Karst cave
| Location: | In the village of Wierzchowice, in the Kluzowody Valley in the municipality of Wielka Wies, Cracow. B 94 Kraków-Ojcow-Nationalpark, turn left at the park entrance. |
| Open: | 09-APR to NOV daily 9-16. [2006] |
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| Classification: |
Karst cave
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| Light: | |
| Dimension: | A=390m asl, L=975m. |
| Guided tours: | D=60min, L=975m. |
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| Bibliography: |
Marek P Krzemien, Jozef Partyka (1987):
Jaskinia Wierzchowska Gorna,
60 pp 40 colour plates, map, survey. Wydawnictwo PTTK ”Kraj„, Warszawa - Krakow. |
| Address: | Jaskinia Wierzchowska Górna, Tourist Services Bureau ”Gacek„, 31-515 Cracow, ul Bandurskiego 16/11, Tel/Fax: +48-12-4110721 Tel: +48-12-4135191. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 09:05:22 $ |
| around 1850s | permanent gas light installed in the cave. | |
| 1853 | Neolithic remains discovered. |
This is the largest cave in the Cracow Upland. Unique and attractive, it is easily accessible and a perfect example of underground karst. Almost one kilometre in length, it is a famous archaeological site. Finds include cave man, lion, hyena, reindeer, and bear.
The cave is located in the Jurassic Landscape Park Dolinki Podkrakowskie and is a National Monument.
The cave has a small exhibition of speleothems, archaeological and paleontological finds.
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