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| Bogatynia | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesia | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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| height | 250 m | |
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Bogatynia (former German name: Reichenau in Saxony) is a small town in Upper Lusatia in the Polish voivodeship Lower Silesia, at the border triangle with Germany and the Czech Republic.
background
Bogatynia or Reichenau is located in the historical region of Upper Lusatia and until 1945 belonged to the Saxon district of Zittau. As a result of the border being drawn along the Oder-Neisse line, the Bogatynia area forms the most south-westerly “tip” of Poland, which has only a narrow connection to the Polish heartland and is otherwise surrounded by the Czech Republic and Germany. Lignite has been mined in the area since the 18th century. However, since 1962 the Turów opencast mine has been massively expanded, several places around Bogatynia have fallen victim and a “lunar landscape” has arisen north and west of the city.
getting there
By bus
The Bieleccy Bus regional bus line 890 runs every half hour on weekdays (early morning and evening and every hour on weekends) from the Zgorzelec Miasto train station to Bogatynia, the journey takes 45 minutes. Trains from / to Jelenia Góra, Dresden and Węgliniec (direction Wroclaw) stop at Zgorzelec Miasto station.
Regional bus line 645 of ČSAD Liberec runs four times a day from Liberec via Mníšek to Bogatynia (journey time 55 minutes).
In the street
The 
leads from Görlitz / Zgorzelec to Bogatynia. On the A4 motorway you can go to the exit Zgorzelec (on the Polish side), from there it is about 35 km to Bogatynia.
In Zittau, the Chopinstrasse leads over the Neisse to Sieniawka. From there you drive 11 km on a narrow side road to Bogatynia.
From the Czech Frýdlant A country road leads to neighboring Bogatynia (9 km).
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Mansion (Pałac), ul.Dąbrowskiego 22a.
in the baroque-classical style from the 18th to the 19th century. - Half-timbered houses
- Spa park in the Opolno-Zdrój district
- Catholic pilgrimage chapel in the Sieniawka district
activities
Hiking and cycling are popular. Several marked hiking and cycling trails lead through the village. The Neisse-Oder cycling and hiking trail runs not far from the village.
shop
There are small souvenirs to buy. Otherwise it is better to shop in the surrounding cities. A visit is worthwhile for shopping Wroclaw.
nightlife
Wroclaw is worth a visit here.
accommodation
Hotels and private pensions are available.
trips
- Frýdlant (Czech Republic; 9 km east)
- Zittau (14 km west)
- Hrádek nad Nisou (15 km southwest) with Grabštejn Castle
- Olbersdorf (18 km southwest)
- Liberec (Czech Republic; 27 km southeast)
- Gorlitz/Zgorzelec (32 km north)
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.bogatynia.pl/ - Official website of Bogatynia
