Zielona Góra Travel Guide

Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra Travel Guide - Zielona Góra is a place in western Poland in the province of Lubuskie.

Zielona Góra is a city in Lubuskie Voivodeship, in western Poland, situated on a historic route between Wroclaw and Szczecin, with a population of about 119,000 inhabitants in the city boundaries as of March 2011 and about 294,000 within the wider metropolitan area. It was granted town status in the 14th century by Flemish settlers, and originally named Grünberg or Gruenberg, until this area came under Polish rule following the border changes after World War II in 1945.

Zielona Góra was historically a prominent town due to its location on the trade route from Berlin to Upper Silesia and is located about 125km from the city of Poznań and some 150km from Berlin in Germany. It is one of the two capitals of the Lubuskie province, the other is Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Zielona Góra has been in the Lubuskie Voivodeship since 1999, prior to which it was the capital of Zielona Góra Voivodeship from 1950 to 1998. It is the governing seat of the Lubuskie Voivodeship's elected assembly (sejmik) and the Executive (centrally-appointed governor or voivode). The city's name, in Polish, Czech, and German, means “green mountain”.

The city is situated 12km south of the River Odra and surrounded by forests and lakes attracting visitors and having diverse cultural and recreation facilities located nearby. Tourists visit the city to celebrate the annual Wine Festival, which has been held every September since 1852, as well as the Song Festival. There are many historic buildings in Zielona Góra. If you enjoy exploring museums, it is worth paying a visit to the Lubuskie Regional Museum which has an interesting section devoted to local wine making.

Zielona Góra is an important industrial centre for machine and textile industries. Since the 16th century, Zielona Gora was known for it's woollen cloth production and until recently the area was the only centre of wine production in Poland.

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Accommodation in Zielona Góra

You will find the full range of accommodation in this town from the most luxurious five star hotels with up to date and modern amenities to pensions (a type of guest house or boarding house) and rooms or apartments at very reasonable prices. Some of the larger towns and cities will also have hostels.

If you prefer to stay in a more rural location there are a number of “Agro” style of accommodation places on farms and in the countryside plus there may be camp sites nearby.

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Activities & Attractions in Zielona Góra

Poland is a country with a large variety of landscapes, a place where you can experience all four seasons. This provides the visitor with many opportunities for adventure and different activities and visiting attractions, whether you enjoy the mountains, lakes, rivers or the beaches you will find something that suits you.

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Geography of Zielona Góra

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History of Zielona Góra

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Museums in Zielona Góra

Polska is full of history and the Polish are great lovers of knowledge of the past so you will find many museums in the country, whether it be a folk, military, science, skansen, transport or any other type.

Poland has a long history and has been an important trading route that has been invaded by many different groups over the past 1,000 years. Museums are a great way to explore the nations history about the inhabitants of the land in the past, their lives and customs.

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Places to Eat in Zielona Góra

There are many restaurants covering the usual pizza to those offering local Polish traditional and regional cuisine.

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Tourist Information in Zielona Góra

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PTTK - Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society is a non-profit organisation that you will find in many places in Poland.

It is one of the oldest tourist societies in Europe and was was created by the merger of two societies: Polish Tatry Society (1873) and Polish Country Lovers Society (1906).

Official Tourist Information Centres in Poland are divided into 1*, 2*, 3* and 4* Certified and Non-Certified. All Certified Tourist Centres provide information in one or more foreign languages and have an expanded range of services as compared to the Non-Certified.

Transport in Zielona Góra

The Zielona Góra passenger airport is situated in Babimost. With communication links to European North-South and East-West routes. Owing to it's geographical location, there are future plans for it's development as a European cargo airport. Currently there is one passenger flight to Warsaw each day and summer time fights to Gdansk operated by SprintAir

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Websites of Zielona Góra

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