Map of Wałbrzych, Poland

Wałbrzych is a city in Lower Silesia, Poland, with a population of about 127,431. It lies at 50.7714°N, 16.2843°E. Wałbrzych is about 365 km (227 mi) southwest of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Świdnica, 16 km to the northeast.

Wałbrzych at a glance

Where is Wałbrzych?

• The 35th largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Lower Silesia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 57 min on the shortest day to 16 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wałbrzych

• Świdnica — 16 km northeast
• Dzierżoniów — 26 km east
• Jelenia Góra — 42 km west
• Legnica — 50 km north
• Wrocław — 64 km northeast
• Hradec Králové — 70 km southwest, Czechia
• Lubin — 70 km north
• Bolesławiec — 74 km northwest
• Jablonec nad Nisou — 78 km west, Czechia
• Nysa — 81 km southeast

Largest cities in Lower Silesia

• Wrocław — 672,545
• Legnica — 106,033
• Lubin — 77,532
• Jelenia Góra — 77,366
• Głogów — 65,400
• Świdnica — 60,351
• Bolesławiec — 40,682
• Oleśnica — 36,956
• Dzierżoniów — 34,168
• Zgorzelec — 33,247

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.