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The town of Gluszyca is situated on the route from Wałbrzych to Kłodzko via Nowa Ruda, in the vast and picturesque mountain valley over the Bystrzyca river, surrounded by the Wałbrzyskie and the Suche Mountains, as well as the oldest range in the Sudety - the Sowie Mountains.
Głuszyca is situated at an altitude of 420-490 metres above sea level. It is a starting point of plentiful tourist trails worth exploring, alongside which numerous minerals and rocks can be found - jaspers, amethysts, garnets, tourmalines - as well come across rare animal species - the mufflon, the white and grey stork, the little owl, the hawk...
BLUE ROUTE - Głuszyca railway station - Włodarz - Walim
YELLOW ROUTE - Grzmiąca - Rogowiec Castle ruins - Andrzejówka
THE MARTYRDOM ROUTE - Głuszyca railway station - Kolce - Osówka - Rzeczka Górna
Trasy rowerowe MTB
The amateurs of hiking will find abundance of peaks to be climbed, from which breathtaking panoramas of the town and its environs can be admired. Those interested in active forms of recreation will enjoy cycle trips on the picturesquely laid trails. A few years ago, a new border crossing with the Czech Republic for cyclists and pedestrians was opened in Głuszyca Górna-Janovicki.
In the summer, there is an outdoor swimming pool to be enjoyed in the town. I Łomnica, there are two ski-lifts.
WORTH SEEING:
- Underground Tourist Route in the Osówka Complex - 1700m of underground passages and halls, open to the public,
- Over-ground constructions, World War Two reinforcements, Casino, Power Station - Osówka Complex,
- Rogowiec Castle ruins from the 16th C.,
- Wooden Church of Our Lady from mid 16th century in Grzmiąca,
- Former Evangelic Church from 1741, at present - a Catholic Parish Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland at Grunwaldzka Street,
- 19th century mansion with a round corner tower and column-supported portico,
- Late-Baroque palace from the end of the 18th century,
- Church of Mother Mary the Snowy from 1564 in Sierpnica,
- Cemetery in Kolce, with graves of World War Two POWs and prisoners from the Gross-Rosen concentration camps.
WORTH VISITING:
- "Złota Woda" trout fishery in Łomnica,
- Paintball range in Sierpnica,
- Academy of Pottery in Sierpnica,
- Eco-agricultural farm in Łomnica,
- Viewing point on the rock in Głuszyca,
- Trout fishery in Sierpnica.
WORTH STAYING AT:
- Eco-Agricultural Farm in Łomnica,
- Rooms to Let E. Mojsa in Łomnica,
- "Finezja" Agro-Tourist Farm in Sierpnica,
- "U Urbasiów" Tourist Farm in Sierpnica,
- "Gospoda Sudecka Dolicy Rybnej" Inn in Grzmiąca,
- "Czym Chata Bogata" Inn in Sierpnica.
WORTH EATING AT:
- "Finezja" Cook-Shop in Głuszyca,
- "Marysieńka" Bar in Głuszyca,
- "Złota Woda" Trout Fishery in Łomnica,
- "Czym Chata Bogata" Inn in Sierpnica.
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