Kraków Gate

Sąspówka is a river of Poland, a tributary of the Prądnik at Ojców.

Ojców [ˈɔi̯t͡suf] is a village in Gmina Skała, in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is one of the sights of the Eagle Nests Trail (Szlak Orlich Gniazd), as there are the ruins of a gothic castle near the village. The village is where the authorities of the Ojców National Park (the smallest of Poland's 23 national parks) have their headquarters. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Skała and 18 km (11 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, also known as the Polish Jurassic Highland or Polish Jura (Polish: Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska), is part of the Jurassic System of south–central Poland, stretching between the cities of Kraków, Częstochowa and Wieluń. The Polish Jura borders the Lesser Polish Upland to the north and east, the foothills of the Western Carpathians to the south and Silesian Upland to the west. The Polish Jura consists of a hilly landscape with Jurassic limestone rocks, cliffs, valleys and vast limestone formations, featuring some 220 caves. The relief of the upland developed since the Paleogene, under climatic conditions changing considerably. Its main component is a peneplain, crowned by monadnocks, rocky masses that resisted erosion, generated as hard rock on Late Jurassic buildup surrounded by less resistant bedded limestone of the same age. The Polish Jura is visited by roughly 400,000 visitors a year. Part of it belongs to the Ojców National Park, the smallest of Poland's twenty national parks, ranking among the most attractive recreational areas of the country.

Ojców National Park (Polish: Ojcowski Park Narodowy) is a national park in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, established in 1956. It takes its name from the village of Ojców, where it also has its headquarters. Chopin visited Ojców in 1829. It is Poland's smallest national park, with an original area of 14.40 square kilometers (5.56 sq mi), since expanded to 21.46 km2 (8.29 sq mi). Of this area, 15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi) is forested and 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi) is strictly protected. The park lies 16 kilometers (10 mi) north of Kraków, in the Jurassic Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.

Ojców Castle (Polish: Zamek Ojców) - a castle located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, part of a system of castles known as the Eagle's Nests (Polish: Orle Gniazda) - formerly protecting the southern border of the Kingdom of Poland; currently housing a museum dedicated to the castle in its renovated castle-tower. The castle is located in the village of Ojców (25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Kraków), Lesser Poland Voivodeship; in Poland.The castle was used as a stronghold, built by Casimir III the Great in the second half of the fourteenth century. The castle is located in the Ojcowski National Park.

Smardzowice [smard͡zɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skała, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Skała and 17 km (11 mi) north of the regional capital Kraków.

Biały Kościół [ˈbjawɨ ˈkɔɕt͡ɕuu̯] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielka Wieś, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Czajowice [t͡ʂajɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielka Wieś, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 19 km (12 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Maszyce [maˈʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skała, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Skała and 14 km (9 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Wola Kalinowska [ˈvɔla kaliˈnɔfska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułoszowa, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Sułoszowa and 21 km (13 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Wierzchowie [vjɛʂˈxɔvjɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielka Wieś, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Zelków [ˈzɛlkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zabierzów, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Zabierzów and 16 km (10 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków. Thus, its location and property values make it essentially one of the wealthier suburbs of Kraków. The village is located in the historical region Galicia.There are several distinct neighborhoods in Zelków. Some of these include Gacki, Wyźrał, Łączki, and Widok. In Zelków there is a sign commemorating the former border that existed between Russia and Austria. Zelków was in the Austrian part. It is located about 15 minutes from Ojców National Park. The village remains small, with a population of 590, mainly due to its isolation and poor farming environment. Nevertheless, Zelków is connected to Kraków by public transit (Bus 242) and minivans ("bus" in Polish).