afforested workings of a former iron ore mine on the slope of Sucha Góra, with an educational trail
a former reserve with old oaks and two natural monuments in the valley of the Woda Graniczna
afforested workings of a former iron ore mine on the slope of Sucha Góra, with an educational trail
a former reserve with old oaks and two natural monuments in the valley of the Woda Graniczna
Nature in Tarnowskie Góry means the Doły Piekarskie nature area, the forest lake Głęboki Dół and old oaks in the Woda Graniczna valley, all free to visit.
The three places lie in different parts of town and show different sides of local nature: a former mine site, a lake in the woods and a former nature reserve. They suit short walks, with no interiors to visit.
Doły Piekarskie is a nature and landscape complex in Piekary Rudne, in the south-east of the town, right by the border with Bytom and Radzionków. It covers the summit and northern slope of Sucha Góra (352 m above sea level) and the site of a former iron ore mine, with an educational trail running through it.
Głęboki Dół is a forest lake of about 3.8 ha in the Lubliniec Forests, in Pniowiec. The lake already appears on maps from 1883. The Boruszowice Oaks in the north of the town were a nature reserve from 1953 to 1992. The reserve was abolished, but the old oaks still stand there.
No. The reserve existed from 1953 to 1992, but the old oaks in the Woda Graniczna valley are still there.
In Doły Piekarskie, in Piekary Rudne. More nature spots across the region are grouped in the category nature in Silesia.