On the way

What to see on the way from Wrocław to Opole

It is about 98 km from Wrocław to Opole, roughly 1 h 31 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 8 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 18 minutes: the extra time to drive to a stop and back to the route.

Stops are listed in driving order, each with the time it adds and its distance from the start.

  • 98 km
  • 1 h 31 min
  • 8 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +25 min detour 24 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Hedwig in Węgry

    Photo: Church of St Hedwig in Węgry
    Kriskros CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A 14th-century Roman Catholic parish church in Węgry (Żórawina commune, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the heritage register.

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  2. Stop 2

    +16 min detour 32 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Marszowice

    Photo: Palace in Marszowice
    Jar.ciurus CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    Ruins of a palace in Marszowice (Oława Commune, Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), under heritage protection in Poland.

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  3. Stop 3

    +17 min detour 39 km from the start Show on map

    Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Witowice

    Photo: Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Witowice
    Julo Public domain

    A former Evangelical, now Roman Catholic church in Witowice (Wiązów Commune, Strzelin County), listed in the register of monuments.

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  4. Stop 4

    +21 min detour 46 km from the start Show on map

    "Holender" Windmill in Łukowice Brzeskie

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    A smock mill in the village of Łukowice Brzeskie, Oława Commune, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

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  5. Stop 5

    +11 min detour 51 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Martin the Bishop in Młodoszowice

    Photo: Church of St Martin the Bishop in Młodoszowice
    Sławomir Milejski, adapted Ulamm CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic filial church in Młodoszowice (Grodków Commune, Opole Voivodeship), listed in the register of immovable monuments.

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  6. Stop 6

    +20 min detour 63 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Hedwig in Michałów

    Photo: Church of St Hedwig in Michałów
    Sławomir Milejski CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic church in Michałów (Olszanka Commune, Brzeg County), originally a palace chapel built in 1715–1718, listed in the heritage register.

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  7. Stop 7

    +18 min detour 76 km from the start Show on map

    Niemodlin Castle

    Photo: Niemodlin Castle
    Sławomir Milejski CC BY-SA 4.0

    The Prażma family castle in Niemodlin (Opole Voivodeship), a late-Renaissance residence with Baroque elements and Gothic relics, listed in the heritage register.

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  8. Stop 8

    +14 min detour 83 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Nowa Jamka

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    A Roman Catholic filial church in Nowa Jamka (Dąbrowa Commune, Opole Voivodeship), built in 1982.

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Driving the other way?

Driving from Opole to Wrocław, you reach the same stops in reverse order – read the list from the bottom.

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How stops are chosen: the planner routes the drive, checks places up to 5 km from the road and routes the real detour to each; it keeps those that add at most 30 minutes. Data: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata, Wikipedia, the NID heritage register (CC BY 4.0), Opencaching.PL (CC BY-SA 3.0 PL), photos from Wikimedia Commons with their author and licence.