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Złoty Potok
Kompleks źródliskowy Zygmunta i Elżbiety w Złotym Potoku to zespoły źródeł oddalone od siebie o kilkadziesiąt metrów a nazwę nadał im od imion swoich dzieci przebywający tutaj z rodziną w 1857 r. poeta polskiego romantyzmu Zygmunt Krasiński. Wypływające z kilkunastu szczelin potoki są dodatkowo zasilanie licznymi źródłami korytowymi. Źródła mają charakter szczelinowo-krasowy. Są to źródła spływowe, związane wyłącznie z wapieniami skalistymi. Próżniami krasowymi woda przepływa bardzo szybko, stąd źródła mają zmienną wydajność.
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The Eagles' Nests Landscape Park is one of the interesting most protected areas of Silesia (part of the park is also located in the province of Lesser Poland), and at the same time, it is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Poland. The park, which covers the central part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, has valuable natural objects, as well as many historical sites. The park's name comes from the majestic castles erected on limestone rocks called Eagles’ Nests. The area is crisscrossed with a dense network of hiking trails.
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Mstów
The gorge of the Warta River near Mstów is the name of a special area of protection of habitats in the Natura 2000 network, which covers a large part of the Mirowski Warta River Gorge, stretching over 12 km - from Częstochowa (in the west) to Mstów (in the east). It protects the natural part of the river valley with diverse plant communities and valuable species of animals. Natural features are complemented by scenic and historic attractions.
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Podlesice
Mount Zborów, also known as Mount Berków, is an extremely picturesque hill. It is a popular tourist destination in the heartland of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The hill rises to a height of 462 m above sea level. The inanimate nature reserve called "Góra Zborów” also comprises the nearby mountain called Mount Kołoczek. The reserve covers an area of 45 hectares. As a result of the karst processes accompanied by the forces of nature affecting the limestone rocks, numerous outcroppings, sinkholes and caves have been formed in the region.
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Deep cave is located on the Western side of the top of the Congregations called the Manor of Rocky Mountain nature reserve of the assemblies. It is the largest known underground karstic currently form the nature reserve "Congregations." Its length is 190 m, difference in altitude between the extreme points of bare cave-22.4 m. First record of the cave by Kazimierz Kowalski in 1948. He also gave it the name.
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Jaworzno
Rozległy Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu znajdujący się na terenach pomiędzy dzielnicami Jaworzna - Ciężkowicami i Wilkoszynem.
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Jaworzno
Rezerwat zlokalizowany w pobliżu Ośrodka Edukacji Ekologiczno-Geologicznej GEOsfera i nieczynnego kamieniołomu Sadowa Góra w Jaworznie.
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Pyrzowice
The Bog ‘Bruch” near Pyrzowice is one of many protected areas of the Natura 2000 network in the Silesian voivodeship. It is located in the south-east part of the Lubliniec Forests. The protected area is predominantly covered with a coniferous forest, but in terms of wildlife, the most precious are peat bogs with valuable protected plants, including numerous common sundews.
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Tworków
In the southern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, on the Oder river, there is a special, protected area of habitats in the Natura 2000 network, known as the “Forest near Tworków”. It covers more than 115 hectares. Within the refuge, valuable in terms of nature are oxbow lakes and ponds, as well as hornbeam and riparian forests, which dominate the landscape. There are rare species of animals and plants, here.
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Pierściec
Pierściec, a small village located north of Skoczów, is known primarily for its Shrine of Saint Nicholas, which is unique in Poland. However, only the few know that Pierściec can also boast of an interesting sightseeing and natural attraction, which is a historic mill infested with a colony of very rare bats - lesser horseshoe bats. Therefore, this object is a protected area of special natural habitats of the Natura 2000 network.
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Chełm Śląski
There is a special, protected area of natural habitats of the Natura 2000 network to the north-west of Chełm Śląski, in the village of Błędów. It comprises a mining cavity with the nearby surroundings. It was established to protect peat bogs, marshes and swap forests, where there are rare species of dragonflies, including the large white-faced darter and the pygmy damselfly. We can also see a sad memorial place – a nineteenth-century cholera victims’ cemetery on the nearby hill of Smutna Góra.
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Tarnowskie Góry
The Tarnowskie Góry – Bytom Underground Spaces are the most extensive, special, protected area of natural habitats of the Natura 2000 network. It occupies 3401 hectares. The Underground Spaces comprise coal workings created between Tarnowskie Góry and Bytom from medieval times to the nineteenth century. They are regarded as the second largest overwintering area of bats, which number up to 10 species and several thousands of specimens.
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