Ojcow

Ojcowski Park Narodowy

Area: 2.146 ha Established: 1956

Ojców National Park

The park is situated near Krakow and occupies the southern part of the Krakowsko-Czestochowska Plateau and the valleys of the Pradnik and Saspówka rivers. Numerous caves, scenic ravines, rocky passes and spectacular rock formations with the famous "Hercules' Club", have been created by nature. Forests, mainly mixed, cover the majority of the park area. For the park's flora, the most characteristic species are those of stenothermal lichens. The insect population is extremely diversified (over 3,300 species) including 1,142 species of beetles and 520 species of butterflies. The caves are a perfect shelter for a multitude of species of bats.