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Wałbrzych is situated in the south-western part of Poland, in
central part of the Sudety Mountains, in Dolnośląskie Voivodship,
in the vicinity of the national borders with the Czech Republic and
Germany. The town is located at an altitude of 450 to 550 meters
above sea level in a picturesque valley, surrounded by the
forest-covered ranges of the Walbrzyskie Mountains.
Administratively, Wałbrzych has the status an urban borough; its
boundaries encompass an area of 85 square kilometres, and is
inhabited by about 130 thousand people.
Wałbrzych enjoys an extraordinarily favourable location for
transport, as city situated near the motorway crossing between the
A4 /40 km/ and the A3 (planned) /29 km/. The town is intersected by
the national road No.35 from Wrocław to the border crossing with
the Czech Republic in Golińsk.
 Distances from border crossings:
Kudowa Słone (Czech Republic) - 90 km,
Golińsk/Mezimesti (Czech Republic) - 17 km,
Lubawka (Czech Republic) - 29 km,
Zgorzelec (Germany) - 120 km.
Distances from European capitals:
- Warsaw - 420 km,
- Prague - 200 km,
- Vienna - 434 km,
- Berlin - 494 km.
The nearest airports:
Wrocław - International Airport - 78 km
Świebodzice - airfield - 10 km
Direct rail connections:
Prague, Warsaw, Wrocław, Kraków, Lublin, Gdańsk, Katowice, Łódź,
Bydgoszcz, Toruń.
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