Małopolskie
Kraków County
Gmina Sułoszowa

Pieskowa Skała

Pieskowa Skała is a limestone cliff in the valley of river Prądnik, , best known for its Renaissance castle. It is located within the boundaries of the , 27 km north-northwest of , close to the village of .
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  • Opening hours:
    May—September: Tuesday—Thursday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM and Friday 9:00 AM—1:00 PM and Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    April and October: Tuesday—Thursday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM and Friday 9:00 AM—1:00 PM and Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Poland
  • Also known as: “Pieskowa Skala - Zamek krolewski XIVw.” and “Pieskowa Skala - Zamek królewski XIVw.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ojców National Park and Maczuga Herkulesa.

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a national park in the Polish Jura in Małopolska Voivodship, . It is one of the smallest national parks in Poland by area.

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is a tall limestone stack situated in near Pieskowa Skała, north of in southern . Its name, in Polish, means the "cudgel of Hercules", due to its distinctive shape. is situated 250 metres southeast of Pieskowa Skała.

Church
Photo: Wokal1979, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Pieskowa Skała.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wola Kalinowska and Wielmoża.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. is situated 2½ km southeast of Pieskowa Skała.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. is situated 3½ km east of Pieskowa Skała.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. is situated 3½ km southwest of Pieskowa Skała.

Pieskowa Skała

Latitude
50.24417° or 50° 14′ 39″ north
Longitude
19.78013° or 19° 46′ 49″ east
Elevation
385 metres (1,263 feet)
Open location code
9F2X6QVJ+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1329687872
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6285019
Wiki­data ID
Q1780430
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Pieskowa Skała” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Пяскова-Скала”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Pieskowa Skala”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Pieskowa Skała”
  • Catalan: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Chinese: “佩斯科瓦城堡”
  • Czech: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Dutch: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Estonian: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • French: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Georgian: “პესკოვა-სკალა”
  • German: “Peskenstein”
  • German: “Pieskowa Skala”
  • German: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Greek: “Πιεσκόβα Σκάουα”
  • Hebrew: “פייסקובה סקאלה”
  • Hungarian: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Italian: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Japanese: “ピェスコヴァ・スカワ城”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Zamek w Pieskowej Skale”
  • Polish: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Polish: “Zamek Pieskowa Skała”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Pieskowej Skale”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Pieskowa Skała”
  • Russian: “Пескова Скала”
  • Russian: “Пескова-Скала”
  • Spanish: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Swedish: “Pieskowa Skała”
  • Ukrainian: “Пєскова Скала”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Pieskowa Skała”

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