The Krakow-Czestochowa Jura is a mountain range in the south Poland. The region is part of the voivodeships Lesser Poland, Silesia and Łódź. The Jura borders on the Polish Plain in the north and on the East Heiligkreuzgebirge, in the south of that Vistula valley and in the west to the Upper Silesian highlands and extends from Wieluń above Czestochowa until after Krakow. The highest mountain is almost 600 m high. The mountains are characterized by limestones and have numerous karst features (stalactite caves, steep walls, etc.) as well as the only desert in Central Europe (Pustynia Błędowska). The Jura peaks are built with a number of castles and palaces, the so-called eagle nests, which have enabled rapid communication with light and smoke signals from Krakow to Czestochowa since the 14th century. The Jura is partially covered by the Ojców National Park protected.
Regions
The Kraków-Czestochowa Jura is a 80 km long mountain range that can be divided into the following regions:
- Czestochowa plateau
- Olkusz plateau
- Krzeszowice moat
- Tenczyn back
places
- 1 Olsztyn
- 2 Mirów
- 3 Bobolice
- 4 Ogrodzieniec
- 5 Pilica
- 6 Smoleń
- 7 Wolbrom
- 8 Sławków
- 9 Olkusz
- 10 Rabsztyn
- 11 Scale
- 12 Ojców
- 13 Korzkiev
- 14 Krzeszowice
- 15 Rudno
- 16 Babice
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Other goals
nature
- 1 Ojców National Park
- 2 Bukowica nature reserve
- 3 Dolina Eliaszówki Nature Reserve
- 4 Dolina Kluczwody nature reserve
- 5 Dolina Potoku Rudno nature reserve
- 6 Dolina Racławki Nature Reserve
- 7 Dolina Szklarki nature reserve
- 8 Góra Chełm Nature Reserve
- 9 Kaliszak nature reserve
- 10 Lipowiec nature reserve
- 11 Michałowiec Nature Reserve
- 12 Ostra Góra Nature Reserve
- 13 Ostrężnik Nature Reserve
- 14 Parkowe Nature Reserve
- 15 Pazurek nature reserve
- 16 Ruskie Góry Nature Reserve
- 17 Smoleń Nature Reserve
- 18 Sokole Góry Nature Reserve
- 19 Wąwóz Bolechowicki Nature Reserve
- 20 Wielki Las nature reserve
- 21 Zielona Góra Nature Reserve
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Show caves
- 22 Łokietek Cave
- 23 Dark cave
- 24 Upper Wierzchowska Cave
- 25 Deep cave
- 26 Dragon cave
- 27 Bat cave
Deserts
- 28 Błędów Desert
- 29 Siedlec desert
getting there
plane
International airports are located north of the Beskydy Mountains
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There are low-cost airlines that go to German-speaking countries Katowice fly, such as Wizzair (flies Katowice from Dortmund (twice a day), Frankfurt Hahn and Cologne-Bonn off on) and Germanwings (flies Katowice from Dusseldorf off on). Lufthansa flies from Katowice to Frankfurt am Main (3 times a day). The opening hours of Katowice Airport are from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. Krakow Airport can be reached from Germany with Ryanair from Dortmund, with Germanwings from Stuttgart and with Lufthansa from Frankfurt am Main and Munich (3 times a day each). Eurowings also flies to Hamburg and Zurich.
From the airport Katowice there is a bus shuttle service to Krakow (Matuszek Transfer and Pyrzowice Express), the journey time is 90 minutes.
You can also rent a car at Katowice Airport. The list of landlords can be found here: Rent-a-car. From the airport take the S1 motorway and then the DK88 to Olkusz.
Train and bus
The journey by train will mostly take place via Krakow or Katowice. Smaller towns can only be reached by bus.
road
The southern edge of the Jura is accessed by the motorway Autostrada A4 which runs from the German-Polish border all the way to the Jura. The arrival from Gorlitz takes about three to four hours in calm traffic. The motorway runs along the northwestern edge of the Jura Autostrada A1 in north-south direction. Numerous country roads run through the Jura from Krakow to Katowice or Czestochowa, and many cross in Olkusz.
mobility
Buses go to most places in the Jura. However, you are most flexible with your own mobile pedestal.
Tourist Attractions
The Ojców National Park is located in the northern part of Lesser Poland 16 km north of Kraków, in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura. The park includes the valleys of two small rivers - Prądnik and Saspowka, and adjacent areas of the Jura plateau. It is the smallest national park in Poland. The geological base of the park area consists of Jurassic limestone. As a result of the action of karst water in the Ojców valleys, a strange landscape has emerged, interrupted by steep-walled gorges up to 120 m deep with different rock shapes and residual mountains. In the park area there are around 400 caves and other karst formations, such as Vaucluse springs, notched valleys, karst areas and funnels. The number of animal species is estimated at 12,000. The mammals found here include the badger, dormouse, ermine, beaver and bats, many of which live in the local caves. The oldest traces of human presence in this area date from the Late Stone Age and are around 120,000 years old. There are numerous architectural monuments in the park area. These include the well-preserved Renaissance castle in Pieskowa Skała and the ruins of a Gothic castle in Ojców. Both were once part of a medieval defense system that protected Poland's southwestern border. Given the proximity of Krakow, the park attracts a large number of tourists who have a rich infrastructure at their disposal (museum, paths, accommodation, etc.).
The highest peaks:
- 30 Długi Goraj - 516 m a.s.l.
- 31 Grodzisko - 512 m a.s.l.
- Wielka Skała - 513 m a.s.l.
- 32 Hoodcyn - 502 m a.s.l.
activities
The 183 km long runs through Kraków-Czestochowa Jura Adlerhorst castles hiking trail. It runs from Krakow to Czestochowa.
activities
Hiking and climbing are popular in spring, summer, and fall.
kitchen
Due to the numerous forests, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish.
literature
See article too Poland.
