Ostrzyca (mountain)

	Ostrzyca (mountain) Ostrzyca may refer to: * Ostrzyca (hill), an extinct volcano in southwestern Poland * Ostrzyca, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland * Ostrzyca, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in northwestern Poland {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ostrzyca (hill) Ostrzyca () is a forested conical hill in southwestern Poland. Rising 501 metres above the Kaczawskie Foothills, it is a volcanic plug formed during the Neogene period, featuring distinctive hexagonal columnar jointing in its basanite rock. The hill is protected within the Ostrzyca Proboszczowicka nature reserve, established in 1962 to preserve its unique flora and geological features. Ostrzyca serves as a key geopoint in the Land of Extinct Volcanoes Geopark, providing educational opportunities about volcanic processes and geomorphology. Location and conservation Ostrzyca rises above the Kaczawskie Foothills in Lower Silesia, within the Ostrzyca Proboszczowicka nature reserve, established in 1962 to protect its valuable floristic communities and geological features. Its flanks are strewn with angular debris formed by periglacial weathering during the last Ice Age. Geology The summit exposes a well-developed hexagonal columnar jointing, formed as the Cenozoic basanite neck c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ostrzyca, Lublin Voivodeship Ostrzyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Izbica. It is within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Izbica, south of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i .... References Villages in Krasnystaw County {{Krasnystaw-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]