King Łokietek’s Cave
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King Łokietek’s Cave is a historic limestone cave in southern Poland, famed in legend as a refuge of King Władysław I Łokietek and now a popular tourist attraction within Ojców National Park.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Łokietek Cave | 2 |
| Ciemna Cave | 1 |
| Jaskinia Łokietka | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave
ⓘ
natural monument ⓘ show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors seasonally ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | alleged hiding of Władysław I Łokietek before becoming king of Poland ⓘ |
| contains |
bats
ⓘ
cave fauna ⓘ speleothems ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Polish national legend
ⓘ
symbol of resistance and survival ⓘ |
| ecosystem | karst ecosystem ⓘ |
| formationType | karst cave ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAge | formed in Jurassic limestone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artificial entrance gate
ⓘ
chambers ⓘ corridors ⓘ electric lighting ⓘ metal door ⓘ tourist path ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | natural monument of Poland ⓘ |
| hasLegend | refuge of Władysław I Łokietek from enemies ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Silesian–Cracow Upland
ⓘ
surface form:
Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojców National Park ⓘ southern Poland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ojców
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pieskowa Skała ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ojców National Park authorities ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Władysław I the Elbow-high
ⓘ
surface form:
King Władysław I the Elbow-high
Władysław I the Elbow-high ⓘ
surface form:
Władysław I Łokietek
|
| nearbyAttraction |
Czajowice village
ⓘ
Ojców Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Ojców Castle ruins
Prądnik Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | Ojców National Park tourist route network ⓘ |
| PolishName |
King Łokietek’s Cave
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaskinia Łokietka
|
| protectionStatus | protected area within national park ⓘ |
| region | Małopolska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the best-known caves in Poland ⓘ |
| touristUse |
guided tours
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
educational visits
ⓘ
geological education ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jaskinia Łokietka
this entity surface form:
Ciemna Cave
this entity surface form:
Łokietek Cave
this entity surface form:
Łokietek Cave