Studnia Szpatowców, Limestone cave in Podlesice, Poland.
The cave extends 58 meters in length and descends 36.5 meters below ground, featuring two vertical shafts reaching 19 meters in height.
German soldiers uncovered the cave entrance in 1944 while digging trenches, leading to calcite mining operations between 1946 and 1951.
Kazimierz Kowalski documented the cave in 1949, initially naming it the Calcite Mine in Podlesice before K. Mazik renamed it Studnia Szpatowców in 1979.
Metal railings now protect visitors from accidents at the entrance and along the slope, where five fatal incidents previously occurred.
The cave maintains a constant temperature of 7 degrees Celsius at three meters below the entrance and houses hibernating bats of Plecotus auritus species.
Location: Podlesice, Silesian Voivodeship
GPS coordinates: 50.57033,19.52139
Latest update: March 4, 2025 00:43
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