Rezerwat Góra Zelejowa

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Zelejowa Mountain Nature Reserve - an inanimate nature reserve located within the Chęciny-Kielecki Landscape Park in the municipality of Chęciny, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Province. It is located about 2 km north of the center of Chęciny, in the immediate vicinity of the village of Zelejowa.

Area: 51.33 ha, Year of establishment: 1954, Establishment document: Ord. ML of 17.08.1954; MP. A-82/1954, item 954, WKP evidential number: 007, Nature of the reserve: partial, Object of protection: rock formations with examples of karst weathering, geological exposures with interesting tectonics and mineralization, rare plant and animal species.

The reserve comprises the ridge and slopes of an elongated forested hill of Zelejowa Mountain, which is the highest peak of the Zelejowskie Range of Swietokrzyskie Mountains.

The red tourist trail from Kielce to Chęciny runs through the reserve.

Elevation: 1106 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°49'1"N, 20°27'40"E

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ŚwiętokrzyskiePoland

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Rezerwat Góra Zelejowa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chęciny Castle, Niepołomice Castle, Piotrków Trybunalski Castle, Paradise Cave.

1.4 miS
Historical place, Forts and castles
Chęciny Castle, Chęciny
35 min walk • Chęciny Royal Castle was built in the late 13th century in Chęciny, Poland. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day.
1.4 miS
Forts and castles, Museum
Niepołomice Castle, Chęciny
35 min walk • Niepołomice Royal Castle is a Gothic castle from the mid-14th century, rebuilt in the late Renaissance style and called the second Wawel. It is situated in Niepołomice, Poland and was extensively reconstructed in the 1990s.
1.4 miS
Museum
Piotrków Trybunalski Castle, Chęciny
35 min walk • The Piotrków Trybunalski Royal Castle is a Gothic-Renaissance structure in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. It was built in the form of a residential tower in the 16th century and was transformed into a museum open to the public in 1919.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Paradise Cave
48 min walk • Paradise Cave is a horizontal karstic limestone cave located inside the Malik hill, to the south of Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, Poland. It is part of the "Red tourist trail Chęciny - Kielce" in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.
1.7 miW
Park
Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park
44 min walk • Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of 205.05 square kilometres. The Park lies within Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship: in Jędrzejów County and Kielce County. Within the Landscape Park are seven nature reserves.
3.8 miS
50°45'51"N • 20°26'8"E
Muzeum Wsi Kieleckiej - Skansen, Chęciny
98 min walk • Museum
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rezerwat Jaskinia Raj
45 min walk • Paradise Cave is a horizontal karstic limestone cave located inside the Malik hill, to the south of Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, Poland. It is part of the "Red tourist trail Chęciny - Kielce" in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.
4.8 miNE
Church
Kościół pw. Przemienienia Pańskiego w Kielcach - Białogonie, Kielce
122 min walk • Church of the Transfiguration in Kielce - Białogon is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Kielce, Białogon district. It belongs to Kielce-Western Decanate. It is located on Fabryczna Street.
5.4 miN
Ruins
Pałac Tarłów
137 min walk • Tarłów Palace in Podzamcze Piekoszowskie - ruins of a Baroque-style residence built between 1649 and 1655. It is located in Podzamcze Piekoszowskie, near Kielce. It was built on the model of the Palace of the Bishops of Cracow in Kielce.
2.9 miE
Church
Kościół pw. Chrystusa Odkupiciela
75 min walk • Christ the Redeemer Parish - a Roman Catholic parish in Nowiny. It was erected in 1982 and is located on Przemyslowa Street. Pastoral ministry is provided by diocesan priests.
3.7 miE
Church
Kościół pw. Świętego Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus w Kielcach, Kielce
95 min walk • Parish of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Kielce-Slowik is a Roman Catholic parish in Kielce. It belongs to Kielce-Southern Decanate in Kielce diocese. It was founded in 1978. It is served by diocesan priests.