Twierdza Srebrna Góra

About the museum

The Srebrna Góra Fortress was built in 1765–1777 as one of the most modern fortifications in Europe. It is not a single building but a complex of forts above the small town, and its core is a group of bastions with a massive Donjon in the centre, containing 151 rooms on three levels. Nine wells were cut into the rock, and the fortification housed storerooms, a chapel, a hospital, a bakery and workshops, enabling the garrison to survive a siege.

The fortress went through its baptism of fire in 1807, when a French army besieged it. In 1867 the army left the fortifications, which then served as a training ground, and at the end of the 19th century the fortress became a tourist attraction, thanks among other things to the Sowie Mountains Railway (Kolej Sowiogórska), opened in 1900. In 1939–1941 the German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag VIII B for Polish officers operated here.

The fortress is now managed by the company Twierdza Srebrna Góra. Visitors can choose a guided tour of the Donjon and the casemates, a multimedia route on the construction of the fortress, a new route of crafts, a walk to the viewpoint, or a night tour. A restaurant operates in the Donjon.

Highlights

• Donjon and casemates of one of the largest fortresses in Lower Silesia
• Multimedia route “Jak zbudowano Twierdzę Srebrna Góra” (“How the Srebrna Góra Fortress Was Built”) with a model and games
• Route “Rzemiosło w Twierdzy” (“Crafts in the Fortress”) with wooden bridges and half-timbered buildings
• Viewpoint and night tours
• Audio guide, also with sign language and audio description

Permanent exhibitions

• Zwiedzanie Donjonu i kazamat z przewodnikiem – A route through the Donjon and the casemates of the fortress, with a guide or with an audio guide system.
• Jak zbudowano Twierdzę Srebrna Góra – Multimedia route with projections, a model, dioramas, quizzes and building blocks, showing the construction of the fortifications.
• Rzemiosło w Twierdzy – Route through the 18th-century craft annexe with wooden bridges, models of construction machines and half-timbered buildings.

Operated by

Twierdza Srebrna Góra sp. z o.o.

Admission & discounts

Prices of PLN 68 standard and PLN 58 reduced apply from 1 April to 31 October; from 1 November to 31 March the standard ticket costs PLN 58 and the reduced ticket PLN 48. The ticket covers the guided tour, the multimedia route “Jak zbudowano Twierdzę Srebrna Góra”, the crafts route and the viewpoint. Members of ICOMOS enter free on presentation of their card. Tickets for guided tours are bought on site at the ticket office (payment cards accepted); night tours require booking and an online ticket.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description

The fortress grounds are uneven, with stone thresholds and rocky surfaces, so people with special needs may only visit the site with the help of a companion. People with a disability certificate can, after prior notification, obtain permission to drive a car up to the fortress. Audio guide sets are available, also with sign language and audio description.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The multimedia route is designed as fun for the whole family: knowledge rooms, projections, virtual puzzles and quizzes, a model, dioramas, building blocks and a passage through a drainage channel. Family tickets 2+2, 2+3 and 2+4 are available, and children under 4 enter free. From the car park it is about 1 km uphill on foot to the fortress.

Getting there & parking

The road from the car park to the fortress is closed to vehicles; the ban does not apply to people with disabilities who have notified the fortress in advance.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant

The Donjon houses a restaurant with home cooking, coffee and local beer, open during the fortress's hours. In season (April to October) the Kantyna with toasties operates. Next to it there is a hostel.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The fortress organises team-building events and offers for organised groups (tel. +48 690 026 449).

Plan your visit