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Kamienna Góra district covers 396 square kilometers of beautiful areas, valleys with many rivers, streams and picturesque mountain ranges, rocks, meadows and forests.
Our district is located in south-west of Poland near the border with the Czech Republic.
It borders with:

Geographical situation and climate:

  • The Lasocki Mountain Range on the west

  • The Zawory Mountain Range on the south

  • The Suche Mountains – on the east

  • The Kaczawskie and Wałbrzyskie Mountains on the north

Our neighbouring districts are:

  • District of Jelenia Góra

  • District of Jawor

  • District of Wałbrzych

Our district is situated within the borders of the valley of Kamienna Góra, Lubawka gate and the valley of Marciszów. The valley of Kamienna Góra next to the valley of Jelenia Góra and the valley of Kłodzko, makes the biggest valley of the Sudety Mountains. However Lubawka gate since the Middle Ages has been thought to be the best passage in the Sudety Mountains. The main trade routes connecting Wroclaw and Prague were passing here.

Population of our district, including 2 towns : Kamienna Góra and Lubawka and 43 villages , comprises 48 728 citizens. The district is divided into 4 communes:

  • Town commune of Kamienna Góra

  • Village commune of Kamienna Góra

  • Town and village commune of Lubawka

  • Village commune of Marciszów

Location of our district on the way Szczecin – Wrocław – Prague makes it extremely attractive for investors looking for new areas for their enterprises. In 1997 there was established Special Zone of Little Enterprise in our district, which offers convenient economic conditions ( such as release from tax ) for newly existing economic subjects. Nearness of the Karkonosze Mountains guarantees development of all forms of tourism. Lately especially popular became spending free time on ecological and agrotouristic farms, which are being established so often in these days. Various services offered by these farms attract many visitors, especially tourists from Wrocław and from the countries of western Europe.

District of Kamienna Góra has very differentiated landscape with a specific climate typical for mountain and mountain-food regions. Such climate results from the separation of our regions by the mountains from gentle influence of the ocean. Typical for this climate is a big changeability, what in connection with varied configuration of the ground, makes these landscapes very intensive and beautiful.

Almost all territory of the district is situated in river-basin of the Bóbr River – the biggest left tributary of the Odra. In the beginning of 20th century on the Bóbr River in Bukówka there was built an artificial water reservoir. It is one of two reservoirs situated above 500 meters above the sea level.