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Poland

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

powiat wrocławski

gmina Sobótka

Ślęża Observation Tower – Bear Sculpture on Mount Ślęża loop from Sobótka

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Poland

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

powiat wrocławski

gmina Sobótka

Ślęża Observation Tower – Bear Sculpture on Mount Ślęża loop from Sobótka

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Ślęża Observation Tower – Bear Sculpture on Mount Ślęża loop from Sobótka

05:21

17.6km

590m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

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Ślężański Park Krajobrazowy

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Tourist shelter in Ślężański Landscape Park

Highlight • Mountain Hut

shed with a table inside.

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Jakub Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Water is safe to drink 🥰

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4.77 km

Bear and Maiden with Fish Sculptures on Mount Ślęża

Highlight • Monument

The "Maiden with Fish" is a Celtic cult statue from the La Tène period (circa 400-200 BCE) carved from local granodiorite and standing about 2.2 meters tall, located near the summit of Mount Ślęża in Poland. The anthropomorphic sculpture depicts a human figure holding a large fish (likely a trout or salmon) vertically against their chest, though the statue is missing its head, neck, right arm, and parts of the legs due to erosion over time.

The statue was rediscovered in 1733 by Gottfried Heinrich Burghart in a rocky debris field on the northern slope of Ślęża, possibly in its original location which may have been a main cult site.

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6.25 km

Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Mount Ślęża

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Some renovation in July 2022 ... But there is a great lookout tower behind the church. This is a VIEW 🫵

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6.41 km

Ślęża Observation Tower

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Amazing views. In good weather, you can see the entire panorama of the area. The tower behind the church, not everyone looks there, but it is really impressive 😳

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6.57 km

Bear Sculpture on Mount Ślęża

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Cult sculptures in the vicinity of Mount Ślęża - marked with the sign of an oblique cross, were created in the period of 700 - 400 BC at the latest. All cult sculptures are the work of the local population of the Lusatian culture period, who erected monuments to their deities by carving stone blocks or figures of people and animals from the local granite.
The bear, often called the Ślęża bear - a stone sculpture with perfectly captured characteristics of the animal species, standing on the top of Ślęża, next to the church. He has a diagonal cross mark on his belly.

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