geo.wikisort.org - Mountains

Łysica [ˈwɨˈɕit͡sa] is the highest mountain in Świętokrzyskie Mountains of Poland. Its height is 614 metres (2,014 ft). It is located in the Świętokrzyski National Park and there is an abbey below it, on a site that might have been a pagan temple before the times of baptism of Poland.

Łysica
Highest point
Elevation	614 m (2,014 ft)
Coordinates	50°54′N 20°54′E
Geography
Łysica Poland Show map of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Łysica Łysica (Poland) Show map of Poland
Parent range	Świętokrzyskie Mountains

Łysica, which is also called Gora Swietej Katarzyny (St. Catherine's Mountain) lies in western part of the Lysogory range, near the village of Swieta Katarzyna. It belongs to the so-called Crown of Polish Mountains (“Korona Gor Polskich”), as it is the highest mountain of Holy Cross Mountains. Łysica has two peaks - western (613 m) and Eastern (Agatha's rock, pol. Skała Agaty) - 614 m)).

The mountain is made of quartzite and slate, its northern and southern slopes are marked by the stone run. Furthermore, on the southern slope, at the height of 590 meters, there is a small bog. Most of Łysica is covered by a forest, near the peak there are fir trees, below which are beeches. Łysica is inhabited by birds of prey, such as the lesser spotted eagle, the Eurasian sparrowhawk, and the Eurasian hobby.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Łysica.

• Łysa Góra

На других языках

---

[de] Łysica (Kielcer Bergland)

Der Łysica ist ein 612 m n.p.m. hoher Berg des Kielcer Berglandes (poln.: Góry Świętokrzyskie, übersetzt: Heiligkreuzgebirge) im südöstlichen Polen (Mitteleuropa).

---

- [en] Łysica

---

---