Góra Zelce jako walor geoturystyczny Wyżyny Woźnicko-Wieluńskiej z uwzględnieniem analizy geomorfologicznej
Zelce Mountain as a geotouristic value of the Woźniki-Wieluń Upland, including geomorphological analysis

Summary/Abstract: Zelce Mountain in the Wieluń Upland has been protected since 1971 by reserve protection regarding karst forms of the Jurassic Mound. As a rule of thumb, protection is granted to natural forms, little transformed by human activity. In the case of Góra Zelce and the "Węże" nature reserve, we are dealing with a strongly anthropogenic transformation. These transformations resulted from many years of calcite exploitation for the needs of the steel industry. Numerous excavations and heaps remained, as well as cave corridors, mostly devoid of dripstone formations. For most of the period of operation of the reserve, cave facilities were available to the general tourist traffic. In recent years, access to caves has been closed for environmental reasons. The article presents the results of research on the transformation of the relief and the condition of the caves. The authors point to the possibility of limiting the reserve protection in the studied area.

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