Ojców National Park

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Ojców National Park is Poland’s smallest national park, renowned for its picturesque limestone cliffs, caves, and medieval castles in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
area approximately 21.46 square kilometres
approximately 2146 hectares
climate temperate continental
contains Chapel on the Water
Ciemna Cave
Hercules’ Club rock formation
King Łokietek’s Cave
Ojców Castle
Pieskowa Skała Castle
Prądnik Valley
Sąspówka Valley
country Poland
established 1956
governingBody Polish National Parks authority
hasEcosystemType karst river valley
temperate forest
hasFauna badgers
bats
foxes
numerous bird species
roe deer
hasFlora beech forests
fir forests
mixed deciduous forests
hasGeologicalFeature Jurassic limestone
karst caves
hasTouristAttraction castle ruins
educational paths
marked hiking trails
viewpoints
hasTouristFacility museum in Ojców
IUCNCategory II
knownFor caves
karst landscapes
limestone cliffs
medieval castles
ravines
rock formations
locatedIn Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
locatedNear Kraków
namedAfter village of Ojców
nearestTown Ojców
partOf system of Polish national parks
river Prądnik River
Sąspówka stream
smallestNationalParkOf Poland


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