Góra Świętej Anny (Krzeszowskie Wzgórza) Explained

Mount Saint Anne
Map:Poland
Location:Poland
Coordinates:50.7339°N 16.0925°W
Elevation M:593
Range:Krzeszowskie Wzgórza
Other Name:Annaberg
Photo Size:250

Mount Saint Anne (Polish: Góra Świętej Anny (Krzeszowskie Wzgórza) ; German: Annen Berg, German: Annaberg) – peak 593 m a.s.l. is a mountain in Poland. located in north-west part of Krzeszowskie Wzgórza, near Kamiengorian Valley (pl. Kotlina Kamiennogórska), in Central Sudeten (pl. Sudety Środkowe).

Geology

The summits are made up of old, upper cretaceous sandstone, glauconite and mud stones. Coming down towards the north side are sandstone and conglomerates of rot legend.

Vegetation

The apex, as well as the majority of bands are covered with pine forest and west stretch meadows.

Chapel of Saint Anne

Below the summit, on the western side the mountain lies a baroque chapel of St. Anna dating to 1623. The chapel was destroyed in the second half of the twentieth century, however the inhabitants of Krzeszów rebuilt the chapel in the second decade of the twenty-first century.[1]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odbudowali w czynie społecznym kościół - Nasze Sudety. www.naszesudety.pl. 2016-04-23.