Großschönau, Saxony, Germany
🇩🇪 Großschönau is a municipality in the district Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany located in the cross-border region with the Czech Republic. It used to be a famous Upper Lusatian centre of Damask fabric production until the end of the 1980s. Since then it has turned into an area of tourism.
In Großschönau is the historical sylvan lido Trixi Park, a spa which was expanded with indoor swimming pools, a sauna, camping ground and holiday flats. The town is a child-friendly starting point for hikers and cyclists alike who want to explore both sides of the Czech-German border area with its relatively attractive price level. Mount Lausche (793 m) is situated in the community of Waltersdorf and marks the highest peak of the Lusatian Mountains.
Transport A road connects German Großschönau with its Czech neighboring city of Varnsdorf. The railway station of Grossschönau offers tri-national connections to Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany as the existing track runs through all three countries of the Euroregion. As all countries are members of the Schengen Area, all border checkpoints have been eliminated.
Europe/Berlin/Saxony
Großschönau has a population of over 5,230 people. Großschönau also forms part of the wider Görlitz District which has a population of over 250,558 people. It is also a part of the larger Saxony State. Großschönau is situated near Görlitz.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Großschönau has links with:
🇵🇱 Olszyna, Poland🏴 Southampton 50.9
🇵🇱 Jelenia Góra 50.904
🏴 Waterlooville 50.88
🏴 St Leonards-on-Sea 50.875
🇧🇪 Flemish Brabant 50.873
🇩🇪 Bad Hersfeld 50.869
🇮🇹 Campobasso 14.657
🇵🇱 Kamień Pomorski 14.767
Locations Near: Großschönau 14.65,50.8833
🇨🇿 Česká Lípa 14.533,50.683 d: 23.7
🇩🇪 Bautzen 14.433,51.177 d: 36
🇨🇿 Liberec 15.059,50.77 d: 31.3
🇩🇪 Görlitz 14.987,51.155 d: 38.3
🇨🇿 Litoměřice 14.128,50.54 d: 53
🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem 14.033,50.65 d: 50.5
Antipodal to: Großschönau -165.35,-50.883
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16597.3
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16052
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15916.5
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15854.9
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12099.7
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12005.5
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11990.9
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11986.9