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Małopolska / Silesia

Błędów Desert

An open stretch of sand surrounded by woodland. Its story combines natural deposits with human activity.

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Sandy dunes, shrubs and the horizon of the Błędów Desert — Credit: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source file

Why visit?

For the wide horizon and the traces of industry left in the landscape.

Did you know…

Historic woodland clearance for mining helped expose the sandy ground.

Public photographs

Sandy dunes, shrubs and the horizon of the Błędów Desert — Błędów DesertCredit: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source file

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