Harsz: Hotels and accommodation

In the wider regional area around Harsz are Lipowa Góra, Audyniskie Góra and Gora Lykovaya. Kętrzyn – the Teutonic Castle of Rastenburg, 14th century – is also located there.

You can book a hotel in Harsz.

Nature and landscape

Harsz is a settlement in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Węgorzewo County and the Pozezdrze area, and is located on Lake Harsz.

Upałty is located in the vicinity of Harsz.

Lake Harsz belongs to the Masurian Lake District and the mesoregion of the Great Masurian Lakes. It is surrounded by fields and meadows; forests lie on its northern side. The lake is connected to Lake Mamry via the Dopływ z jez. Harsz watercourse.

Lake Harsz lies within the Great Masurian Lakes Landscape Protection Area and is designated as a quiet zone.

Harsz is a village on the shore of Lake Harsz, between Lakes Mamry and Dargin in the Masurian Lake Region.

Cycling

Harsz is listed on a 32-kilometre cycling route around Lake Niegocin, between Giżycko, Świdry, Pieczarki and Pozezdrze. This provides a specific connection to Harsz for travellers interested in cycling.

History

Harsz was founded in 1550 as Skarsaw; historical German and Polish forms of the place name are documented.

For comparison with other place pages, you can then visit Sobiechy, Przystan, Przerwanki, Trygort, Jakunówko, Wesołowo, Węgorzewo and Łabapa.

To the higher-level travel overview: Węgorzewski.