The Pilica is a river in central Poland , and the longest left tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 333 kilometres (8th longest). All 9,258 km of its basin area is in Poland.
11-574: It flows through the Polish Jura , after which it enters Central Polish Plains. Pilica flows into the Vistula near the village of Ostrowek, in a geographical region of Central Vistula Valley. In 1974, a dam was built near Sulejow , resulting in the creation of man-made reservoir Sulejow Lake, which has the area of 2,700 hectares. The region in the basin of the Pilica is sometimes called Nadpilicze, and
22-649: A mouth of the Pilica River. Points on the route: A section of the river is a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area . Polish Jura The Kraków-Częstochowa Upland , also known as the Polish Jurassic Highland or Polish Jura ( Polish : Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska ), is part of the Jurassic System of south–central Poland , stretching between the cities of Kraków , Częstochowa and Wieluń . The Polish Jura borders
33-535: A vast collection of artifacts. The earliest settlement in the area dates to the Paleolithic period, approximately 12,000 years ago. The region is rich in flint , which attracted early humans . [REDACTED] Media related to Polish Jura at Wikimedia Commons 50°12′24″N 19°49′45″E / 50.206667°N 19.829167°E / 50.206667; 19.829167 Pr%C4%85dnik (river) The Prądnik (also called Białucha in its lower course)
44-480: Is a peneplain , crowned by monadnocks , rocky masses that resisted erosion, generated as hard rock on Late Jurassic buildup surrounded by less resistant bedded limestone of the same age. The Polish Jura is visited by roughly 400,000 visitors a year. Part of it belongs to the Ojców National Park , the smallest of Poland's twenty national parks , ranking among the most attractive recreational areas of
55-804: Is a river in Poland , running through the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland in Poland's Lesser Poland voivodeship . The river is a left tributary of the Vistula . The source of the river lies in the village of Sułoszowa in the Olkusz Uplands . It flows in a deep gully through the Ojców National Park . The lower run in Kraków was designated an ecological reserve in December 2008. Until 1655, when
66-562: Is lower, from 0.5 to 1.0°C. Average temperature is 19°C in summer and -3°C in winter. There are a number of rivers that originate from the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, among them the Warta , Biała Przemsza , Pilica , Dłubnia , Szreniawa , Prądnik , Wiercica and Rudawa . Apart from a diversity of plant and animal species, one can find a unique cultural landscape with archeological objects and relics of ancient inhabitation, with
77-619: The Lesser Polish Upland to the north and east, the foothills of the Western Carpathians to the south and Silesian Upland to the west. The Polish Jura consists of a hilly landscape with Jurassic limestone rocks, cliffs, valleys and vast limestone formations, featuring some 220 caves. The relief of the upland developed since the Paleogene , under climatic conditions changing considerably. Its main component
88-412: The beaver , badger , ermine and 15 species of bats , many of which hibernate in the park's caves during the winter. The climate of the upland differs significantly from the surrounding area. The snowpack covers the area for 80 days a year and the rainy season lasts from April until September. Annual precipitation varies between 650–700 mm, higher than in surrounding regions, the median temperature
99-767: The Vistula changed its course in the vicinity of Kraków , the Prądnik joined the Vistula's old riverbed near what is now Blich Street. However, in modern times the lower run of the river is regulated and empties into the Vistula in the Kraków's borough of Dąbie . Apart from the official names, the river is variously known as Prątnik, Promnik, Sałaszówka or Sułoszówka. Prądnik passes through several towns and villages, giving names to some of them. The list includes Sułoszowa , Pieskowa Skała , Ojców , Prądnik Korzkiewski , Giebułtów , Januszowice , Pękowice and Zielonki , as well as Kraków's boroughs of Prądnik Biały , Prądnik Czerwony , Stare Miasto and Grzegórzki . The stream Sąspówka
110-441: The country. The Kraków-Częstochowa Jurassic Upland consists of a rich ecosystem , partly because of the unique microclimate and also because of the whole upland being surrounded by a natural forest. Plant and animal life is very diverse with over 1600 species of plants and 5500 species of animals. These include 4600 species of insects , including 1700 of beetles and 1075 of butterflies and 135 of birds . Mammals include
121-617: The river itself marks boundary between Lesser Poland , and two other historical provinces of the country, Greater Poland and Mazovia . The first "open-air river museum" in Poland, the Open-air museum of Pilica river , is located on the waterway and the Blue Springs nature reserve lies next to the river. A 228 km long "Szlak wodny Pilicy" is a kayak route on Pilica River. It begins in Zarzecze near Szczekociny and ends on
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