waldenburger Gebirgsland.
4.5 miSW
Art gallery, Art museum, History museum
Old Mine, Wałbrzych
114 min walk • The Old Mine - Science and Art Centre in Wałbrzych is a museum located in the historic Julia Coal Mine. It was opened on 9 November 2014 after a major expansion of the Museum of Industry and Technology located there since 1999.
4.7 miS
Church
Church of the Guardian Angels, Wałbrzych
119 min walk • Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Sorrows and St. Guardian Angels in Walbrzych - the seat of a deanery and the central church of Walbrzych. On 3 May 2010 it was elevated to the dignity of a collegiate church.
4.2 miS
Church
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Wałbrzych
107 min walk • Parish Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Walbrzych - a Roman Catholic parish situated in southern Walbrzych deanery, in Świdnica diocese. It was erected on June 27, 1989. Its first parish priest was the Rev. Kazimierz Marchaj, M.A.
3.3 miS
Church
Kościół Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego, Wałbrzych
85 min walk • Church of the Resurrection in Walbrzych is a basilica-style church built in the Neo-Gothic style with a square tower with a spire helmet added on the left side.
3 miNW
Forts and castles
Zamek Cisy
76 min walk • Cisy Castle is a ruined mediaeval hillside castle near the village of Cieszów, in Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
3.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Stary Zdrój, Wałbrzych
92 min walk • Stary Zdrój is a district of the city of Wałbrzych in southwestern Poland. Formerly a spa town, it is located 43 m. by rail S.W. from Wrocław, and 3 m. N. from centre of Wałbrzych. It has factories for glass, porcelain, machinery, cotton-spinning, iron-foundries and used to have coal-mines.
3.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Biały Kamień, Wałbrzych
97 min walk • Biały Kamień, formerly an independent city, is a residential district and administrative unit located in the western part of Wałbrzych. It is best known for having the oldest record of coal mining in the Wałbrzych region, dated 1561, and for being the home of the football club Zagłębie Wałbrzych.