Mniszek (Wałbrzych Mountains)

Mniszek is a two-peaked hill in the Wałbrzych Mountains, in the Chełmiec Massif, north-west of Boguszów, part of the town of Boguszów-Gorce. The mountain's two peaks reach heights of 704 and 710 metres above sea level, with steep slopes falling away in both directions.

The restaurant and tower that no longer exist

Until 1638 the hill belonged to the Hochberg family, after which it passed into the ownership of the town of Boguszów. On 16 July 1901 a restaurant was opened on the summit, later named after its leaseholder Robert Unger, Restauration Ungerberg. Next to it stood a nineteen-metre observation tower. A concert shell was built a year later, and a bowling alley in 1906. The building's poor technical condition led to its demolition as early as 1920, so today there are no traces of that development on the summit.

The quarry and climbing wall

In the pit of the former quarry on the slope of Mniszek there is now a natural climbing wall. The neighbouring Chełmiec, also in the Chełmiec Massif, has a similar geological and touristic profile.

Nearby

Close by you can also see the observation tower on Chełmiec, built on the neighbouring peak.

Further south lies Trójgarb, another hill of the Wałbrzych Mountains.

In Wałbrzych, the region's mining past is recalled by the Stara Kopalnia Science and Art Centre.

Practical information

• The hill lies in Boguszów-Gorce, in the Chełmiec Massif, in the Wałbrzych Mountains.
• There are no buildings on the summit today, the former restaurant with its observation tower was demolished in 1920.
• In the former quarry on the slope you can climb a natural climbing wall.