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First geo-park in Poland
Geo-park “Łuk Mużakowa” covers picturesque lands of Brandenburg, Saxony and lubuskie voivodship connecting Poland and Germany. “Łuk Mużakowa” is believed to be the most beautiful piled up moraine in the world. Thanks to its geological differences, wonderful landscapes and interesting history connected with mines and industry, this place attracts many tourist every year. German part of the geo-park includes information centre in Jerischke and the park of price Puckler in Bad Muscau with its beautiful tourist trial and bicycle routes. The park is placed on UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mining history has left its marks on those lands. At the turn of the twentieth century there was exploited brown coal (two main methods – underground and than opencast). Besides brown coal, there were also exploited sand, gravel and loam. There are many geysers or valley without drain holes and thanks to those geological formations we can admire those frontal moraine.
Besides all attractions described above, there can also be seen remains of glacial period, for instance: erratic boulders polished with frequent sandstorms.
The park is fantastic place which worth visiting by everyone who is interested in geology or those who want to admire nature and its beauty. There many natural touristic attractions in Poland like: mountains, sea coasts, waterfalls, caves or rocks, but there many interesting places transformed by human, like: old mines, quarries or slag heaps.
