Holy Cross Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark

Celebrating Earth Heritage

Holy Cross Mountains Geopark is located in Poland, specifically in the western part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodship (from administrative point of view) and Świętokrzyskie (Holy) Cross Mountains (from geologically and geographically point of view). The most important geological features of the Geopark are as follows: Outcrops of interesting geological formations of middle and upper devonian limestones Outcrops of tectonical forms representing Caledonian, Variscan and Alpine movements Hydrothermal veins with calcite barite galena mineralization and deposit of copper ore Numerous remnants of historical mining and quarrying document history of human activity within the nature Numerous kars forms representing Permian-Triassic and Cenozoic terrestrial periods Apparent relation between geological structures and morphology - structural morphology Rocky forms, limestone crags on hill ridges.

Characteristics

Designation date
2021
Country(ies)
Transnational
No
Area (ha)
52,600
Population
241,283
Density
479