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Geography

The Plateau of Karkonosze runs from the area of Lower Szklarska Poręba, through Zachełmie to Miłków. It is separated from the Karkonosze Mountains with a series of valley-like abasements (Michałowice, Jagniątków, Przesieka, Borowice) disjoined by hills and saddles. This area is called the Mountainous Valley of Karkonosze the Mountainous Valley of Karkonosze (Karkonoski Padół Śródgórski).

Borowice are situated on the Plateau of Karkonosze between Przesieka and Upper Karpacz, in the Valley of Five Streams (previously: the Fir Valley). The five streams are (from the western side): Granicznik, Borówka, Modrzyk, Jodłówka, and Jeleni Potok, which drift from the mountains and, on the area of the village, join to form the Kacza River. On the area of Borowice there are several other streams. Next to the yellow track, merely 700 meters from the road there is a charming, small Jodłówka Waterfall. 2 kilometers from the village there is also a beautiful valley with the Cascades of the Myja Rive.


Położenie Borowic w Karkonoszach i szlaki turystyczne w okolicy

Borowice are surrounded by hills covered with a spruce forest. The hills are: Wierzchnica 649 m n.p.m., Młynarz 675 m, Skiba 740 m, Wilczak 707 m / Czoło 874 m, Jeleniec 905 m / Czarna Góra 945 m, Grzbiet Śląski (the main range of the Karkonosze Mountains) with Smogornia 1490 m, Słonecznik 1423 m, Pielgrzymy (the Pilgrims) 1204 m and Susz 708 m. The surrounding layer of forests is from few to about a dozen kilometers wide.

Not far away from the village there are numerous and very interesting rocks. Some of them had the status of Special Protection and Preservation Objects already before the World War II. They were: Borowickie Skałki, Jeleniec, Koleba, Szwedzkie Skały (Sweedish Rocks), and Zamczysko (the Castle). ). Apart from these there are also very interesting erratic rocks and stones like Zamkowe Skały (the Castle Rocks) or Słup (the Pile).

Borowice are located at the height of 625 to 710 MSL
Bearings: N 50°47'30" E 15°41'30".
Military bearings from the map no. 461.44: 529,75 634,34.

The area of the village is equal to 816 ha. The majority, 698 ha, is occupied by forests, while fallow lands take 106 ha. Nowadays agriculture does not play a significant role in the economy of the village. Merely a few houses can be called homesteads. Hardly anyone cuts the grass for hey, herds cattle or raises other house animals. It is enough to look at old photographs with panorama to realise that the whole Valley of Five Streams has been overgrown by weeds. Nowadays, vast majority of houses is devoted to tourism. Some of them are guest houses. There is a shop, café and a bar. On the area of the village there is no industrial, nor craft bet. A few houses are inhibited by artists who had, most probably, found inspiration here.

Car distances and approximated ride times

PolskaOdległośćCzas
Wrocław120 km1,5 h
Poznań300 km4 h
Kraków380 km5 h
Warszawa450 km6 h
 
CzechyOdległośćCzas
Czechy
Hradec Kralove120 km1,5 h
Praga160 km2 h
Ostrawa230 km3 h
Brno300 km4 h
 
NiemcyOdległośćCzas
Drezno157 km2 h
Lipsk286 km3 h
Berlin296 km4 h
Hamburg563 km6 h
Frankfurt/M.654 km7 h
Monachium659 km7 h
Dortmund696 km8 h
Mannheim710 km8 h
Places worth visiting
Karkonoski National Park
Mountain Rescue Service
Avalanches
Polish Tourist Society
Mountain Tourist Distinction
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Cross country skiing
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