<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents a geotourism valorisation of selected quarries located in different mountainous regions in southern Poland, diverse in geological and tectonic terms. The regions of Kłodzko (with quarries Kletno I, Krzyżnik, Sinica, Czarne Urwisko, Szczytna Zamek) and of Cieszyn Foothills (quarries Na Jasieniowej, Na Mołczynie, Grota na Rudowie, Nad Kalembianką, Ondraszkowa Dziura) were proposed as a case study. The survey describes the most exposed disused quarries of marble, gneiss, sandstone, teschenites and Cieszyn limestone of high natural and cultural significance. As a result of the geotourist valorisation, the analysed geological objects were given point score under various criteria (educational value, scientific value, visual value, location/accessibility value, cultural value, geo-infrastructural value and the value of legal protection). It was found that the discussed quarries reveal high natural and educational value, and they are very significant in education and promotion of geologically attractive areas.</p></abstract>

The article presents a geotourism valorisation of selected quarries located in different mountainous regions in southern Poland, diverse in geological and tectonic terms. The regions of Kłodzko (with quarries Kletno I, Krzyżnik, Sinica, Czarne Urwisko, Szczytna Zamek) and of Cieszyn Foothills (quarries Na Jasieniowej, Na Mołczynie, Grota na Rudowie, Nad Kalembianką, Ondraszkowa Dziura) were proposed as a case study. The survey describes the most exposed disused quarries of marble, gneiss, sandstone, teschenites and Cieszyn limestone of high natural and cultural significance. As a result of the geotourist valorisation, the analysed geological objects were given point score under various criteria (educational value, scientific value, visual value, location/accessibility value, cultural value, geo-infrastructural value and the value of legal protection). It was found that the discussed quarries reveal high natural and educational value, and they are very significant in education and promotion of geologically attractive areas.

Geotourism Valorisation of Selected Quarries of Kłodzko Region and Cieszyn Foothills

Institute of Physical Education, Tourism and Physiotherapy

Institute of Geography and Regional Development

Quaestiones Geographicae

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The article presents a geotourism valorisation of selected quarries located in different mountainous regions in southern Poland, diverse in geological and...

Geotourism Valorisation of Selected Quarries of Kłodzko Region and Cieszyn Foothills

Published Online: Mar 29, 2019

Page range: 41 - 51

Received: Dec 18, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0004

Keywords
Eastern and Central Sudetes, Outer Western Carpathians, quarries, valorisation criteria, geotourism

© 2019 Katarzyna Kasprowska-Nowak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Geotourism Valorisation of Selected Quarries of Kłodzko Region and Cieszyn Foothills

Published Online: Mar 29, 2019

Page range: 41 - 51

Received: Dec 18, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0004

KeywordsEastern and Central Sudetes, Outer Western Carpathians, quarries, valorisation criteria, geotourism

© 2019 Katarzyna Kasprowska-Nowak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Eastern and Central Sudetes, Outer Western Carpathians, quarries, valorisation criteria, geotourism