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Dom Śląski is one of the most attractive places in the Karkonosze, situated at the foot of Śnieżka at 1,400 meters above sea level on the Czech - Polish border, only 5 minutes downhill skiing to the top station of the Kopa lift and the "Śnieżka" ski resort www.kopa.com.pl (return walk about 20 minutes). Two-storey building, renovated, with a higher standard.
Restaurant bar for over 250 consumption places: hot and cold dishes, drinks, alcohol, sweets. Toilets on the ground floor, showers on the second floor - hot water 24 hours a day. The hostel has rooms 2,3,4 and dormitories
The Living Museum in Karpacz is a place where you'll feel like a true herbalist. At our Museum, you don't just visit – you co-create. Here, every guest rolls up their sleeves and takes part in a real adventure instead of simply watching from the sidelines. History comes to life in your hands.
We invite you to a unique place where you can create something with your own hands and take it home with you. Discover that learning through doing is not only fun, but also an unforgettable experience.
The Chojnik mountain overlooking Sobieszów is by nature an excellent site for a defensive structure. Consequently, many historical sources mention the settlement of the Bobrzanie tribe on the peak and a hunting manor house erected by Prince Bolesław the Horned. The erection of the stone castle is dated at 1355 when the reigning Prince of Świdnica and Jawor, Bolko III, strengthened his lands with numerous strongholds. The stone castle consisted of a tower, residential building and a small courtyard. Following the death of the prince, his widow, princess Agnieszka, gave the castle to knight Gotsche Schoff, the progenitor of the Schaffgotsch family (who ruled the castle with small breaks until 1945). The new owner added a chapel to the castle. During the Hussite Wars in the 15th century the castle effectively fended off the attacks of the Hussites, but it also was ill-famed due to the activities of its owners who used to pillage the locals and tradesmen passing through the nearby trade route.
The castle was expanded a few more times in the 15th, 16th and 17th century. It became an extensive castle with a lower past containing utility rooms (a kitchen, servants’ room, cellar) and carved cistern in which water deposits for the inhabitants were stored. The castle was also adapted to the developing military techniques.
The stronghold that remained unconquered by humans finally succumbed to the forces of nature on 31 August 1675, it burned down due to a lighting strike. The owners never decided to rebuild it and gradually the castle transformed into a picturesque ruin whose charm gradually started to attract tourists. In 1822 a hostel was created in the bastel house of the lower castle.
The church was built in 1774 - 1777. It is among the most precious Lutheran buildings of the Silesian Baroque era.
The interior is simple, hall-like and its beauty lies in the Rococo fittings. The dominant element of the church is the altar, a true architectural treat. The wooden structure is adorned with gildings and sculptures with a painting of Christ, referencing the patron of the temple, in the centre. The wall over the altar houses an equally impressive organ front and behind is a 1927 instrument, the work of Gustaw Heintze, an organ builder from Żary. The entirety is complemented by a richly ornamented pulpit. The nave of the temple is surrounded by two-storied matronea. The interior is painted in white, the high windows providing excellent lighting to the interior further emphasizing its beauty.
Until the 1970s the church was surrounded by a Lutheran necropolis. The cemetery was liquidated, the tombstones removed and the area developed. Its only remaining memento is the so-called ‘Remembrance Lantern’ standing next to the church (from the side of Veteran’s Square – Plac Kombatanta).
From the church, we are going right, soon to be welcomed by the sight of the most impressive building in Cieplice, the seat of its former owners, the Palace of the Schaffgotsch family.