Węzeł kolejowy Głuchołazy w krajobrazie miasta

The interesting scenery of Gtuchotazy is influenced by several elements. The town is located in a river valley, has a spa tradition and an extensive railway junction, which has, an exceptional in Poland,railway line serving municipal transport. From a passenger and cargo main railway station three lines stem: to Nowy Swi^tow, Jindfichov ve Slezsku, Mikulovice and the municipal line where two other stations in the town are located. Two almost parallel lines depart from the main station towards the south: one to Mikulovice and a municipal line. Both meander down the river valley among the town buildings, the municipal line below the other. This makes the town's landscape rich in railway buildings and constructions: railway crossing attendant's houses, viaducts, trussing bridge over the river and old steel guardrooms controlling international traffic in the past. The most interesting landscape is that of the spa district, where the railway crosses the central square. Railway buildings and constructions in Gluchotazy are characteristic elements of the area and have great aesthetic and cultural value. Progressive degradation of the rai I way causes material damage to the landscape of the town. Adequate town planning actions should be taken to stabilize it and preserve it.