Kamienna Góra is part of the Lubań volcanic belt. Research has shown that lava flows solidified here about 27 million years ago. Since the 13th century, rock material - basalt blocks, also known as slices - has been quarried on the hill. The oldest buildings in Lubań are made of basalt: the...
It was built towards the end of the 16th century in a place called "Pit" by the former inhabitants of Lubań. Previously, there was St George's Chapel (the remains of which can still be seen in the basement of the building) and an old school. The modern façade dates back to 1914 . Above...
The White Ladies, as the first Magdalene nuns were called because of the colour of their clothes, were brought to Nowogrodziec on the Kwisa River from Marseille in 1217 to cure the promiscuous life of women at that time, according to their founder, Princess Jadwiga Śląska. In 1320, thanks to the...
You are standing in front of the entrance to the underground corridors. In 1943 the construction of air-raid shelters for civilians began in Luban, the largest of which was to be built just below Kamienna Góra. In 1945 the entrances to the unfinished shelter were blown up, hiding its secrets...
You are in one of the most unusual places in Stone Mountain Park. The area of the former quarry, where basalt was extracted by open pit mining, was filled in at the beginning of the 20th century. The interior of the quarry was planted with trees, mainly maple and spruce, and connected to the...
In the 19th century, an inn was built on the site where the building now known as the Chateau stands, for the convenience of hikers. The foundation stone was laid on 14 July 1824. The Mountain House was officially opened on 25 August 1825, although the tenant had already opened a tavern in May. ...
The amphitheatre that you can see below was built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1979 and 1980 it hosted two editions of Music Camping - the biggest music event in communist Poland at that time, which became the forerunner of such events as Country Picnic in Mrągowo, Blues nad Bobrem,...
The monument you are standing in front of was unveiled on 20 September 1925 on the initiative of the Veterans' Association of the 2nd Battalion of the 19th von Courbiere Infantry Regiment (2nd Poznan Regiment). It was mainly Poles from the Greater Poland area who served in the regiment , which is...
Why not get to know a small town with a great past located on the Kwisa River? Make use of the free audio guide to the town of Lubań. Join us on a historical walk round the town centre and take a journey through more than 800 years of our town's history.
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