Giant Mountains, Jelenia Gora Valley

Chojnik Castle

Chojnik Castle – a fortress towering over the Jelenia Góra Valley.

Price list

  • entrance ticket to the Krkonoše National Park
  • normal ticket
    10 2.4person
  • reduced ticket
    5 1.2person
  • children up to 7 years
    free of charge / included
  • entrance ticket to Chojnik Castle
  • normal ticket
    15 3.5person
  • reduced ticket
    8 1.9person

Opening hours / opening dates

  • November - March
  • Monday
    Closed
  • Tuesday - Sunday
  • April - June, September - October
  • Every day
  • July - August
  • Every day
  • it is worth being at the castle at least half an hour before closing

Information

  • is a fourteenth-century stronghold located on the top of Chojnik Mountain, impressively located above a 150-meter cliff
  • is located in the Krkonoše National Park – in addition to the entrance ticket to the castle, you must have a valid entrance ticket to the Park
  • the object is popular, visited by many tourists, especially on weekends and holidays
  • from the castle tower you can admire a panoramic view of the Giant Mountains, the Jizera Mountains, the Jelenia Góra Valley, the Kaczawskie Mountains and the Rudawy Janowickie Mountains
  • parking lots are located in the area of ul. Zamkowa in Sobieszów – a district of Jelenia Góra
  • from there lead hiking trails: picturesque and more difficult black or walking red
  • both routes are 1.6 km one way, and the entrance will take you about 1 h
  • in the castle there is an inn
  • history of Chojnik Castle
  • see other attractions of Jelenia Góra

Frequently asked questions

Zamek Chojnik

Zamek Chojnik – dziedziniec zamkowy.

Zamek Chojnik - jak zwiedzać

Zamek położony jest na wzgórzu, do którego dotrzeć można tylko na nogach: spacerowym szlakiem czerwonym…

Szlak czarny na Zamek Chojnik.

…lub szlakiem czarnym, bardziej malowniczym ale też bardziej wymagającym.

Warto zwiedzić Chojnik

Na dziedzińcu pałacowym stoi pręgierz, przy którym przewodnik opowiada legendę o Kunegundzie.

Zamek Chojnik - brama wjazdowa

Po półgodzinnym marszu pod górkę docieramy do bramy wjazdowej zamku.

Schloss Kynast / Chojnik

View from the castle tower towards the Jelenia Góra Valley and the Kaczawskie Mountains.

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