Boleslawiec is a city in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, located on the Bóbr River, in the vicinity of Bory Dolnośląskie. From the beginning of its existence, the city was an important trading hubas it lies between Germany and the Czech Republic. Gold was also mined there. In Bolesławiec, people were also dealt with beer production, dyeing, cloth-making, milling and pottery. The products we call today Bolesławiec potterybegan to be produced at the beginning of the 14th century. In the 15th century, the city was surrounded by defensive walls to protect it from the invasions of the Hussites.
As a curiosity, it is worth mentioning that it was in Bolesławiec that one of the first water and sewage systems in Europe was built. This was already in 1531! Bolesławiec was then one of the largest Silesian cities.
The 17th and 18th centuries are already the period of specialization of Bolesławiec - pottery and ceramics became the most important branch of the local industry. In the 19th century, not only household ceramics, but also ceramic pipes were produced in Bolesławiec. In 1897, a specialized Ceramic School was even established.
World War II brought great destruction, more than half of the city was in ruins. But production of Bolesławiec pottery has survived and still brings pride to the city - the centuries-old tradition obliges!

Since Bolesławiec is a city of cobalt ceramics, known all over the world – Americans and Japanese, for example, love it! – it is impossible not to see it when visiting the city Ceramics Museum. We will see there the most characteristic products of Bolesławiec manufactories from the last few centuries. The museum was founded in 1908 and is housed in a historic, 19th-century building in the city center. On the other hand The Living Museum of Ceramics offers the possibility of visiting the production hall of a ceramic plant, as well as participation in workshops of molding and / or decorating ceramics.
Annual, several days, August Ceramics Festival attracts lovers of these unique stamp products from Poland and the world. It is a great opportunity to take part in lectures, workshops and shows related to the production and decoration of ceramic vessels, as well as to buy great specimens of Bolesławiec ceramics at bargain prices. The most common patterns and colors are white and cobalt flowers and polka dots. It is worth emphasizing that Bolesławiec pottery is made and painted by hand. Therefore, there are no two identical copies.
What is interesting in Bolesławiec apart from ceramics? Town hall is a representative building of Bolesławiec. It was built in the fifteenth century, in the eighteenth century it was rebuilt, giving it a baroque appearance. It consists of two interconnected buildings, covered with mansard roofs. Adjacent to the building is an octagonal tower topped with a cupola with a lantern. The center is also worth seeing courthouse – originally a gymnasium, a symmetrical building with a six-storey tower built in the 19th century.
Worth watching as well railway viaduct from the nineteenth century, built on the occasion of the launch of the railway line. It was designed in the shape of a Roman aqueduct. The viaduct consists of 35 arches, of which as many as seven are located directly on the river.
In Bolesławiec, they are also noteworthy Fountain with a heron, tower with the remains of Casimir the Great's castle and a Gothic church located near Bolesławiec Grodziec Castle.