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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Walbrzych

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Walbrzych, Poland

Updated December 28, 2016

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The castle had strategic importance for centuries.

Walbrzych, Poland

Książ Castle

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

Walbrzych, Poland

Totenburg Mausoleum

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.
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“Underground city” in Osówka

Sierpnica, Poland

Podziemne Miasto Osówka

An extensive network of secret tunnels was created for the Nazi project "Riese."
9 miles from Walbrzych
The interior.

Świdnica, Poland

Świdnica Peace Church

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
10 miles from Walbrzych
The “gothic gate.”

Adršpach, Czechia

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
14 miles from Walbrzych
Muchołapka, or “Hitler’s Stonehenge”.

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Muchołapka

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
14 miles from Walbrzych
Forest ruins of a church that used to be part of Miedzianka

Miedzianka, Poland

The Disappeared City of Miedzianka

This formerly-prosperous Silesian mining town was completely demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an attempt to cover up a secret Soviet uranium mine.
16 miles from Walbrzych
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