It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 146 kilometres (91 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is 528 kilometres (328 mi) east of the Polish capital, Warsaw.
The local landmark is the Baroque palace, built in 1710–1732 by Joachim Ziegler-Klipphausen, chamberlain of King Augustus II the Strong. Other notable cultural heritage monuments are the Baroque Saints Peter and Paul church and the chamberlain's Baroque mausoleum.