Kamieńczyk Waterfall
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General information
Kamieńczyk Waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Polish Sudetes - 846 m above sea level. It is located on the route from Szklarska Poręba to the main ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains. The waterfall is one of the greatest attractions of Karkonosze National Park - strictly protected area andearlier had the status of a monument of nature.
The water of the Kamieńczyk stream falls in three cascades from a height of 27 m and flows into the Kamieńczyk Gorge. The central cascade initially forms one stream, which splits on rock ledges one and a half meters below. The width of the stream at the waterfall is about 15 m, and downstream it decreases to even 3 meters. The walls are 30-35 meters high. At the foot of the waterfall there is a five-meter-high evorsian cauldron filled with rock blocks. Below the waterfall there is a 100 m long canyon.
Golden Cave (Złota Jama)
Behind the central cascade there is a grotto called the Golden Cave, artificially carved by the Walloons, who used to find amethysts (ametyst) and pegmatite (pegmatyt) here centuries ago. In the 19th century, on the wave of interest in mountain tourism, the waterfall became a tourist attraction. In 1890, the Karkonosze Society made it available for sightseeing. Due to unfortunate accidents, the walls of the gorge were covered with a net, which was to prevent falling rock fragments .
Location
Kamieńczyk Waterfall is located on the Polish side of the Karkonosze Mountains. It is a part of Polish Sudetes.
The waterfall belongs to Lower Silesia voivodeship.
Click on the map to see its detailed location.
Sudety (Sudetes)
are a mountain chain located in the area of south-western Poland and northern Czech Republic, and relatively small patch in Germany.
The highest peak is Śnieżka - 1603 m above sea level.
They are located in the region called Central Europe beyond the Alps. They are the highest part of the Bohemian Massif and the highest mountains of the Czech Republic.
Karkonosze (Karkonosze Mountains)
are the highest mountain range of the Sudetes and the Czech Republic, stretching for about 40 km (from the Szklarska Pass in the west to the Lubawska Pass in the east). The band width varies from 8 to 20 km.
The Karkonosze Mountains cover an area of about 650 km², of which 185 km² (app. 28%) belong to Poland.
The Polish-Czech border runs along the main ridge and the Lasocki ridge.
The highest peak is Śnieżka. In Karkonosze there are nearly 100 peaks with a height exceeding 1000 m above sea level.
The Karkonosze Mountains belong to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves and are protected by the creation of the Karkonosze National Park and the Krkonoše National Park.
Karkonosze are part of Western Sudetes.
Stream Kamieńczyk River
is a stream that flows in the Sudetes in the western part of the Karkonosze Mountains. Kamieńczyk stream is a right-side tributary of Kamienna. It's 5.72 km long. Until year 1945 it was called - Zackerle (in German).
Its springs are located in Hala Szrenicka (Silesian Ridge, between Kamienna and Szrenica, at height - 1250 meters above sea level) . In the upper course it flows north. Above Szklarska Poręba, at an altitude of 846 m above sea level it creates Kamienczyk waterfall . Below the waterfall it turns northeast. It flows into Kamienna river in Szklarska Poręba.
Its left tributary is Wąski Potok, and its right tributaries are: Ciekotka, Świetlik and Złoty Potok.
It flows on granite and its decay. The entire area of the Kamieńczyk area is covered with spruce forests.
Kamieńczyk Valley in Szklarska Poręba with a view of Śnieżne Kotły
Wooden bridge over Kamieńczyk stream in Szkalrska Poręba
Kamieńczyk Stream right next to the bridge
Kamieńczyk Stream in Szklarska Poręba Górna - view up the stream
The concrete bridge over Kamienczyk Stream
Place of flow of Kamieńczyk into Kamienna.
Kamieńczyk Gorge
Kamieńczyk Gorge