SITES – GEOLOGY “Góra Zelejowa” nature reserve “Góra Zelejowa” nature reserve GPS: 50.8193840, 20.4573551 Informations: The western quarry is protected as the “Góra Zelejowa” Reserve. A site of historic mining of vein calcite…

SITES – GEOLOGY “Góra Zelejowa” nature reserve “Góra Zelejowa” nature reserve GPS: 50.8193840, 20.4573551 Informations: The western quarry is protected as the “Góra Zelejowa” Reserve. A site of historic mining of vein calcite…
SITES – GEOLOGY Szewce quarry Szewce quarry GPS: 50.8290965, 20.4765736 Informations: A former quarry for Devonian limestone quarried as “marble” of the szewce variety. A valuable facility documenting olden mining techniques associated with…
SITES – GEOLOGY Hałas mountain Hałas mountain GPS: 50.8402185, 20.6316031 Informations: The northern slope of Góra Hałasa (394 metres above sea level), which belongs to the Dyminy Range, is made up of Cambrian…
SITES – GEOLOGY Botanical Garden in Kielce – rock outcrop Botanical Garden in Kielce – rock outcrop GPS: 50.8667401, 20.5982058 Informations: The rock outcrop in the Botanical Garden in Kielce, located on the…
SITES – GEOLOGY Stokówka Stokówka GPS: 50.8322746, 20.4242329 Informations: The former slit-type quarry is a remnant of the historical exploitation of vein calcite and the calcite-lime breccia called “różanka zelejowska.” These rocks have…
SITES – GEOLOGY “Wietrznia” nature reserve “Wietrznia” nature reserve GPS: 50.8546640, 20.6452952 Informations: Nature reserve “Wietrznia im. Zbigniewa Rubinowskiego” with an area of 17.95 ha comprises three former quarries: “Wietrznia,” “Międzygórz” and “Międzygórz…
SITES – GEOLOGY “Kadzielnia” nature reserve “Kadzielnia” nature reserve GPS: 50.86126, 20.61753 Informations: Kadzielnia is a former quarry surrounding a huge rock formation called the Skałka Geologów (Geologists’ Rock), the highest part of…
SITES – GEOLOGY “Ślichowice” nature reserve “Ślichowice” nature reserve GPS: 50.88674, 20.58804 Informations: Two defunct quarries of Devonian limestone separated by a rocky strip are protected as the Jan Czarnocki rock reserve. A…
SITES – GEOLOGY Raj cave Raj cave GPS: 50.82549, 20.49914 Informations: A nature reserve including the most beautiful cave in Poland with rich dripstone decoration developed within Devonian limestone.
SITES – GEOLOGY “Chelosiowa Jama” nature reserve “Chelosiowa Jama” nature reserve GPS: 50.85979, 20.49720 Informations: Jaworznia is a former Devonian limestone quarry, within which the longest (apart from the Tatra Mountains) cave system…
SITES – GEOLOGY “Miedzianka” nature reserve “Miedzianka” nature reserve GPS: 50.84750, 20.35885 Informations: The “Góra Miedzianka” nature reserve comprises a rocky hill made of Middle and Upper Devonian limestone. The most valuable object…
SITES – GEOLOGY “Karczówka” nature reserve “Karczówka” nature reserve GPS: 50.86745, 20.38771 Informations: Mount Karczówka (340 m above sea level) is the highest hill of the Kadzielnia Range and an excellent viewpoint with…