Top 7 Natural Monuments around Walce

The amphitheater on St. Anne's Mountain was built in 1934–1938 on the site of a former quarry. It was designed by Franz Böhmer and Georg Petrich and could accommodate around 50,000 spectators. The stands were made of local Gogolin limestone. Above the amphitheater was a mausoleum for Germans who died in the Third Silesian Uprising, which was destroyed after the war. In 1955, the Monument to the Uprising by Xawery Dunikowski was unveiled in its place. Today, the amphitheater still attracts tourists with its monumental architecture and historical significance.

The name Seven Springs may falsely suggest that there were seven springs in this place. In fact, it is one karst outcropping that gives rise to the Anka stream. The name is related to the fact that the spring powered 7 water mills that operated below in Leśnica until World War II. The spring never freezes because the water flowing out of it has a constant temperature of 9.4 C. The spring's efficiency is estimated at 20 to 30 l/s, it flows to the surface through numerous karst channels at the foot of the limestone rock wall. Wywierzysko is located right next to the road on the northern outskirts of Leśnica, in the Góra Święta Anna Landscape Park. The water from the spring is drinkable, and a picnic table was set up near the spring, so you can also rest there

Perfectly visible from the highway, also known for the fact that for many years, every Sunday in May, Fr. prof. Joachim Piecuch celebrates Marian services there in German. A large group of residents of Gogolin, Krapkowice, the Karłubiec district, Zdzieszowice and surrounding villages gather then. The chapel, built in 1801 in the fields, is the common property of local residents. The Marian chapel was built next to a water spring that springs naturally from the ground. The water collects in a small well and is widely believed to have healing properties. According to E. Boronczyk's publication (Karłubiec 1302 - 2008, pp. 170-171), it was probably founded by the Gaszyns from Żyrowa, to commemorate the miraculous recovery of sight by the counts' child. According to oral tradition, Mary was supposed to show Countess Gaszyn this special place. During World War II, Stanisław Wojtala, as a soldier on the Eastern Front, vowed to visit the chapel every week if he returned safely from the war. Older residents remember how at any time of the year, even in winter, in the deepest snow, he would make his way to the chapel...

It is said that the stone tower is a remnant of an old castle, owned by a wealthy but very stingy and greedy ruler who led an extremely lavish lifestyle. One day there was a feast in the castle. There was singing and music all around. At that time, a wanderer-beggar passed there, or perhaps a pilgrim who was going to the birthplace of Saint. Jacek in Kamień Śląski. Tired of his journey and the heat of the day, he knocked at the castle gate, asking for meager food and shelter from the approaching storm. Not only did he not receive anything, but the poor man was also set upon with dogs. The angry beggar cursed the lord and his entire estate. Justice was soon served. That same day, during a storm, a fiery lightning bolt struck straight into the castle, which immediately collapsed into the ground. Only scattered boulders and a stone tower remained around. No one escaped alive. After some time, mysterious apparitions began to appear near the mountain - a white lady with a black dog holding two

Great place, spectacular views.

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Beautiful place with great views

A large amphitheater built by the Nazis in 1936-38 for their Thingspiel productions. It is very well preserved (although nature has reclaimed the area) and is still a very impressive building with great acoustics.