On the way

What to see on the way from Wrocław to Poznań

It is about 183 km from Wrocław to Poznań, roughly 2 h 17 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 9 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 12 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.

  • 183 km
  • 2 h 17 min
  • 9 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

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

    Złota Polana

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    A viewpoint in the locality of Malczów, Trzebnica Commune, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

    • Nature and unusual places

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  2. Stop 2

    +24 min detour 42 km from the start Show on map

    Piotrkowice (Gross Peterwitz) Palace

    Photo: Piotrkowice (Gross Peterwitz) Palace
    Bonio CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Renaissance palace, rebuilt in 1693, in the village of Piotrkowice (Prusice Commune, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +12 min detour 56 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St John Paul II in Korzeńsko

    Photo: Church of St John Paul II in Korzeńsko
    Pnapora CC BY-SA 3.0

    A neo-Gothic church in Korzeńsko (Żmigród Commune, Trzebnica County), built in 1861 as an Evangelical church and now an auxiliary Roman Catholic church, listed in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +10 min detour 75 km from the start Show on map

    Palace from 1888 in Bojanowo

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    A palace in the town of Bojanowo (Gmina Bojanowo, Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), built in 1888 and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +17 min detour 89 km from the start Show on map

    Windmill in Rydzyna

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    The Józef windmill in the town of Rydzyna (Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +10 min detour 102 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St James the Greater in Święciechowa

    Photo: Church of St James the Greater in Święciechowa
    Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) CC BY 2.5

    A Roman Catholic church in Święciechowa (Leszno County), a Gothic building listed in the Polish register of immovable monuments.

    • History and culture

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  7. Stop 7

    +18 min detour 115 km from the start Show on map

    Church of Our Lady of Consolation and Saint Michael the Archangel in Górka Duchowna

    Photo: Church of Our Lady of Consolation and Saint Michael the Archangel in Górka Duchowna
    Maciejw CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Górka Duchowna (Lipno Commune, Leszno County), entered in the Polish register of monuments in 1932.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +7 min detour 136 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas in Bonikowo

    Photo: Church of St Nicholas in Bonikowo
    ZbyszekF CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic church in Bonikowo (Kościan Commune, Greater Poland Voivodeship), built in 1785 and listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  9. Stop 9

    +12 min detour 149 km from the start Show on map

    The Mathematical Research and Conference Center, Polish Academy of Sciences

    Photo: The Mathematical Research and Conference Center, Polish Academy of Sciences
    Staecker Public domain

    A Neo-Gothic palace from 1866 in Będlewo (Stęszew Commune, Greater Poland Voivodeship), now a conference centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a listed monument.

    • History and culture

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Poznań to Wrocław

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.